KiAyker_at_aol.com writes: > EXACTLY! A smart paddler will ALWAYS be safer then a stupid paddler > REGARDLESS of the equipment at hand. Techno crap is not the answer --- > education is! This is the very problem that our good friend Timmy has. He > seems to think that with the right equipment (his sp*ns*ns) anyone will be > safe. Hogwash! Equipment is case specific. One needs to be already in > trouble, or at least looking for it, for it to do you any good. > > Scott > So.Cal. > > Not always true, somtimes the right equipment can keep you out of trouble in the first place as long as you have the brains to use it. Tide and current tables, charts and weather radios are all pieces of equipment that can do a great deal towards keeping you out of trouble. How about that miracle of modern technology, the compass? Yup, the brain is the most important piece of equipment you have, followed closely by the trained body. But don't dis the equipment just to make your point. Dave *************************************************************************** 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 Jan 29 2002 - 01:37:52 PST
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