>> You're right. Gear alone isn't going to help you necessarily except for that PFD. And none of it, even the PFD on you, should make you feel so "safe" that you take risks that are beyond your skill and mindset to deal with without panic. >> Ralph is right. No gear can make you absolutely safe. All that a dry suit can do is buy you time. If that time runs out before you can rescue yourself or be rescued by others, you can die as easily of hypothermia in a dry suit as without one, as happened to Lone Madsen; it just takes longer. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 09 1999 - 08:23:35 PDT
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