A while back a discussion started as to what to use in an emergency when you found yourself beached, boatless, wet and cold. Patagonia has a Micropuff jacket and pants made with Polarguard Delta that seems to be a very good solution. And these items can be carried on your body in a throw rope type bag or a PFD backpack. Here is a link discussing the qualities of Polarguard Delta. http://www.verber.com/mark/outdoors/gear/pl1-or-pgdelta.html It would seem crushing isnt much of an issue and Polar Delta continues to insulate even when wet. The Patagonia items aren't cheap but what would you pay to be warm when your luck has run out? I bet anything. Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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