Rick Sylvia wrote: > > I've been watching the "pillow / multipurpose paddle float" discussion. > Great ideas for reducing bagage, but it begs a question from a novice such > as myself.... Equipment breaks, but before doing so, it often gets > stressed, weakened, then finally "gives up the ghost". How concerned should > we be that with all the uses of a paddle float, it will be stressed but not > broke, then, during the process of using it for a self rescue, will suddenly > fail to hold proper air pressure? It would seem to me that we'd want to be > overly cautious and protective of our safety equipment. What do you think? > Is that a valid concern, or am I just being a momma's boy? Probably not much to worry about in that direction. Actually, it is probably better to have regularly tested the paddle float's ability to hold air, which most people never do. If you use if for a pillow nightly, you will be acutely aware of leaks! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Aug 15 2000 - 22:36:59 PDT
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