Re: [Paddlewise] safty equpipment and other gear

From: Kirk Olsen <kolsen_at_imagelan.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 16:05:13 -0400 (EDT)
On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Su Penn wrote:

> If another friend hadn't had a dry bag with a
> towel and some dry clothes (though not enough: we ended up dividing them in
> such a way  that she paddled the rest of the day in a very fetching
> Maidenform bra), a minor incident could have been truly unpleasant for me
> and possibly even dangerous.

There was a post a while back on rec.boats.paddle from someone who
carries an extra set of clothes with them for just such an event.  The
extra clothes were named "the ugly suit" something along the lines of large 
bright green striped pants, a small plaid coat, and a loud shirt. 
 
When someone puts on the ugly suit it's also a requirement to stop at a 
bar for drink while running shuttle (the person who posted was a 
whitewater paddler).  They found that once someone wore the ugly suit they
never again forgot spare clothes.

kirk
(who's paddling expeditions never seem to include women paddling in their
underwear)


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