minutes of active playing around in the water. Discovery of the camera (I'll find out just how waterproof a Pentax WR-90 actually is) ended the water time. ----------- Why not carry it inside the dry suit and keep it warm? Or is that a no no like removing a hatch cover in waves? ------------ I don't think that I would have been comfortable for that long if I had simply been floating in the water (ie. injured, lost kayak etc) - the high level of activity had to help keep me warm. ----------- I think it was Ralph who said a little while ago that it's somewhat of a tradeoff between comfort and safety. If you're paddling in 70F air temperatures and the water's 40F, being in one or the other is going to be uncomfortable. What is it we're trying to protect ourselves from anyway? Someone with a so called bombproof roll is only going to get dunked briefly. Are the rest of us trying to just stay mobile long enough to get back in the boat or are we preparing ourselves for a prolonged swim? Probably a matter of attitude, huh? By all means give cold weather paddling a try - it can be great fun. My first winter forays were always in group conditions and usually just "surfing" sessions where a dump into the water meant at worst a 200 yard swim to shore. I swam a lot. :-) Be safe and have fun. Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jan 05 1999 - 10:54:07 PST
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:02 PDT