Re: [Paddlewise] PFDs

PFD ='s Body Armor. (In addition to it's purpose built purposes, of 
which I've called upon those properties many times.)

Cheers,

Rob G


-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Lloyd <douglloyd_at_shaw.ca>
To: 'Dave Kruger' <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>; 'Paddlewise' 
<PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Mon, Jan 4, 2010 7:12 pm
Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] PFDs


Dave/Scott:

Fellows,

We've been down this road before; gear, more gear, and "more better" 
gear
doesn't make you a safer paddler. Taking/donning that gear doesn't 
invoke a
paddler to take more risk if that paddler has full comprehension of the
chosen ocean-zone dynamics. An advanced/experienced paddler will make a
strategic determination of the level of risk about to be undertaken, 
then
typically, the option to take your best gear is a no brainer. For me, 
having
all my gear with me allows me to take on more challenging conditions 
without
worrying I should have brought more gear or had it handy should 
conditions
deteriorate unexpectedly - which it can do (even in the warm Gulf 
waters as
we have witnessed in a safety article in SK awhile back). 
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