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From: Ken Schroeter <kenschroeter_at_hotmail.com>
subject: [Paddlewise] Numb Legs(Peg Legging): Paddle Float Works!
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 20:46:33 -0400
A while back I asked the same question about numb legs (Peg Legging), having
a serious problem.  After 20 minutes it was very uncomfortable, even in the
boat, and only got worse after getting out, or trying to.  I got the
recommendation regarding leg support and mentioned Seal Line's inflatable
pad.  Someone recommended using my paddle float.

I cannot understand how this works, but I've used it on my last two paddles
and remain amazed at how this simple change made the peg legging all but
gone, and changed my paddling comfort tremendously! I put together a little
device to hold it in place but allow it to break away when needed (a plastic
cable tie holder that snaps into a closed ring holds a caribineer that is
attached to a line spanning the length of my paddle float). You can see the
attachment point just in front of my seat on my webpage in the Long Island
section (see link below)

I am still playing with optimal air inflation: it requires very little air.

(Bill L: I will be calling you in the next couple weeks to get together for
an evening paddle!).

Ken Schroeter

Old Town Millennium 160
40°52'7"N     73°0'7" W

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/KenSchroeter/kayak/kayak.html

All life is an experiment.  The more experiments you make, the better.

                                   -Ralph Waldo Emerson

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