Outfit3029_at_aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 2/25/00 7:24:03 PM !!!First Boot!!!, rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com > writes: > > << One idea (mine) was to offer store management visits by several > designated club members with a store's sales staff to discuss cold water > safety, good places to paddle etc. so that they understood local > situations better and could deal intelligently with potential > consumer >> > > The extreme majority of paddling shops that I have been in are small > operations. Owner operators or paddlers that work at paddling shops by > choice, the owner may be at their real job earning a living. Paddling shops > are generally operated for the passion not the paycheck. If they are profit > driven they tend to be financially sound but fail in the message delivery > dept. > > Perhaps I am just mis-experienced. I should have clarified that this referred not to small paddling shops, which by definition are generally peopled by knowledgeable dedicated staff. I was thinking of generally outdoor shops such as REI, EMS, etc. and some larger paddling shops. These shops often don't have sales staff that understand kayaks and they have been known to give out disastrous info. Greg Hollingworth mentioned here, I think last year, the advice he had gotten from one of those large outdoor shops. He was told it would be okay to paddle over cold water as long as he stayed near shore!!! ralph -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Feb 25 2000 - 14:07:50 PST
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