Ralph's statement was well-reasoned. Banning sandals would be gross overkill. One might as well ban all gear from the cockpit. I wear Tevas a lot in summer partly because I have a foot that's hard to fit (6-1/2EEEEE with a high instep and narrow heel). I'd die if I had to wear neoprene boots while paddling in summer, and the new water boots don't come in my size. Since other people have caught sandals on footbraces, I can't deny it happens. Nonetheless, I have paddled in Tevas for years and never come close to catching a sandal on a footbrace, nor can I imagine how it might happen. My Romany has Yakima footbraces, and there simply isn't enough room in the forward end of my cockpit to move one foot far enough to the side for it to become entangled with the footbrace unless I withdrew the other foot first. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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