Philip added: >Now that I've had lunch and the blood sugar is level up again, I can think >of yet another compelling argument against climbing helmets for kayaks. >Without large drainage holes, you're going to be working against the >weight of a lot more water when you roll (or perhaps when you try to >roll). If your head is coming out of the water last, as it should be, that >trapped water will basically be a huge suspended weight at the end of a >long lever (your neck and body) working against you. I have tried this and Philip is absolutely correct. I once used my Joe Brown climbing helmet WW paddling. It's like a lot of climbing helmets, fairly full coverage with no vents. It acted as a cranial sea anchor when I came around to roll. Not only did the thing almost pull my head off, it did do the water-dumping thing. Not advised. Some more recently manufactured helmets, like the Petzel, might work: they've got more vents and fit tighter. But you'd be pressing your luck. Rob Gendreau Oakland, California gendreau_at_ccnet.com *************************************************************************** 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 Jan 27 1999 - 21:00:23 PST
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