[Paddlewise] Numbers Crunching

GaryJ wrote:

 >You might be cooler and
not suffer heatstroke or dehydration, but those are as extreme as the
other situations, and we hear of few fatalities due to these causes.<

Although few fatalities are directly linked to these causes, I suspect many 
could be indirectly linked.  Heatstroke and dehydration are excellent ways 
to screw up one's judgment, and go on to make a really fatal 
mistake.  Dehydration affects one's ability to survive all sorts of other 
challenges, such as hypothermia.

But I am stil going to wear my PFD.  I don't have to worry about being too 
warm where I paddle, usually the reverse.  And, bottom line, I sink like a 
rock without it, even if the weather is hot.

Rob.


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