> Derek Pondered: >> Most people I know that are paddling in extremely >> cold water, use a solid >> paddlefloat. I understand that it is very difficult >> to seal your lips around >> the valve when it is freezing outside. > > My understanding with the foam style is that they > don't have nearly the same boyancy as the inflatable > variey. If you need a paddlefloat during winter > conditions, you are in danger. It seems to me that > you are going to want all the boyancy you can get. > Thoughts? What do you do if your lips freeze to the valve of your inflatable paddle float? Bradford R. Crain Department of Mathematics and Statistics Portland State University 724 SW Harrison St. 334 Neuberger Hall Portland, Or. 97201 e-mail: crainb_at_pdx.edu phone: 503-725-3127 fax: 503-725-3661 *************************************************************************** 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 - 05:26:58 PDT
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