> That latex container is something I recently recommended in my > newsletter that one have in the pocket of their PFD. Same water > container idea. The person who suggested it to me, who did not want to > be named, said that when he would swim off of the city's beaches as a > young man he always had one of those latex stretchy devices in that > small coin pocket on bathing suits. He said it worked as an emergency > flotation device. Blow it up and you had an instant primitive personal > flotation device. The problem with having one in your PFD pocket is > explaining it to your significant other. Print this out to show it is > for _true_ emergency need. For the record, many land-based survival schools recommend the same "latex cylinder" as an emergency water carry. Also quite handy (according to some) when camping in extreme cold and nature calls in the wee (or is that "wee wee") hours of the morning. A bit off topic............ couldn't resist ;> *************************************************************************** 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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