TGP33_at_aol.com wrote: > Has anyone ever used a plastic garbage bag as an emergency floatation device? > It's already folded, all you have to do is wave it arould until it fills up > enough, squeeze the opening, keep it in front of you and dog paddle to the > shore. I tried it on a lake and it worked fine. It's no substitute for a vest > but it can come in handy. One of the instructors in our club gave us similar advice this winter - except he recommends carrying a big, orange, body-bag type emergency blanket thingy. Not the light aluminized mylar stuff, but a heavy orange plastic bag. He's tested it and didn't have to wave it around; the wind was enough to inflate it. I think Coghlans sells them. The plus is that it remains as an emergency shelter/blanket etc. He carries it in a pocket he's attached to the back of his PFD, along with matches etc. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Aug 25 1999 - 18:10:02 PDT
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