On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 5:50 PM, James Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net>wrote: 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. This is another good idea. I generally don't paddle with a "ditch bag" but I think I'm going to change that. Since I paddle in boats with no bulkheads or hatches I usually just have inflatable air bags fore and aft but I have several really good tapered dry bags that would do the job of displacing water just as well and also hold some handy items. My problem would be access (unless I'm in the Telkwa). > > Craig I appreciate your story. It can help keep us aware of the > dangers of paddling. > That's why I wrote it up. It would have been easy to just keep it quiet since only my wife (and the dogs) knew but I think it's important to relate these things. Especially for new paddlers who may get the idea (especially from some of the magazines) that once you "learn" how to paddle there is really not much risk unless you are in obviously dangerous water. It's not true. You can die with 30 years of experience under your PFD if you fail to pay attention. I failed to pay attention. Luckily, I didn't die. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** 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 - 19:55:41 PDT
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