Snowmachine shops usually carry these pics. Richard Culpeper www.geocities.com ---------- > From: Patrick Maun <pmaun_at_bitstream.net> > To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] New Year's Paddle > Date: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 3:25 PM > > Michael Daly wrote: > > >I paddled on Jan 1 1998 with some folks in Windsor ON on > >the Detroit river. This was an annual event for them and some > >paddlers had considerable experience with paddling in ice > >infested waters. One fellow had a pair of Philips screwdrivers > >under the bungies on his fore deck. He had drilled holes in the > >tops of the handles and ran lines through them. The other end > >of the line was tied to a snap hook that was hooked to the bungies. > > Last year, a group of us built some of these using wooden dowels drilled > wil a hole and filled with a penny nail. Throw on a metal eyelet on the end > and attach some cord and you have essentially the same thing with even more > 'biting power'. I would stick some cork on the nails to keep the nails from > puncturing clothing. Using these, you can drag yourself up an ice shelf > after a dunking during backcountry skiing or kayaking.. > > -Patrick > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Patrick Maun > pmaun_at_bitstream.net > > > *************************************************************************** > 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/ ***************************************************************************
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