Sandy Kramer wrote >Hi everybody, this is Sandy Kramer in Miami. How about people giving a >list of what they carry on their PFDs? I'm a kayaker with one years experience so am responding more to learn than to teach - note the list doesn't include protective clothing or PFD Safety equipment I always "wear" Hand compass High energy food Some kind of light/torch/light stick Whistle Small tin of plasters and aspirin $20.00 bill (To exit with foldable and get home) What I'ld also intend to wear on a major off shore trip EPIRB quick release belt for tether (eg a diving belt) some communication device (questions here) pruning shears or wire cutter What I think might be useful to wear flares?? (lots of questions here) cigarette lighter Flare questions : - Is it more sensible to wear flares or to stow them handy in the kayak? When are they most likely to be useful - in or out of the kayak? Can they be waterproofed? - (the ones I've seen say keep dry) Is it possible to get small packs of certified flares? (In Australia?) Communication device questions : - It seems there are three useful devices portable phone, 27MHz radio, marine radio Which is most useful? Is a hand radio with all three facilities available? Hope you can help - PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Don't forget sunscreen. Some days the sun may be the most dangerous thing out there! Peter Osman wrote: > Sandy Kramer wrote > >Hi everybody, this is Sandy Kramer in Miami. How about people giving a > >list of what they carry on their PFDs? > > I'm a kayaker with one years experience so am responding more to learn than > to teach - note the list doesn't include protective clothing or PFD > > Safety equipment I always "wear" > Hand compass > High energy food > Some kind of light/torch/light stick > Whistle > Small tin of plasters and aspirin > $20.00 bill (To exit with foldable and get home) > > What I'ld also intend to wear on a major off shore trip > EPIRB > quick release belt for tether (eg a diving belt) > some communication device (questions here) > pruning shears or wire cutter > > What I think might be useful to wear > flares?? (lots of questions here) > cigarette lighter > > Flare questions : - > Is it more sensible to wear flares or to stow them handy in the kayak? > When are they most likely to be useful - in or out of the kayak? > Can they be waterproofed? - (the ones I've seen say keep dry) > Is it possible to get small packs of certified flares? (In Australia?) > > Communication device questions : - > It seems there are three useful devices portable phone, 27MHz radio, > marine radio > Which is most useful? > Is a hand radio with all three facilities available? > > Hope you can help - PeterO > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** -- Hal Wilton, NH Power your boat with carbohydrates, not hydrocarbons. http://www.jlc.net/~hlevin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I like seeing this broken down into categories. As a newbie kayakier, doing short runs in protected water, with a 2 year old, I'm staying close to shore and generally paddling out and back within the attention span of a toddler. Or paddling out and back while spouse is on shore watching child. A certain amount of gear can also be left in the car, which is close by. For me, this is about all the gear on or near the boat. PFD (anyone getting into kayak) appropriate clothes, though typically a wetsuit, since this in puget sound, with cold water and splashing child spare dry clothes for me, but especially for toddler dry towel (typical in car) bilge pump (at least one per group out, preferably one per kayak) paddle float (both wife and I have taken classes including wet exits, so we know how to rig if needed. One per group or kayak) drinking water (in car) food, both for self and toddler (in car). spare diapers (for toddler) hat or sunscreen for those days when we actually see the sun (in the pacific northwest) car keys (actually in PFD if I remember) The usual parent survival kit in car, first aid kit, diaper bag, toys, kitchen sink, etc. So, in what order do people start adding more gear as you move beyond the newbie stage? If you say you always bring a compass, when did you start doing that, how far out do you usually paddle, etc? What is the criteria for something on/in the boat vs on the PFD? Looking forward to start doing point A to point B paddling. dave -- Dave Uebele (daveu_at_sptddog.com) Spotted Dog Systems http://sptddog.com/daveu.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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