RE: [Paddlewise] A reminder to use the right gear ( or thanks for the rescue).

From: Kirk Olsen <kork4_at_cluemail.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:25:36 -0400
Is the satchel throwbag and the lower towline something you built or
bought?

I've been contemplating a collapsible "frisbee" with a drawstring rim as
a potential throwbag - this idea is only an hour or so old, no proof of
concept yet...

Kirk

On Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:32 -0400, "Richard Culpeper"
<culpeper_at_tbaytel.net> wrote:
> My vest-style PFD has a tow line at the small of my back made to break
> under
> too great a load, a throw bag (actually a flat satchel that sits between
> my
> shoulders), and of course a knife for when it all goes wrong with the
> lines.
> 
> With my belt inflatable PFD, I attach the bag to the boat.
> 
> Throw bags and tow lines have come in so very hand on so very many
> occasions, that I prefer to bring them along despite their being a slight
> embuggerance when padding ultra light in a sprint boat.

-- 
  Kirk Olsen
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