Re: [Paddlewise] Cold Water Clothing

From: <FoldingBoats_at_aol.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 20:41:12 EST
In a message dated 3/11/2003 7:49:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
sh_at_actglobal.net writes:

> ... However, the people who usually show up for any of these practice 
> sessions are the ones who already have these skills (maybe they have them 
> because we are always practicing them) and not the ones who need to learn 
> or practice them. I guess you can't convince some people that it's not a 
> question of if you go swimming, but when. ...

Apparently if you do something every day for a mere 30 days it becomes a 
habit. To be realistic in the context of paddling, let's assume that if you 
do something 30 times at regular, not too long intervals, the same result 
will occur even if it's not every day. On that basis I suggest that paddlers 
in general practice getting wet every time they go paddling, depending on 
conditions either before or after the main part of the day's paddling 
activities. And then they should continue the habit automatically ...

... and pretty soon one knows first hand pretty much before leaving home 
whether one wants to go paddling in a particular set of clothing in a given 
set of conditions ...

Best regards,
Ralph

Ralph C. Hoehn
Ralph_at_Atlatl-Kayaks.com / Ralph_at_PouchBoats.com
www.Atlatl-Kayaks.com / www.PouchBoats.com
phone: +1-802-649-2555

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