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Ewan Scott wrote:
Paddles, get what you are comfortable with. It might be right, it might= not. Don't be persuaded by anyone who has just spent =A3150 on a paddle that= theirs would be the best for you.=20 Unless they persuade you by lending it to you for a while and you can=20 compare to alternatives, that is! But even then, wait until you know=20 what you're really up to before letting yourself be persuaded by a=20 trial. Trying out for function is only really useful if you appreciate=20 what the function is meant to be like. For starters a basic paddle should be fine and do all you need: worry=20 about your Dream Paddle later. A survival bag - one of those orange poly ones, don't open it, fold it = flat and duck tape it to the inside of your boat - it is for emergency use o= nly. The Blizzard Packs available from=20 http://www.blizzardprotectionsystems.com/ are better, though they're =A32= 5=20 rather than =A32.50. It's about the same insulation value as a 2 season = sleeping bag, is wind and waterproof and packs into a vacuum sealed pack = about the size of a video cassette. We were just recommended them by=20 the club training officers, who used one "in anger" on a client on a ski = tour recently. They were most impressed, and said you might as well=20 chuck your old orange ones away. If your club/ instructor want you to play silly sods on emergency exerc= ises get another one to play with. Keeping your original taped to your boat = means you will have it when you need it. The Blizzard Pack is about the size of video cassette in its vacuum=20 pack, but doesn't go back that small! The company offer a repacking=20 service, but you don't want to take them out unless you need them, and=20 at =A325 a throw I'd stick to a spare poly bag for any such silly soddism= =20 as Ewan suggests. A sling and a crab for hauling your boat up and down embankments. We ha= ve a 2m sling and a self locking crab - if you can find a piece of cork thre= ad the sling theough the cork in case you drop it in the water. This reminds me... some tape to make grab slings for the boy and stern=20 of the boat makes it easier to haul out of surf etc. Pete. --=20 Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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