Just catching up after a week on the road... At 10:54 PM 11/15/01 -0600, Larry Koenig wrote: >The "gasp" I've never experienced. I've experienced the "gasp". My canoe partner and I tipped over in probably 34 degree water. We hadn't been paddling hard and were not dressed for immersion. I was in high school at the time and had no extra insulation. The river we were on was a slow flowing river about 35 feet wide. I leaned over to pick up some trash... The feeling was very similar to having the wind knocked out of you. With the added joy of needing to swim, a minimal distance, in that condition. I have no interest in a repeat experience. The gasp, hypothermia to the point of convulsive shivering and dementia, blacking out from dehydration. Hopefully I'm smarter now that I have experience.... kirk *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Nov 19 2001 - 09:32:54 PST
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