In a message dated 98-05-05 11:18:21 EDT, leonhardt_at_bnldag.ags.bnl.gov writes: << One of the things that has kept me away from the foam block [paddlefloat], though, was cost. $40 seems like a lot of money for a piece of foam with a cover. I'm sure there will be folks who say that $40 isn't too much to save your life, however I feel that when safety gear is more affordable, more of it will be acquired and brought along. >> Sounds like you've been looking at the foam with the unobtainium core, Bill. It shouldn't cost that much. The generic kind starts with an envelope style (flat) nylon mesh "laundry bag", about 12" by 18", with a piece of 2" foam shoved inside it, and a paddle-blade-sized slice into the end --- through the open end of the mesh bag --- cut with a bread knife. The whole paddle blade is shoved into the slice, and the mesh bag cord can be wrapped around the paddle shaft and hooked to itself for security. But friction works pretty well. Basic stuff, and with a $3 mesh bag and $5 to 10 for the foam, the whole thing shouldn't cost much. Jack "Joq" Martin *************************************************************************** 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 Tue May 05 1998 - 10:16:06 PDT
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