The BackUp does not beat the solid paddlefloat that I always carry in the aft deck. I only have to unlock it from the deck lines, and roll up with it. It is a 10x20x3 piece of foam inside a fabric cover. It has a strap sewn flat across its length to grab it with the rolling hand. The paddle goes through a slot in the middle of the block. I use it when I loose my main paddle, and my spare paddle roll fails. But mostly I use it to get back up while trying to learn hand rolls. It is just a solid "avataq", or Greenland multipupose float. - Julio > > Hi Dan, > > Have you (or anyone else on this list) ever used one of these devices in a > real situation? I think it is based on a good concept, since rolling back > up, whichever way, beats a wet-exit and self-rescue hands down. However I > doubt I will ever have the opportunity to try one myself. Also, what are > the chances of loading it improperly such that it fails to deploy? > > On a lighter note, I bet this would be a good backup device for > practicing one of the most impressive rolls imaginable... The Straight > Jacket Roll. But only if it can be deployed with yer teeth :) > > ___________________ > / Kevin Whilden \ > |Dept. of Geosciences \___ > |University of Washington \ > |kwhilden_at_u.washington.edu| > \________________________/ > > > *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 03 1999 - 13:24:48 PST
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