Derek wrote: > Is there any particular reason why one couldn't use a piece of > stretch cord (possibly of the sailboat > variety) and a pair of rope climbing caribeeners? Derek, Last year at the Southwest Symposium in San Diego, I was having a conversation with Wayne Horodowich and several others about tow ropes and nobody could think of an instance where we had heard of a tow rope breaking. Then we found out that during a class on incident management, a tow rope broke while trying to tow an incapacitated paddler off of a beach through good sized surf. Of course the only line that broke was a home-made line. My policy when it comes to safety equipment is to not scrimp. Spend the bucks and get something you know will work when it's needed. Steve Holtzman Southern Calif *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 16 2006 - 07:51:27 PDT
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