Re: [Paddlewise] broken paddles -THIS WEEKEND!!

i will start a seperate thread on this on paddlewise, as it will apply
directly to sea kayaking, and back country first aid. i will archive the
discussion on my website on a "hidden page" --- ie, only you folks will
know it's there, [with jackie's and contributor's permission [i will edit
out email addresses, i hate spammers] as there will be no links to it, so
folks on the smaller lists can read it and hopefully make a "better
informed" decision, if they are ever in this situation later, without
being "bombarded" with paddlewise mail ;-) of course, i would encourage
you to join the list if you haven't

follow ups:

On Mon, 24 Jul 2000, Mark wrote:

> =========================
> 
> The paddle shaft broke cleanly at the joint, where the male end joins the
> female end, with about 1/16" of the male end left [about 2 threads of the
> fibreglass] it was a used paddle when I bought it, but used by a paddling
> school, so used/mis-used quite a bit probably. I won't disclose the mfgr,
> as i don't know the paddle's history, and i've used it 2+ years myself,
> only on whitewater/moving water, so it's never seen a "gentle day" out of
> me, as I have light-weight lake paddles.

ok, i took the paddle to the mfgr/importer, walked [limped] in and calmly
asked if [steve] had ever seen a paddle break like this ;-) his reply:

not very many, do you want us to fix it?

i told him i bought the paddle 2 years ago, USED, from them... he asked
again if i wanted it fixed... prijon stands behind their products. a
little while later i was introduced to landis arnold, the owner of
wildwasser sports in boulder. he was concerned about the quality of the
product, but when he saw the model that broke, he said the ferrule was a
thin one from a limited production run... he offered me a new paddle, and
i politely turned him down... good man, great products... i have no
affiliation, blah, blah ;-)

> =========================
> 
> 
> I was gladd I made the decision to drive to Brighton, as my wife had to
> drive to the hospital to get me, she wasn't able to find anyone to drop
> her off, and drive my cra back. She had help from our daughter & friend
> MUCH later that night. If she'd had have to drive to Frisco [3 hours] it
> would have been much more difficult for her to have gotten my car back.

i will start a seperate thread on this...

> =========================
> 
> Ace badages are a godsend for keeping pressure evenly distributed across a
> wound.
> 
> LARGE non-stick [tefla type] pads are a must in a 1st aid kit. We used
> VERY large band-aids, but it wasn't until it was time to take them off
> that I remembered I'm allergic to the glue on band-aids, so I had 4 raw
> patches where we crossed the 2 bandages. This was ok, as it kept the
> bandages from moving around, but still painfull.

so, if you have pads, have a way to affix them, and remember, you are in a
wet environment, have a way to make sure stuff "stays in place"

> Waterproof tape stays stuck if it gets wet afterwards, but will NOT stick
> to a wet leg. Dave had a towel, we dried my leg with that, and the
> bandaids stuck firmly.

ok, the biggie ... from what you read, and saw [and thank you for all the
well wishes, hopefully i answered everyone personaly] what was the thing
we missed? during this whole ordeal, one basic thing was missed!! i think
this will generate a bit of discussion, after i reveal it, as it is not
appearant from my previous post, but this is clearly MISSING ... my wife
and i didn't realize it for a week, with unfortunate consequences ... i'll
let a little guessing go on, then reveal it tomorrow night, as the
questions YOU ask [like 40 questions] will also reveal other things along
the way.

i will start a seperate thread now, to generate a good discussion ;-)

mark [who really tries not to yell "FOOD FIGHT" at restaurants ;-]

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