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Gordon
 
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"Larry W4CSC" wrote in message
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Graeme Cook wrote in
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However, if I ever have to abandon ship then I would don my wetsuit
plus a PFD.


http://www.mustangsurvival.com/produ...p?id=420&mc=85

Why do offshore boaters always "make do" with home-made gear when their

own
lives and the lives of the families they love are at risk? Why do they
think THEY can survive with some crappy wetsuit or other

it-will-be-enough,
when the guy in the fishing vessel in the SAME WATERS knows the only thing
that will save his ass is a proper survival suit made to keep him warm,
safe and afloat for days, if necessary? Why do boaters think they're

gonna
be saved in minutes, not days or weeks?

Hope I have time to get into mine before going over the side.....

This suit has a harness to attach the CG helo cable to. No sense
endangering the rescue diver unless you are unconcious.

Survival isn't about the other corners you've all cut in the boat. There
are no second chances.....

How much are the kids and wife worth? Is a few hundred for their suit too
much? How absurd.....


How long will your Mustang keep you warm in 50 deg F water (typical for
PNW summer water)? I don't see data on the web site mentioned.
We have an inventor here who recently came up with a new suit designed to
keep you warm for at least 24 hours. To test it he went in the water at noon
and bobbed around for 25 hours (tethered to a dock). The water was 49 deg.
In 25 hours his body temp had dropped like 0.2 deg! A reporter went in the
water at the same time wearing a gumby suit and was incoherent in less than
1.5 hr.
He showed the flexibility of the suit by swinging a golf club and driving
around town while wearing it.
It works by exhaling into a tube leading to a bladder in the back which
provides extra bouyancy and HEAT.
The only drawback experienced was when falling asleep, the breathing rate
slows down affecting the heat source!
Gordon