In a message dated 8/6/99 6:12:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, n5yyx_at_etsc.net writes: << None of us owned any fleese either. James, needing about a week somewhere cool."and not humid" >> I hear you, James. Where do you live? Right now I could just about kill to see a mountain and get some cool, fresh air. This thread on wet/drysuits is beyond most of our water temps, but James' comment on fleece did bring back a thought. On an infamous Cape Sable canoe trip I had thought of taking my kayaking PFD and didn't (first mistake), fortunately I was paddling with an experienced kayaker who was wearing his. When I saw the first canoe tip and realized it was our most experienced canoeists, I quickly grabbed the rinky-dink life jackets carried per Coast Guard regulations and put it on. Then another canoe went, and finally ours did. I was wearing it at the time and am very grateful for it. We were in the water for a long time (probably 30 minutes) until we were rescued by a power boater. The point is that I was wearing micro-fleece tights and vest, plus a regular fleece vest (this was the end of December when the natives don't swim). I kept saying "Thank God the water's not cold" only to receive glaring looks accompanied by the sound of chattering teeth. The fleece kept me warm enough that when our canoe was being towed I hopped back in to hold it upright as the gear was floating away. Sandy Kramer Miami *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Aug 07 1999 - 01:29:52 PDT
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