Maybe a breakaway link like some necklaces have would be a good idea, so if you tangle or you need it fast you can just give it a pull. Doesn't solve the possibility of it wraping around you, but it's a start. >My Lotus Strait Jacket has an elastic thingey that the zipper tucks into >when it's zipped up to keep it from catching on anything. A pocket has a >loop INSIDE it to tie a whistle lanyard to. That way there's no >whistle-line floating around until you're ready to use it. It's been my >experience that ANY line, rope or lanyard floating loose will, while >submerged, find something to wrap around, guaranteed! > >Having been upside down, under water and unwrapping the pump from my ankle I >had tied into my boat before I could get all the way out I discovered my >great idea of securing the pump wasn't so great after all. The strength of >the smallest nylon lanyard is amazing. I'd humbly suggest one should check >every line that could possibly wrap around something while turning upside >down under water. I'd rather loose the whistle than get drowned by it. > >Paddle lots, but be among the first to chicken out and live long >Bob *************************************************************************** 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 Feb 19 2003 - 06:25:44 PST
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