On 17 May 2004 at 11:45, Rcgibbert_at_aol.com wrote: > If it's expendable why is it along? In the event of a mishap others > will no doubt be enlisted into cleaning up the yard sale, endangering > them. All for what, a few pieces of gear whose owner was perhaps a bit > too careless to store appropriately? Or plan for correctly? If the > practice continues then *expendable* things like sleeping bags end up > on the back deck and we all know how expendable they are when you are > wet, cold and hypothermic.Sorry, too much of a buzzkill for me. I agree 100%. I've packed out a lot of detritus left behind by other paddlers over the years - sleeping bags, PFDs, shoes and other garbage. Others obviously considered this stuff "expendible". I consider it pollution and a considerable waste of resources. I know of folks, including at least one BCU senior instructor, who consider anything leaving your kayak while in use to be a failure on the part of the paddler. I tend to agree. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 May 18 2004 - 06:49:08 PDT
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