Garys asked "Do you ride in or on?" I have always ridden sitting inside the boat. I've always been a big risk taker so I never even considered spinal injuries. None so far. Since I am old and my boats are old, the whitewater play boats (all plastic, unfortunately) are roomy enough to scootch down into them with my whole body - head behind the cockpit opening but nothing above the deck. This makes for a really wild ride if the person who pushes the boat gives it a bit of a spin. Of course, I do this only on hills with no bumps. The sledding hills in my area have no trees or other hazards. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** 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 Nov 14 2006 - 05:34:02 PST
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