In this neck of the woods, which is a fair bit further north than you are, a
lot of paddlers consider it a good idea to carry a 'dry bag' whenever you're
out on the water. Contains a complete change of well-protected clothes, a
space blanket or two, fire making materials, a sheet of plastic for wind
shelter, , etc., etc., etc.
Even on the warmest of days, a good stiff breeze on wet clothing can
very quickly chill the body. I learned that lesson the hard way, years ago -
getting out of the water after dumping a Snipe in a large lake was only the
start of my troubles that warm but windy day. Dry clothes would have saved
me a very nasty go-round with hypothermia. My dry bag now is down in the
foot of the kayak's cockpit, or lashed to the canoe's carrying yoke, every
time I leave the shore. The least it'll do is restore comfort after a
dumping; the most is save my or someone else's life.
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