Chicago area kayakers got together last night, for the fourth time, to sing carols to the shoppers passing over the downtown bridges that span the Chicago River. Many of us decorate our deck lines with lights and we all wear Santa hats. A really fun time. Because there was no fog or rain or wind this year we had twenty-five boats, including a voyageur canoe, two regular canoes, two whitewater playboats and a bunch of sea kayaks. We had mild weather, so no cold hands on this trip. But, in response to the point that there is nothing that can really be done to keep hands warm, I repeat what I said last year: at twenty Farenheit or below my pogies get a solid layer of ice on them and my hands keep quite toasty. The worst is anything from about 25-35 because there's no ice buildup. The paddle and pogies get heavy, but it just makes for a better workout. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** 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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