From: "Blaauw, Niels" <nblaauw_at_foxboro.com> > In answer to Brian: Things like deflating your drytop or drysuit don't sound > very practical while hanging upside down, although it might be good practice > to do it before getting into a kayak. A disadvantage might be that you loose > insulation by pumping out air, and that during the trip air might sip in: My > normal drytop isn't THAT dry. Burping (i.e. bleeding the air out of) a drytop at the start of a paddle is a good idea. Burping a drysuit should be considered mandatory! Don't worry about the loss of insulation - lots of loose air doesn't insulate anyway. The big risk with the drysuit not burped is finding yourself in the water with your suit's legs full of air and the top empty. You'll float head down in the water. That's one of the reasons scuba divers in drysuits wear ankle weights. Since paddlers don't wear ankle weights - burp the suit. Mike (PS I've been wondering if a grab-the-ankles somersault would allow a drysuited paddler to correct an inflated-leg inversion. One of these days I'll test the theory - with someone standing by in case it doesn't work!) *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Mar 13 2001 - 06:08:22 PST
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