Jack, Condolences on an event that has obviously affected you. ---------- cold water into the suit --- coupled with the fact that his PFD would have ridden up sufficiently to cover the drysuit opening --- probably incapacitated him immediately, making it impossible for him to ---------- I wonder if any information is available on how much age factors into such an event. We've all heard and seen stories of youngsters surviving after prolonged emersion and even drownings. As a kid, I was usually the first one on the ice each year and usually the first one through. God knows why I didn't go bobbing along the river under the ice. There was a fair current and I've seen a couple of dogs caught under the ice. I don't have any distinct memories of extreme cold though. In my 30's I dumped several times in class II & III rapids in February & March and do remember extreme, but not disabling (for the most part) cold. I haven't been in anything less than 50F since so I don't know if I would feel it more now than before. ------------ times when on the water. Adequte head and neck protection in the form of a neoprene hood or a hood of Malden Mills "Thermal Stretch" or "Rubberized Thermal Stretch" or similar composite material, is absolutely essential, and should arguably be worn at all ------------ I hadn't thought of the neck as being a source of heat loss but since it contains major arteries, I guess so. I wonder if a fleece head band worn around the neck would be a) comfortable and b) efficient? *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Mar 12 1999 - 10:54:53 PST
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