Sandykayak_at_aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 10/27/1999 10:59:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com writes: > > << certainly a whistle would pose no danger to a new or inexperienced > paddler other than the possibility of swallowing (all the more reason for a > big storm whistle). >> > > I have the small flat whistle and was wondering if I really should have > gotten, the big, bulky, ugly one. (I know - depends on how much you want to > be heard - right?). > > Seriously, are the small ones pretty good? > > Sandy Kramer As in many things in life, bigger and more is better. You can never be too thin or have too big a whistle. Just remember the safety advice regarding where to place the whistle. It should not be in a pocket (hard to get at in an emergency), it should not be tied to your zipper pull (there is many a case of the whistle getting caught while doing a self rescue and opening up your zipper...I am talking about a PFD zipper :-)). Tether it with a shortish line to the shoulder of your PFD or other fairly high spot so you can get it into you mouth. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Oct 29 1999 - 09:19:38 PDT
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