An interesting dilema...... IMHO: Trip leaders and club leadership should always wear PFD's except in the most benign conditions. They should do this as an example and should not required it to be a "club rule". All guests should be required to wear a PFD, period. All should be required to wear a PFD on moving water as well...... I live in NH where we have a "no helmet" law for motorcyclists and even though I choose to wear a helmet virtually all of the time, I would fight tooth and nail against a required helmet law. Likewise, there are times when I choose to stow the PFD, but only during the calmest of conditions...it like wearing a watch all the time, after a while you feel nekid without it. Jed (feelin a little nekid, maybe I can just wear it around the house for a while....) *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 01 2000 - 10:35:12 PST
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