Re: [Paddlewise] Pfds and new rules.

> I am personally sure that wearing a pfd
> is essential to the fact that I am still around,
> as was it that my wife had one, too. Swimming
> in near freezing water is never a thing
> to take lightly, even less so when you
> are 50+!
> 
> And I think anyone paddling in cold water
> (unless wearing a very good dry suit)
> should wear one, as it decreases the
> heat loss very drastically. 
> 
> And if you get knocked about in a
> rock garden a pfd could mean the
> difference between getting away alive
> or not, by protecting your upper body 
> from the sharpest rocks and the worst 
> bumps, just as wearing a helmet is!
> 
> 
> Yours,
> 
> Tord


I just wear my pfd all the time because I am not a strong swimmer, 
I'm getting too old to do all that work to keep myself afloat without 
one, and the old heart isn't in the best of shape, so anything I can 
do to reduce the workload is "a good thing".

Beside, you got to store it *somewhere*, and I hate stuff on my 
decks. And I'd never get to it of it was stuffed behind the seat, let 
alone put it on once I was in the water.

-- 
  Darryl
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