>> 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. I hope that others will comment on solutions they have come up with for this issue. Bill Leonhardt >> ************************************************************************** * I think all PFDs, or "buoyancy aids" made by Palm in Great Britain have back pockets. At least, mine does. Palm also puts reflective patches on the pocket flaps. My Palm PFD is the five-pocket model. It has four pockets on the front, each with an internal D-ring for lashing items, and a large back pocket with mesh sides for drainage. I keep an exposure bag and a sealed package of flares in the back pocket. The flares are tied to a cord that I can reach while wearing the PFD. In the other pockets I keep a safety cord for my Nikonos camera that is tied to a D-ring, a Silva orienteering compass tied to a D-ring, a spare car key on a D-ring, a "space" pen, a waterproof notebook, a china marker for marking charts, and an Icom M1 VHF radio (when my wife lets me have it). I haven't figured out yet where to put my new Garmin GPS unit, but I think I need another pocket. :-) In a drybag in the cockpit I carry more flares, dye, a signal flag, a signal mirror, and a lighter. I really should add fire-starting materials and high energy snacks to the back pocket and put the mirror, at least, in one of my front pockets. Palm PFDs are available from Great River Outfitters (http://www.erols.com/rapids/GRO/). They are approved by just about everybody but the U.S. Coast Guard and maybe Canada (my PFD is not one of the approved colors). Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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