jfarrelly5_at_comcast.net wrote: > From: "shirley ireton" <ireton_at_comcast.net> >>Guidance, probability factors, tales, and wisecracks would be >>appreciated! > > I like Shirley's last remark a lot.Unfortunately 9 out of 10 paddlers in my > club think accidental submersion isn't going to happen to them. And 9 out > of 10 times it doesn't. But the 10th time gets interesting. People then > pile into two camps. (1)Gosh we better be more careful or (2) Oh well it > all turned out for the best. That sounds familiar. My problem with (1) has always been in figuring out how to be careful. My mother used to think I had a problem with that, too. Re cold water clothing: I hate to paddle in a wetsuit that's really tight, like divers wear, so I prefer to wear a layer of poly under the wetsuit, which minimizes sloshing of the water layer. For me, read fuzzy rubber instead of wetsuit, though, and drysuit if it's really cold. -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Mar 11 2003 - 12:24:43 PST
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