RE: [Paddlewise] Towing

> From: Mattson, Timothy G [mailto:timothy.g.mattson_at_intel.com]
snip
> Shouldn't sea kayakers also carry cool macho 
> looking knives
> if they are going to start using painters, tethers, tow ropes 
> or any other
> kinds of ropes?
> 
  
  Recalling a discussion about knives quite a while back, I think that
*most* of the Paddlewise crowd do carry knives when sea kayaking.  My
personal choice is the Gerber River Shorty, but there seemed to be quite a
variety of opinions about which knife, or which features, serve a paddler
most effectively.  I've never needed to use my knife for any type of
self-extrication or rescue, but it's always there.....ready to serve its
primary function as peanut-butter spreader<g>.

Dave Seng
Juneau, Alaska
(back from a terrible ordeal with the email server) 
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