What happened to all the research that was being done at the the University of Victoria? They were leading the way in a lot of cold water hypothermia research a few years ago, and their research was responsible for many of the currently used cold water survival techniques and anit-hypothermia suits. I am fairly sure they did research regarding different body types, different clothing combinations, etc. Acclimatizaton is such a huge factor, one that won't appear on charts. I recall a few years ago, I inadvertently went swimming in a cold lake (5 deg. C? - maybe colder) on April 4. My hands lasted about 5 minutes, and were still mobile enough to tie a bowline around the canoe thwart to be towed in when rescued, but were back in action after about 2 minutes out of the water. My buddy, on the other hand, did not get function back in his hands for 40 minutes, spent in dry clothes by the fire. Rob. *************************************************************************** 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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