>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 I have had the experience while participating in a SCUBA Instructor course. We were required to swim several miles at a "race pace" in full wetsuit in relatively warm water. The result was cramps which left our muscles, particularly the large muscles in the legs, sore for about a week. Robert rcline_at_onramp.net *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Apr 20 1999 - 18:32:55 PDT
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