Re: [Paddlewise] Triple duty items Was Re: Camp Pillow

John Fereira  wrote:

but first, ralph diaz wrote:
>
>>On Bill's point, the paddle float could serve three purposes: as a
>>paddlefloat: as a camp seat; and as a tent pillow.  You could even
>>make
>>a fourth duty: I know some people who use a paddlefloat as a lumbar
>>support while paddling.  A fifth duty: use it as a football for
>>beach
>>play.

>
>Since Audrey uses a foil bag from a box-o-wine for the
>paddlefloat/camp
>seat/pillow/lumbar support the original contents of the bag serves a
>purpose as well.

Although any paddle float should be well made, and it's nice to be 
resourceful, I do still question the wisdom of using a possibly 
essential piece of safety equipment so freely for other uses.  Though 
they may seem quite harmless, accidents do happen, and I'd hate to be 
without a paddle float just because of something that happened to it 
while it was being used for something unrelated to it's primary 
purpose.  The more things it's used for, the more possibilities exist 
for it to be somehow damaged.

So far, I haven't had to use mine in an actual emergency, but I don't 
doubt that someday I will.  I do test it regularly to make sure it's 
sound, but other than that, I don't use it for anything else.  
Besides, Taking along a warm and comfy fleece pillow case that can be 
filled with a piece of warm clothing is far more comfortable, and 
doesn't really take up any real space, or weigh enough to be of any 
concern.

just my $0.27 (inflation, plus tax)

Melissa


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