On Aug 2, 2008, at 1:50 PM, Darryl wrote: The kind of story that ought to be repeated at five-minute intervals for all of us. (Maybe not all, but certainly for me and my friends.) Perhaps we could affix a plaque in garish neon colours to our boats that reads something like: "Little mistakes can kill ya!" or "There are no 'little' mistakes!" -- Darryl I recently lost my paddling shoes. Well, just one of them but that was enough. I have been paddling barefoot until I replace them. Doug's article in SKM gave me a touch of cold feet on foot entrapment. Was I too subtle with that last bit? Little mistakes...like not having a chart on a local paddle? I went on a recent paddle/sail out in the marsh with my wife and no chart. We got a bit lost and she started to go hypothermic with a gentle drizzle, air temp of 81 and water temp of 86. She is a skinny little thing. I broke out the ditch bag and dressed her with a fleece hat, fleece pullover and a raincoat. It worked and I got her back alive but she acted rather giddy for a while there. I have gotten serious about my ditch bag packing list again. Craig I appreciate your story. It can help keep us aware of the dangers of paddling. Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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 Aug 03 2008 - 17:50:45 PDT
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