Robert wrote; > >This seems to happen to me every spring, but a lot earlier this year. 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. > It's called the "Rule of 100" and says that if the combined air and water temperature are less than 100 degrees you should wear your wet or dry suit. Like most rules it is really just a guide. There is no magic about 100 degrees but it gets you thinking about things. One always has to temper things with common sense. Obviously if the water is 32 degrees it doesn't much matter what the air temperature is. :-) John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Mar 02 1998 - 03:39:22 PST
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