Jeri Rivers wrote: > If the weather temp is in the seventies and the water temp is 42, what > do you wear? The recent news of a kayaker in Lake Superior dressed in > shorts and shirt who died got me thinking about what others wear versus > what you should be wearing. Tough situation. Under benign conditions where I could get back in quickly, shorts and a top. If I am not double dog sure the conditions will remain benign, a farmer john below and at least a long sleeve lightweight layer up top. Between the FJ and my PFD, I can last a very long time ... enough to get back in, anyway. Otherwise, it is the FJ and a good paddle jacket, and rotary cooling. If it is rough enough to demand the full rig, chances are it will be easy to douse yourself with water to keep cool, even if you do not have a roll. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jun 30 2007 - 18:47:25 PDT
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