I think this brings home once again that equipment if not used the way it is intended to be used won't work and you might as well not even have it. A couple of examples: > The admonishment doesn't just apply to dry suits in cold weather either. This past summer I took a swim in 50-55F water with a farmer john (and PFD) that was rolled down to the waist. It took about 5 minutes to get out of some surging surf and an hour and a half to warm up again while bundled in some dry winter clothes and pacing back and forth on a small beach. Why was the wetsuit down around my waist? Does familiarity breed contempt? Do some of us have to learn the hard way? I dunno. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Dec 04 1998 - 11:40:57 PST
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