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Keith Meredith wrote:
What kit would you advise a new paddler to spend money on? How new is new? First thing I'd advise is getting enough experience to get an idea of=20 what you'll want, c/o a club and/or paddling pals. A couple of folk I=20 know spent ~ =A34K before they'd even done any real paddling, which I=20 regard as frankly insane. I don't want to discourage this sort of thing = as it should mean a very healthy second hand sea boat market in a couple = of years, but it really is Quite Mad buying before you can reasonably be = sure what you want *and* you can borrow until you find out. Having borrowed stuff from club and friends to start with, first stuff I = got for myself was a BA and a cag, because at least sea paddling these=20 are the items that make the biggest comfort difference (if you're 10=20 miles between landings then pockets on a BA make a /huge/ difference!). Wet suit was next, for forays into rivers and surf. As with the wet=20 suit, one's own helmet means a selection can be made for personal fit=20 rather than the nearest you can get from the club's store. 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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