Re: [Paddlewise] Curiouser and curiouser - bare hands in cold weather

From: <JSpinner2_at_aol.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 13:29:27 EST
In a message dated 12/26/01 9:04:37 PM, michaeldaly_at_rogers.com writes:

<< I exited the kayak and started to put

gear away.  My hands quickly froze!  They were cherry red and the 

skin hurt.  I got all the gear away but my hands were too cold and stiff

to get myself out of the drysuit, so I drove home wearing it. >>

Now, just think how they would feel if you had come out of your boat into the 
water. How long would your hands have worked to get you back in, even to hold 
the paddle?

Joan
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