At 11:57 PM -0700 8/3/00, Doug Lloyd wrote: >[SNIP] >As far as flares, yeah, take some with you - the more the better, and >the higher and the longer burning the better. But, on our Storm Island >rescue, a hand held flare would have been nice for pinpoint location in >rough seas. Here is a tip for carrying emergency gear. I installed a knee-tube into my boat (PVC pipe simply siliconed in, with another smaller diameter tube next to it for a handhelp bilge pump). In addition to keeping my paddlefloat, and often a light paddle jacket, I have my "emergency canister". This is simple a Naglene bottle with some closed-cell foam siliconed around it to provide a snug fit in the tube. I have a cord running from the bottle to the front of the tube so it can be easily yanked out. I keep several flares, a smoke grenade, a signal mirror, some marine repair tape and a Cliff energy bar in the waterproof bottle. On a longer trip or crossing, I would also carry some of these items in my PFD, but this way, I always have this items in the boat and don't need to worry about remembering yet another thing from the ever growing list of junk to pack for trips. -Patrick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Aug 04 2000 - 09:54:55 PDT
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