Could be a form of motion sickness, but I don't get sea sick, and there's no nausea involved. I look up at the bridge, and voom, I loose my balance. I also get a form of hiking along trails with very very steep drop offs. Like along Bridal Veil falls trail at Yosemite. At 04:24 PM 8/27/98 -0400, Scott Ives wrote: >Barbara, > > I think what you are referring to is a mild form of sea sickness, and >not true vertigo. If you look at the horizon while on a boat, I bet you >don't have this problem. > > With binocs you are amplifying the motion sickness (wait and try to >10x pair of binocs to see how bad it can really get!). I recommend you >try the Cannon stabilizer binocs I previously mentioned. They have a >gyro in them which prevents all movement! I just wished they would make >a waterproof pair! > > Cannon, are you listening? > > > - Scott > > Kossy wrote: >> >> At 07:00 AM 8/27/98 -0500, M. Lenon wrote: >> >>Does anyone have a recommendation for waterproof binoculars? >> > >> I've given up on using binoculars from my kayak. I get vertigo. I also get >> vertigo when I'm under a bridge or pier and look up. Woah. Just thinking >> about it I almost fell out of my chair! >> Is there anyone else with similar experiences? >> Barbara >> in Richmond California (somewhere north of Berkeley) >> * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * --*--*-- >> Barbara Kossy Communications >> voice: 510-234-3479 fax: 510-234-6615 >> * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- *--* -- >> >> *************************************************************************** >> PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >> Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >> Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >> Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >> *************************************************************************** > > * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * --*--*-- Barbara Kossy Communications voice: 510-234-3479 fax: 510-234-6615 * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- * -- *--* -- *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Aug 27 1998 - 18:11:04 PDT
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