Re: [Paddlewise] Tow Rigs

From: <kayakwriter_at_netscape.net>
Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:23:39 +0000
Steve Cramer <cramersec_at_charter.net> wrote:
>James wrote:
>>> The buckle I have is from a horse tack store.  It is attached to a line
>> that is used to tether horses in trailers or on cross ties.  Very easy
>> to find in catalogs, it is called a "panic snap".
>
>And if you don't have a horse tack store nearby, you can pick one up (at 
>a much higher price) from your local BDSM boutique, accoring to Google.
>Steve Cramer

Just as in kayaking, where it's more reassuring to refer to a sprayskirt's "grab loop" or "release loop" rather than its "panic loop," among practitioners of the other kind of paddling, the term "panic snap" is frowned upon, lest you create unease on the part of the recipient - "quick release snap" is much preferred. At least, that's whay I hear:-)

Philip
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