----- Original Message ----- From: "ralph diaz" <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com> To: "Richard Culpeper" <culpeper_at_tbaytel.net>; <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 11:07 AM Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Protection for immersion... > (BTW, it was the other Ralph who talked about having swim fins, which Matt > questioned in terms of where to keep them on you since your boat would leave > with them. I am of the have-a-helium-balloon school of such quick get to > shore backups :-)). I like the jet-pack idea, personally, although I've delayed setting aside space in my Mad Scientist Lab until I work out the specifics regarding adverse impacts on rolling and bracing! > The point is that warm-air/cold-water days or season are the most insidious > in their threat. All you can do is work out some compromise spanning the > two opposites that will work the 99.99 percent of the time you are upright > paddling and the 0.01 percent of the time you might possibly be in the > water. > Seriously, this is an important question, and I'm interested in seeing how others solve this riddle...I come from the dress for immersion school and roll to cool down--imperfect I know... Don't sweat it, Craig *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Apr 04 2001 - 10:02:07 PDT
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