Shawn Baker <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com> wrote: > I found a nifty table on the USCG website describing the survival times > at certain water temperatures. > > http://www.uscg.mil/hq/gm/mse4/pfdcold.htm > > I wanted to make a similar table for general kayaking use so novices > can have some idea of what clothing is appropriate at each water > temperature. [snip] > > I added a [Loss of Dexterity] column, and roughed in the numbers: > > http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/guille/wiki.pl?Hypothermia_Table > > I'd appreciate any feedback--do you think the numbers are appropriate, > or should some of them be revised up or down? No big problems with the dexterity estimates except that I think you are too conservative in the 70-80 F bracket. I remember as a kid body surfing for hours in 70F water and never suffering any loss of dexterity. Admittedly, I was working hard (and, I was 12-14 years old). Of course, I would not wear any type of wet suit protection (not even a shorty) on 70-80 F water. That's balmy! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Apr 04 2002 - 11:39:46 PST
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