On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, ralph diaz wrote: > A capsize while in waders would make > for a devil of a self-rescue and even a difficult assisted rescue. I know. > I once had to pull a fellow into a kayak who was wearing paddling pants with > neoprene ankle closures. It was real difficult. I attended a river safety clinic last fall in Western North Carolina, at which I knew I would be expected to swim. A lot. I don't have a dry suit, so I wore my neoprene waders with a drytop and some poly. Worked a treat. Got a little water in after 1/2 hour or so, but very warm. I have given up paddling pants with neoprene ankles, though. Actually, it's surprising how much water pants with just a little light elastic at the ankles will hold. Steve Cramer *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Apr 08 2001 - 18:12:07 PDT
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