On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Dave Williams wrote: > Pat Moss wrote: > > >The inflatable PFD's are only blue until they are inflated, then the yellow > portion is exposed. They come in "auto-inflation" when wet and manual which > seems to work better for kayaks, as we frequently get wet. I sometimes wear > mine, in the appropriate conditions, but they are potentially useless if > wearer is hit by lightning. (Dave:) > Also, I think they would be easily puntured by oyster, barnacles, etc. thus > rendering them useless. Are they multi-chambered? That would help. Re the color, since my concern right now is heat reflection, the yellow when inflated doesn't help. Of course you're more visible in the water - good. Lightning? I try to stay out of it, and don't go that far offshore in Fla. Very rare in the Hebrides. Re puncture, that too is only likely to occur when it's inflated, which should be almost never, and only in deep water. So in sum, I still think I might get one if it's light colored as worn, and if I paddle much in sunny climes in future. Which doesn't seem likely, but who knows? (Also an inflatable would be better to travel with.) e Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 10 1999 - 07:52:14 PDT
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