At 03:54 PM 3/2/98 -0500, you wrote: >3. What equipment and methods have people dreamed-up to extend their >"on-person" storage capabilities. For example, I would like to attach a >brightly colored, highly reflective pocket to the back of my PFD to provide >additional storage. Anybody done this? Naturally, it's not a place to >keep heavy stuff but it has the potential for increasing the amount of >safety (and other) gear you can take with you. > >I've always been disappointed with the lack of storage space on most PFDs. >I really think this is an area for equipment improvement. >Bill Leonhardt Bill: Complain to the US Coast Guard about pockets on PFDs. For instance; Wildwater (Britain) makes a model called the Expedition Shortie that has a lot of excellent pockets. The British version has a nice big pocket on the back, complete with a pull strap attached at the shoulder to help you pull whatever item out of the back pocket. (Few people could ever reach down into the back pocket form over their shoulder to retrieve anything) The US does not approve of the British version for import so thus you can only get an Expedition Shortie WITHOUT a back pocket. I ordered mine direct from Britain and got the rear pocket. Robert -- Orlando, Fl ________________________________________________________ Robert Starling Member ASMP / APSG Robert Starling Photography, Inc. Orlando, Florida Phone 407 521-0041 Fax 407 521-0031 http://www.starling.com NetGuide Magazine Internet Site Of The Day *************************************************************************** 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 - 14:15:01 PST
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