From: "Steve Cramer" <cramersec_at_earthlink.net> > Which inspired me to rig up a snorkel mouthpiece ($3) with some > plastic tubing ($2.50) and take it along on our trip to Guanaja, > Honduras. I ran the tube down the skirt tunnel and could capsize > above the coral reefs for a good look around. The only thing you have to watch for with these homemade rigs (if you want to try this sort of thing) is to make sure the volume of the tube isn't too high. Otherwise, you'll be re-breathing the same air in the tube as it gradually increases its carbon dioxide content. One alternative is to exhale through your nose and not back into the hose, but that means draining the air in the kayak if the tube is inside the skirt. It would seem that the pressure drop might make it hard to breath eventually - not sure how long that would take, though. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 Wed May 15 2002 - 19:42:04 PDT
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