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 *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Mar 18 2007 - 19:09:49 PDT
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