Re: [Paddlewise] Now Over or Under PFD

From: Fred T, CA Kayaker <cakayak_at_mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 16:54:02 -0800
>At 11/14/2000 01:29 PM -0800, Melissa Reese wrote:
>I would be interested to hear an explanation of why anyone would do
>otherwise.
>
>Melissa


Melissa and the other posts.
An interesting arrangement on the folding boats.  For normal (if there is 
such a thing) kayaks I agree on the tunnel under the PFD, but have seen 
pictures of folks paddling (may have been Derek Hutchinson or other British 
kayaker) with it over their PFD and the last time that I went to purchase a 
new skirt there was one make (British I think) with a giant pocket on the 
inside front of the tunnel.  I could see no way of putting anything of much 
size into, let alone filling it up and then putting under my PFD.  When I 
asked the owner of the shop she commented that it was intended to be worn 
over the PFD.
Interesting.  I look forward to others weighing in on the subject.

Fred


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