On Tuesday, May 29, 2001, at 8:08:29 AM PDT, ralph diaz wrote: rd> Again, I am not advocating blanket bans on sandals, just that you rd> carry out a safety check for your particular sandal and pedal. While I agree that outright bans are not a great idea, I don't wear sandals while paddling. For me, they can be more than just a potential entrapment risk, as they could also represent an increased potential for foot injury if things get crazy. I always take a pair of sandals along for beach wear though, as I never wear stinky neoprene booties just for pleasure. :-) For truly warm water paddling, there are perhaps reasonable alternatives to full neoprene booties that do not share certain inherent risks that sandals and/or bare feet might present... One of the "FiveTen" water shoes might be a good solution for keeping comfortable in warm water/weather, while providing a bit more foot protection as well: http://www.fiveten.net/Product/water.html When the water is cold though - as it usually is in my local waters - I will put up with the full neoprene "stinky booties" while I paddle - even with very warm air temperatures. I just remove them as soon as I hit the beach - and hope that everyone is upwind of my feet. Melissa -- PGP public keys: mailto:pgp_key_at_yahoo.com?subject=PGP_Keys_1&Body=Please%20send%20keys *************************************************************************** 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 - 12:33:18 PDT
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