I think it is worth taking a look at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1xohI3B4Uc and http://www.coldwaterbootcamp.com/ What they show is hypothermia is not the biggest threat in cold water. Your body starts failing you in a variety of different ways well before real hypothermia comes into full effect. Cold water shock and loss of strength may be enough drown you before you succumb to hypothermia. This does not change the real risks of cold water or the need for dressing for the water temperature, but being better informed on what is actually going on is useful Nick On Mar 4, 2009, at 10:11 PM, Martin, Jack wrote: > Hypothermia can occur in almost any water immersion situation. > Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 54 South Rd Groton, CT 06340 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Mar 05 2009 - 12:18:55 PST
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