RE: [Paddlewise] Whistle placement (was Reflective Tape)

From: Joe Brzoza <joebr_at_burton.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 14:07:04 -0400
Ralph Wrote: 

>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.

Personally I don't like to have a bunch of strings and/or objects dangling
from me.  So I have tied a piece of string to my whistle with a large white
plastic bead on the opposite end.  The whistle goes in the pocket with the
bead hanging out.  The pocket flap is held in place by Velcro so all I have
to do is yank on the bead to retrieve the whistle. 

Works for me.
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