Just got a new carbon paddle and I love it! However, my girlfriend also has one and, while paddling yesterday, I noticed that I could barely pick her out on the water at a quarter mile away. Has anyone come up with a way to treat the black blades to improve visibility? Tape? Paint? What colors? Your experiences would be most welcome! Carl *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Carl writes: > Just got a new carbon paddle and I love it! However, > my girlfriend also has one and, while paddling > yesterday, I noticed that I could barely pick her out > on the water at a quarter mile away. Has anyone come > up with a way to treat the black blades to improve > visibility? Tape? Paint? What colors? Your > experiences would be most welcome! Some manufacturers have an optional reflective logo you can order when you order your paddle (epic comes to mind). You can also put reflective tape on the paddle shaft, next to the paddle itself. Rumour has it that this works for night paddling as well. Gemplers (a maker of safety and farm supplies) sells relective tape. The really cool stuff is reflexite, but its costly. I couldn't afford a whole roll of reflexite, so I bought a few strips of it instead. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- snark_at_tulgey.org aka Glen Acord http://www.tulgey.org/~snark if ($snark eq "boojum") {vanish("softly","suddenly")} *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
B00jum! writes: > <snip> > > Gemplers (a maker of safety and farm supplies) sells relective tape. > The really cool stuff is reflexite, but its costly. I couldn't afford > a whole roll of reflexite, so I bought a few strips of it instead. oops. forgot - http://www.gemplers.com/ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Hi, Personally, I found that the retroreflective Scotchlite tape motorcycling shops sell is excellent for visibility; I figure if it's good enough to make my helmet stand out in pitch dark at 65+ mph, that's a reasonable recommendation. I use a Werner carbon-fibre paddle, and will be putting loops of tape on the shaft at regular intervals. HTH, .ashton On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, B00jum! wrote: > Carl writes: [snip] > > on the water at a quarter mile away. Has anyone come > > up with a way to treat the black blades to improve > > visibility? Tape? Paint? What colors? Your > > experiences would be most welcome! > > Some manufacturers have an optional reflective logo you can order when > you order your paddle (epic comes to mind). You can also put > reflective tape on the paddle shaft, next to the paddle itself. > Rumour has it that this works for night paddling as well. [snip] *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Carl wrote: > > Just got a new carbon paddle and I love it! However, > my girlfriend also has one and, while paddling > yesterday, I noticed that I could barely pick her out > on the water at a quarter mile away. Has anyone come > up with a way to treat the black blades to improve > visibility? Tape? Paint? What colors? Your > experiences would be most welcome! I have relective tape on my wood Cricket, which unfortunately looks kinda tacky. If I get a carbon Whetstone, I'll put some on that one, too. Steve *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Carl wrote: > Just got a new carbon paddle and I love it! However, > my girlfriend also has one and, while paddling > yesterday, I noticed that I could barely pick her out > on the water at a quarter mile away. Has anyone come > up with a way to treat the black blades to improve > visibility? Tape? Paint? What colors? Your > experiences would be most welcome! You could take the stealth approach. I paddle a low profile carbon boat, wear a dark green pfd and use a unadorned carbon paddle. I fully realize I would have to rescue myself, and must stay alert to motor traffic. kirk *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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