--- Shawn Baker <shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com> wrote: > With all due respect, Pete, there is a reason a lot > of the rescues > described in "Deep Trouble" take place in the San > Juan Islands. I freely admitted right from my first post that I was not familiar with the conditions there. That is why I asked what the conditions were there. > I see nothing wrong with SNEERing at folks who > decide not to wear > adequate immersion protection. Yes maybe, but the operative word is "adequate". It isn't up to me to decide what you should wear, nor you what I should wear. If you feel I might endanger you then certainly you have a right to not paddle with me though. Just for the record I have paddled for about 30 years (mostly whitewater). Some years I paddled almost everyday in the summer and a couple times a week through the winter. Some years I didn't paddle much. Anyway, in all that time I was mildy hypothermic once (the one time I was hypothermic, I had on a dry suit and two layers of heavy pile). The few times that I was cold enough to be uncomfortable were also times when I had on a lot of gear. Conditions were just extreme enough that I would have been cold no matter what I wore. In thousands of trips, my choice of clothing never inconvenienced anyone. I would say what I wear must be "adequate". Pete Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Jul 22 2002 - 16:21:20 PDT
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