Re: [Paddlewise] VHF

From: James Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 19:56:22 -0400
On May 19, 2010, at 2:01 PM, skimmer wrote:

> It is pretty easy these days to get boaters to carry cell phones, even
> though their use is discouraged by authorities. Who has experience with
> waterproof cell phones?

I carry a Casio waterproof phone. I have dunked it many times usually by forgetting it was in my pocket and wading in too deep. A quick rinse at home keeps it clean.  Coverage for my style of kayaking in my area is very good. 

A friend who is a regular on the Everglades Challenge circuit really likes his SPOT 2 but always carries a waterproof phone, EPIRB and the SPOT 2. He sometimes carries a VHF locally.  He prefers a self inflating PFD. He doesn't roll much. Like ever.

Jim et al
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