On Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:00:51 Strosaker wrote: >Hasn't anyone considered the risk of heat cramps, heat exhaustion or even >heat stoke from paddling while wearing a wetsuit? Besides staying well hydrated I had a chance to try a trick I had read somewhere a few weeks ago. I was floating down the Kansas River in air temps around 70 F while the water was probably around 45 F. Everytime I started to feel hot I would drag a hand through the water for a little while, basically using the hand as a small radiator to cool my blood and hence the rest of me. Worked wonderfully. I ended up with wet neoprene gloves but overall cooled off. :) Mel --- There are three types of people, those who can count and those who can't. -----== Sent via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/ Easy access to 50,000+ discussion forums *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 12 1999 - 10:25:58 PDT
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