I've been paddling (and rolling) with an Astral PFD for two years and it uses Kapok for flotation. Over 1000 hours of use, hardly ever gets a chance to dry, and it's just now starting to wear out. Nothing wrong with Kapok. ~daniel~ __________________________________________________________________ Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.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/ ***************************************************************************
Naaah.. Us oldtimers clearly remember that it was the refrain of a song often sung by Morey Amsterdam: "Ya Kapok, Ya Kapok..." (if anybody else's memories go back that far...) Actually, see http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/kapok.htm Joe P. -----Original Message----- >If your firing your M-16 at 3 AM it's more like Biddda-bap-bap-bap, >Biddda-bap,Biddda-bap, Biddda-bap-bap-bap. > >Greg Dunlap *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 3:58 PM, <gypsy_trillium_at_yahoo.ca> wrote: > I've been paddling (and rolling) with an Astral PFD for two years and it > uses > Kapok for flotation. Over 1000 hours of use, hardly ever gets a chance to > dry, and it's just now starting to wear out. Nothing wrong with Kapok. > ~daniel~ > I suspect that there are several issues with Kapok. 1. They are mostly stored - for years - on ships. 2. They are not what you might call "kayak" quality in the first place. 3. I'm pretty sure they cost a lot but their actual manufacturing costs are very low. They only cost a lot because shipping companies *must* buy them and put them aboard the ships and in all their lifeboats. I would not trust the kapok PFDs they have on commercial ships to last very long in a seaway filled with debris and leftover fuel after the ship sank. Craig *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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