Dave wrote: > I certainly wouldn't want to have to paddle in my Mustang suit! For the >land locked Northerners in the group, it's a lot like a foam insulated >snowmobile suit - and about as warm! They're nowhere near as efficient as a >full wetsuit or drysuit with proper insulation, but do offer a significant >level of thermal protection in the water - <snip> I'm in the middle of doing an accident report from Baffin Island where two kayakers died from hypothermia after a capsize, due to katabatic winds. They were wearing Mustang suites. The water was like "liquid ice", in terms of temperature. Their only hope after immersion was to get to dry land immediately, where they would have had a chance. The winds didn't allow that. The suits didn't allow swimming. The suites didn't allow them a chance. Doug L *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Nov 16 1999 - 00:21:24 PST
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