Joe P.: > A strainer is an obstruction in a stream > that lets water through, > but not you. Say, something like a fallen tree with > its branches in the > water or a drifted log pinned between rocks. > Even a moderate current can hold you against > it, and drowning is a > real possibility. Best to paddle around them i.e. > avoid them like the > plague. Kevin: Of course, if you reinforce your kayak with 40 pounds of glass, wood, metal, and plastic, you can just crash through midsized trees <grin>. I'll go to my room now... *************************************************************************** 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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