Cunning and inexpensive, and I might use it if no other options existed. My concern would be the lack of a "quick-release" capability, unless you tied the loop with a "slippery knot" at the front of the chest, or cut it with your knife. Cheers, Philip "Joyce Family" <tfj4_at_comcast.net> wrote: >Suggestion for a minimum kit of gear that might be carried by each paddler >for other purposes but that could also be adapted to a towing rig if need >be: >For each tower, 1 runner/piece of webbing, knottable, to be looped over PFD >and act as chest harness, connected by 1 locking carabiner to minimum 50 >feet of light line attached to towee. Would a self-equalizing anchor >connected between two towers with another carabiner help with shock >absorption? > >Reactions? *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 04 2005 - 17:38:17 PDT
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