[Paddlewise] winter paddling

On Thu, 19 Feb 1998, rcc7 wrote:


>> What else new can you add
>>about Winter paddling? In anticipation of your complete cooperation,
>>Thank you, Richard
>>

winter paddling is cold. serious cold. add water, and a little wind, and
wind chills become phenomonal. add a couple miles, or even a half mile
crossing to "home" and it can be misery. as richard's repost of the skier
article shows.

i've seen debates between wet suit and drysuit, with folks asking, which
is better. it isn't quite that simple.

example: 
one man, in a swimsuit, put on a drysuit over it
second man, in a swimsuit, put on a wetsuit over it


they paddle out 1/2 mile, the water is 40oF [8oC?]
all other things equal, they lose thir boat. who stands the best chance of
survival??

answer in a later post, let's see some discussion now!!

mark


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