Picture this.....Take out at the Lower Yough.....the only way back to the
parking lot is on park buses which tow trailers that will hold 20+boats,
everybody scrambling to get their gear on\off said trailer, seen stuff fall
many many times from the "me first" mentality.....bottom line KEEP YOUR
HELMET AND PFD ON!
"Brian Nystrom" wrote in message
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Chicago Paddling-Fishing wrote:
wrote:
: I am not a kayaker but I wonder if perhaps they might make it harder
to
: exit a rolled kayak. Being a sailor, I always wear one.

Didn't the director (or former director) of the CIA die when he fell out
of
his canoe and drowned while not wearing a PFD. It's not just regular
people,
it's people that should know better...

I argued with my ACA instructor trainer about this. They do all kinds
of
stuff... getting canoes down and to the water and such, before they have
people put on PFDs. I'm a boy scout leader, and before we unload the
trailer,
everyone has a PFD on. I asked her what about a kid taking off in a
boat
while everyone is still unloading and such and she just said it was my
responsibility to make sure that didn't happen... well, it still is my,
responsibility, but just in case at least the kid has his PFD on. If
they'd
just revise the order of steps in the training guide... the PFD should
be
first on and last off... each time, every time...

Interesting idea. It might save a few bruised ribs from
loading/unloading mishaps, too.