Ralph et al, In addition to the sandal ban do they have a position on shoes with laces? I think the loops in normally tied laces are an entrapment hazard also. You can double or triple tie the laces until the loop is very small, but it still does pose some hazard. I have the "Keepers" footrests in both of my kayaks. I could not figure out how they could get caught on my sandals, but I have seen things happen when rolling around in the surf that I never expected could happen. With the Keepers I feel a little safer since they slide right off the tracks when you apply any rear pressure. In fact it is a real annoyance that they often slip back a notch or two if I adjust my seating position or pull my little drink cooler back to me. Are my Keepers just really loose or do other people have this same situation? They have never slipped forward on me without releasing the catch. I paddle in my Tevas quite a bit in the summer. When its 85 degF water and 90 deg air booties are uncomfortable and really smell bad after a couple of hours paddling. During my summer visit to Washington I could not quite figure out why my feet were getting so cold even though I felt pretty hot in all my gear. Suddenly in dawned on me that a hull against 55 deg water gets a lot colder than one in 80 deg water regardless of the air temp. I wore my booties all the time for the rest of the trip. *************************************************************************** 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 May 29 2001 - 10:58:12 PDT
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