It's too bad that Lotus doesn't sew a "D" ring on the inside of the pocket flap like the old Foster-Rowe jackets had. With a plastic "D" ring on the inside of the flap and one on the outside of the flap you could leave your caribiner clipped on the inside until you were paddling in rock gardens etc. where you could clip it on the outside for quick access. (BTW, the tow system I am referring to here is, like the Foster-Rowe design, a 15-17ft 3/4 inch nylon strap with a shock absorber arrangement sewn in. It is rolled up and kept stowed in the larger right side pocket of the Lotus. The advantage of the strapping is that it is easy to roll back up for quick stowage after an anchored or towed rescue in rough water). John Winskill Robert C. Cline wrote: > > While in the surfing class, I was wearing a Lotus PFD designed to have the > tow-line attached. I had the tow-line caribiner clipped to the strap on > the right PFD pocket. Somehow, either when I was climbing on, or when I > capsized, the carabiner also clipped onto one of the deck lines. The next > time I capsized, I found myself not only underneath the water, but I was > clipped underneath the kayak. > > Not a good idea to wear your carabiner outside of the pocket exposed. It > is designed for quick attachment... and it works quite efficiently. > > Gronseth had suggested wearing the tow-line inside the pocket. Definately > a better practice. > > Robert > > cc: paddlewise > > rcline_at_onramp.net > Key ID CCOD188A > Key Type DSS/Diffie-Hellman > Key Fingerprint: 4EF2 AC35 0932 CF1C A8BF ECDA 5CCA D796 CCOD 188A > > Bal's PGP Public Key Server: http://pgp5.ai.mit.edu/ > > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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 Jun 15 1998 - 22:01:52 PDT
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