Re: [Paddlewise] PFDs

  When I bought my paddling jacket, there was a choice of blue or orange,
the jackets being identical otherwise. I wanted the blue one, but the
salesperson said if I took the orange one, they would give me a $50
discount. Without using a calculator, I took the orange one. Years later,
I finally figured out their strategy...they wanted to keep me alive so that
I would come back and buy some more stuff.

Brad

Quoting Scott Hilliard <kiayker_at_sbcglobal.net>:

> Dave Kruger wrote;
>
>> Beware, this is a bit of a rant.
>>
>> snip
>>
>> So, when someone says, "I want you to wear a PFD because I'm  
>> uncomfortable if you don't" I want to gag.  Tell it like it is:
>
> I couldn't agree more :-) So ....................
>
> Carey Parks asks;
>
>> Why not wear it? Comfort? If you want to be comfortable, stay in your
>> Lay-Z-Boy.
> So I presume you always wear a helmet while out paddling? What? Why  
> not? We're all about safety here, right?
>
> He continues;
>> If they convince me that we are following the course of less risk,  
>> then fine, let's
>> go!
> OK,
> Doug Lloyd writes;
>> When it's on, I'm on, if ya know what I mean.
> The implication I get from this statement is that when Doug is  
> wearing his pfd he is prepared to take greater risks. Is that right,  
> Doug?
>
> Bradford R. Crain wrote;
>
>>  I try to wear my PFD at all times because it makes body recovery easier,
>>  which might be appreciated by the members of SAR and some of the
>>  friends and relatives.
> Since this is of such a concern to you I can therefore assume that  
> your boat and all of your paddling apparel is colored high  
> visibility orange?
>
> Jim writes;
>
>> I know this is a bit heretical - I think the way to be safe is
>> practice your paddling skills like crazy.
> "All great truths begin as heresy," - Huxley
>
> Jim continues:
>
>> And wear your lifejacket when
>> your skills might not be up to the task.
> And therein lies the rub. Tell it like it is - mindlessly chanting  
> the popular dogma seems to be easier then admitting that one simply  
> does not posses the skills.
>
>
> Scott
> So. Cal.
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