First Tord writes; >>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+! Later Tord says; >>That's just because you have bad judgement - like most seem to have! Whoa there Tord - them's fight'n words! Perhaps I should point out that I have never been in a situation where I have put my life and that of my paddling partner (let alone my wife) in a position where I felt that our life's were hanging on a single piece of equipment. I would have to say that to do so exhibits exceedingly poor judgment. In fact I honestly cannot remember the last time I had to do a wet exit. It was probably around twenty years ago or so. That's not to say I never capsize, as I am a very avid kayak surfer - the bigger the wave the better I like it! But my bracing is rock solid and my roll is probably about as close to 100% as they come, and I know my limits and paddle accordingly. I'll stack my "bad judgment" up against your good judgment any day of the year :-) Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Oct 17 2006 - 04:02:31 PDT
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