Re: [Paddlewise] Lights for night paddling

> From: JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com
 
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> vessels.  But one thing not mentioned much if at all in this thread --- the
> use of retroreflective tape on PFDs, the boat hull itself, and on paddle
> blades, and the use of high viz, flourescent colors in low light conditions.
> Again, with my old search and rescue hat on, I can state that flourescent
> items are far more visible from the air and from low incidence angles than any
> other, and that retroreflective tape literally saves lives.


I don't know if this has been mentioned but I use a bicycle reflector 
vest at night (along with my other night paddling gear).  It is easy to 
put on over a pfd and has reflective tape front and back and made of 
a lightweight open weave material which does not hold water.  You can 
shove it into your pfd pocket during the day. 

Jackie
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