Re: [Paddlewise] What's in the PFD?

Rob,
I'm not trying to be a SA but does your PFD float with all that stuff
attached to it?
-mike



>
> PFD "Instant  Solutions Pack" small roll top Ortlieb that fits in Kokatat
> middle  pocket
> Compression  bandage for stopping bleeding (2" by 2 foot ace bandage)
> 2-3  water proof band aids
> H2O  proof match cylinder with Tums and ginger tabs (3 on water seasick
> saves)
> Pencil  flares launcher and 3 flares in plastic bag
> Flat  plastic tab with 2' of duck tape wound around it
> 2  ea 4x6 patches of gutter seam tape to fix boats
> film  can with 2 part epoxy putty
> 2  ea zip ties
> Other PFD  essentials
> Lendal  key
> Greatland  Laser
> Whistle
> Hiking  compass
> Sunscreen
> Lip  balm
> 3  power bars
> Shoulder  strobe
> Blade  for cutting
> Grease  pencil for nav
> 1  watt led Princeton tech  flashlight
> Mirror
> Kestrel  anemometer
> Watch  with barometer
> Paddle  leash quick releasable on either end
> Kokatat  back pack, size small
> 1  liter of water, usually conserved toward the end of the day or when the
> water is  rough
> VHF  in watertight bag
> 15  feet of line with a snaphook on one end and a mid size bowline on the
> other  for tow line lengthening
> The  PFD is a Kokatat misfit with reflective tape on edges. I wear a self
> made waist  mounted tow line with 45 feet of floating line daisy chained
> down to
> 18 feet.
> Works  for me,
> Rob  G
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