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You're bucking for...
Posted by: Bnystrom on Dec-09-12 6:58 PM (EST)

...a Darwin award. Get proper immersion gear and wear it. While you're at it, learn some bracing and rescue skills. If you can't do that, stay off the water!

I'm tired of reading about people who do what you're doing and wind up in a morgue. Irresponsible paddlers are the main reason we have fight off ridiculous legislation every year that's aimed at protecting us from ourselves.

Yes, this is harsh, but so is reality. In cold water conditions, you have very little margin for error and water doesn't care how good your intentions are. If you don't believe that, buy a copy of "Sea Kayaker, Deep Trouble" and read it.

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Kayaking in really cold water - Toller - Dec-08-12 3:02 PM
- Go for a swim - then report back - willi_h2o - Dec-08-12 4:08 PM
- Atlantic Kayak Tours website - RavenWing - Dec-08-12 4:13 PM
- Hypothermia is deceptive - trvlrerik - Dec-08-12 4:34 PM
- You Don't Need It... - sing - Dec-08-12 4:50 PM
  - A couple of years ago... - ByronWalter - Dec-08-12 5:16 PM
  - Well said, Sing. I went over my first - shirlann - Dec-08-12 5:23 PM
- Inuit who still use kayaks - kayamedic - Dec-08-12 5:53 PM
  - One thing you left out - Wayne_Smith - Dec-09-12 9:04 AM
- Second the swim, plus... - Celia - Dec-08-12 6:13 PM
- Necky Zoar Sport - pblanc - Dec-08-12 6:35 PM
- Saftety and Comfort - guideboatguy - Dec-08-12 6:37 PM
  - Deep lake here - kayamedic - Dec-08-12 6:46 PM
    - dry suit - bowler1 - Dec-08-12 6:55 PM
      - Dry suit is not realistic - FrankNC - Dec-08-12 7:50 PM
        
        Google Cold Water Boot camp - QCHiker - Dec-08-12 7:54 PM
        Or... - Kudzu - Dec-09-12 5:48 AM
- I've done rolls ina Zoar Sport - Peter-CA - Dec-08-12 10:55 PM
- 'Impossible to Capsize' -- Red Flag - LittleRed - Dec-08-12 11:14 PM
  - I appreciate the help - Toller - Dec-08-12 11:51 PM
    - 100 feet might be too far - pblanc - Dec-09-12 7:11 AM
    - Take a cold shower - Jaybabina - Dec-09-12 7:59 AM
    - Too far from shore - Celia - Dec-09-12 9:11 AM
    - Be Very Careful... - VK1NF - Dec-09-12 9:41 AM
- There is an audience here. - Cliffjrs - Dec-09-12 8:17 AM
  - dry suit - bowler1 - Dec-09-12 8:34 AM
    - All I can do here - rjd9999 - Dec-09-12 11:18 AM
- You're bucking for... - Bnystrom - Dec-09-12 6:58 PM
- I hope Toller comes back and posts - kayamedic - Dec-09-12 7:31 PM
  - At this time - Toller - Dec-10-12 11:10 AM
    - Depth isn't that big a factor - rjd9999 - Dec-10-12 12:05 PM
      - you will find - daggermat - Dec-10-12 12:15 PM
      - Depth seems to be allowing open water - kayamedic - Dec-10-12 12:22 PM
    - Honestly - swim it - willi_h2o - Dec-10-12 12:11 PM
    - For myself - pblanc - Dec-10-12 12:18 PM
    - Same as before... - Celia - Dec-10-12 12:43 PM
- Every winter we lose a few - nickjc - Dec-10-12 12:24 PM
- Sidenote to all - willi_h2o - Dec-10-12 2:27 PM
- get in the water - slushpaddler - Dec-10-12 2:31 PM
  - no one can answer - RavenWing - Dec-10-12 6:12 PM
    - Hypothermia - jimyaker - Dec-10-12 7:15 PM
      - Just lost one to 56 degree water - FrankNC - Dec-10-12 8:28 PM
        
        Sad... - rjd9999 - Dec-10-12 10:00 PM
    - Again, I appreciate all your advice, but - Toller - Dec-10-12 11:48 PM
      - Gasp Reflex ... - seadart - Dec-11-12 12:37 AM
      - I'm out..........next, please on P.Net - willi_h2o - Dec-11-12 12:40 AM
      - good insulation - RavenWing - Dec-11-12 2:11 AM
      - You aren't getting what is being said - Celia - Dec-11-12 7:49 AM
      - so if it's so easy.... - slushpaddler - Dec-11-12 10:00 AM
      - you may not get gasp reflex, but... - jcbikeski - Dec-11-12 11:12 AM
- I used to live in the north country - roanguy - Dec-11-12 10:37 AM
- Toller or "troller?" - spiritboat - Dec-11-12 12:12 PM
- Cold Water Immersion - H2OAddict - Dec-12-12 1:30 PM
- Dominos - jimyaker - Dec-12-12 3:03 PM
- winter paddling - ppine - Dec-12-12 6:21 PM
  - Cold Water Cold Temps - huntly2 - Dec-12-12 10:55 PM
    - No solution to your cold hands? - guideboatguy - Dec-12-12 11:28 PM
      - Possibly Reynaud's - kayamedic - Dec-12-12 11:39 PM
- In this case... - abc - Dec-13-12 3:48 PM
  - partly the point I made - jcbikeski - Dec-13-12 4:07 PM
  - You can forget that depth remark - guideboatguy - Dec-13-12 4:49 PM
    - Water depth in CNY - radskierman - Dec-13-12 5:55 PM
      - Yeah, I found a map of that lake - guideboatguy - Dec-13-12 8:21 PM
  - Guessing you haven't been hypothermic... - Celia - Dec-13-12 5:22 PM
    - common sense? - abc - Dec-13-12 7:32 PM
      - And that is what everyone has said - Celia - Dec-13-12 8:38 PM
        
        . - abc - Dec-13-12 10:06 PM
        
        250 feet deep - dc9mm - Dec-14-12 11:58 AM
        
        what I wonder - slushpaddler - Dec-14-12 12:02 PM
        
        That's a good point too - guideboatguy - Dec-14-12 12:18 PM
        
        LOL - kayamedic - Dec-15-12 11:56 PM
- Don't do it - TrevorN - Dec-15-12 10:57 PM
  - another thing to add - FrankNC - Dec-17-12 9:53 AM
    - Physiological Considerations factor in - willi_h2o - Dec-17-12 1:15 PM