Re: [Paddlewise] Visibility of kayakers

Melissa wrote:

>
> What I would really like to see are gel coat colors with a reflective
> component mixed in as part of the coat itself.  Is there anything
> like this?  If it's possible, can it be done even with the more
> subtle colors as well?  I'm thinking of this mainly for night
> paddling, so that when any light is brought upon the kayak, the
> entire boat will light up - yet in sunlight, look pretty normal.
>
> Just wondering.
>
> Melissa

I have been wondering the same thing for a while now.  Not just for kayaks but
also for motorcycle helmets and such.  I know that they can do "metal flake"
finishes, why not reflective?  Perhaps Matt can answer this one.

As for the reflective tape, I have seen it in many auto parts stores, and all
truck dealerships have it.  I think I still have a roll or two from a project I
did a bit back, reflective graphics on my snowmobile helmet.

Mike (aghast at realizing that he just admitted to the group that he owns a
"land based Jet Ski")
--
    Paddling along through fog so thick that only one's thoughts are
visible, your reverie is abruptly shattered by the ancient cry of a great
blue heron as she lifts uncertainly from the brilliant blue of a
mussel-shell beach witnessed only by the brooding, wet spruce....your
passage home seems as much back through time as it does through space.
Mark H Hunt


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