On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com wrote: > Would be interesting to know if anyone who now uses these boots has done any > wet re-entries or assisted re-entries with Chotas on.... > Anyone up for the challenge and report back? This might be relevant. I was wearing a pair of Chota mukluks (is that in your AHD, Sandy? :) ) while open-boating the Natahala in October. I managed to flip and swim in the entrance rapid about 100 meters above Nantahala Falls, a generally benign Class III rapid, which has nontheless seen two fatalities. Suffice it to say I was swimming hard through some heavy water to get to shore, and I did collect a fair amount of water in my boots, but not enough that they left my feet. I was able to scramble onto the rocks just above the Falls, climb back into the boat, and finish the run. At the worst, they wer no heavier than hiking boots. No, I don't paddle in hiking boots. Steve Cramer (squish, squish) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Nov 30 2000 - 18:01:18 PST
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