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Re: Off Topic: Missing Kayaker
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 8/10/2011, 8:27 pm
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: Missing Kayaker (Deano)

: I have to admit that I never wear my PFD on the small lakes near my
: house, as a ski boat wake is the worst thing I have to deal
: with... but I always have it bungied right behind me, and I put
: it on if the weather starts looking bad.

I'm not a fan of this. Even if you feel the conditions are below your skill level you are setting an example for others who have less experience. And it's a bad example. I am also skeptical that you would be able to retrieve it from the back deck in an emergency, even if your kayak were upright and you were in it. I'm not saying you would need it, but what if you had to rescue someone. A swimmer, a rec boater with no PFD, someone falling out of a power boat, a skier or wake boarder, all are possibilities, and as one of the deaths here was a rescuer you should be aware that it's not always just you to worry about.

If you really want to go without a vest-type PFD, have you looked at an inflatable belt-style PFD? I frequently wear that when I'm wearing my tuilik, and even when I'm just practicing rolling. It's the law, so I do it.

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Will N To Go -- 8/8/2011, 1:11 am
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Mike Bielski -- 8/8/2011, 8:49 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 8/8/2011, 5:58 pm
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scottbaxter -- 8/8/2011, 7:11 pm
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Will N To Go -- 8/8/2011, 10:39 pm
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Deano -- 8/9/2011, 8:56 am
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 8/10/2011, 4:52 pm
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Patricia F. Moodie -- 8/10/2011, 7:10 pm
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Deano -- 8/10/2011, 10:53 pm
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Wayne Two -- 8/11/2011, 12:04 pm
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Andrew Sommer -- 8/11/2011, 6:17 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 8/11/2011, 7:43 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 8/10/2011, 8:27 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 8/10/2011, 8:40 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 8/11/2011, 10:55 pm
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Matthias -- 8/12/2011, 1:46 am
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 8/12/2011, 6:56 am
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Bob Johns -- 8/12/2011, 7:15 am
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Roger D -- 8/12/2011, 12:25 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 8/12/2011, 10:52 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 8/13/2011, 12:40 am
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Wayne Two -- 8/13/2011, 3:21 pm
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Will N to Go -- 8/13/2011, 6:19 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 8/13/2011, 8:08 pm