Date sent: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 00:15:03 -0800 From: Richard Mitchell <mitchelr_at_ucs.orst.edu> To: "paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net" <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Subject: [Paddlewise] PFD Fit and function. > > Many paddles wear PFDs that ride up off their shoulders and even > up to the ears. The buoyancy of such devices is compromised. > Children's PFDs all have crotch straps to prevent just such an > occurrence. Sounds like you may not be fitting the PFD to the paddler properly. If a PFD is sized and fitted properly, and if the straps are all cinched down appropriately, a PFD won't ride up when a paddler swims --- and shouldn't ride up even in a jump into the water off a pier or a rock. Crotch straps are fine --- my old CKS Stohlquist "Max" vest had USCG-approved hardpoints for crotch straps --- but they're most practical in an open canoe or on a raft. Would look to a properly sized and rigged PFD before modifying it to offset improper fit. Jack Martin *************************************************************************** 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 17 1999 - 06:27:03 PST
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