Steve said: To me the option is to climb into my dry suit and be > uncomfortable all day, or maybe not to go at all. How about a wet-suit?? > > On a day like today... winds light and variable, highs expected in the 30's > (C), paddling in an area I'm familiar with, with people I trust, with the > rest of the safety gear intact (PFD, flares, VHF), I think it is a perfectly > acceptable risk, IMHO, to paddle without immersion protection. My suit is > with me in a hatch at all times in case conditions change and I regularly > practice rolls and rescues without the suit. To me saying that anyone who > doesn't paddle in immersion gear 100% of the time is foolish sounds elitist > and snobbish. I'm not sure why saying that, IMHO paddling without immersion gear is "elitist and snobbish." It's the way I was taught, and it makes sense to me. If you showed up for a paddler with me wearing a t-shirt, I would refuse to go out with you. And carrying your dry-suit in your hatch is of questionable value, to me. It's presuming you will be able to get to shore to put it on, right? Jolie *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 7/22/2002 10:32:05 AM Pacific Daylight Time, staehpj1_at_yahoo.com writes: > 80 degree water, 90 degree > air, what could be more sensible than shorts and a tee > shirt. > What's the matter, don't you like hyperthermia? Rob G *************************************************************************** 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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