Julio, Am I missing something here? Exhaustion is exactly the situation where a lifejacket would be most helpful! It is true that most adult lifejackets (unlike good children jackets which have a bouyant "cape" to float you right side up) will not necessarily keep turn you the right way if you are unconcious. However, when a person is exhausted, a good life jacket will definitely keep his head above water, and allow him time to rest. Similarly, in very cold water, when a person cannot feel or move his limbs anymore, the lifejacket will also serve this function (that is until he dies of hypothermia). Aren't these the main reasons for wearing lifejackets in the first place? Julio wrote: > I am not even convinced that this person would have survived with a PFD. > When exhaustion hits, even the deepest instinct of survival disappears > -- been there. > > happy paddling, and keep yourself out of trouble. *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Oct 07 1998 - 07:41:31 PDT
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