In a message dated 98-03-01 17:30:55 EST, rperkins_at_fayettevillenc.com writes: << Are there guidelines for dealing with this problem? I seem to remember some formula that added air and water temperatures to provide a guideline, but I know I never wrote it down.>> The only air /water temp formula I know of is for whitewater paddlers and states that if the sum of water temp plus air temp, in Farenheit, is less than 100 you should rate the class of river one grade higher. This system was developed before the use of drysuits and pile clothing. This is a true dilema when preparing for a paddle! <<The second question I have was generated by the discussion concerning cell phones, radios, etc. I have a cellular phone that stays in my truck. I'd like to take it with me when I paddle, but I've always been concerned about keeping it dry. My hatches do get damp when I paddle in sloppy conditions and I pack stuff in dry bags, but I've seen them leak also. What would be safe, dry storage for a cellular phone?>> We use pelican dryboxes for our radios and cell phones. We double check their waterproofness often by either submerging the box in a bucket of water to see if water leaks in or filling the box with water and shaking it to see if water leaks out. I trust drybags for items that are not ruined by a drop or two (or three or four) of water. Steve http://www.aldercreek.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Mar 01 1998 - 16:31:18 PST
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