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ihop posted:You're right that you'd almost certainly be fine without your life jacket on. I canoe and kayak a lot, and im a strong swimmer. I often feel inclined to not wear my vest, but I always remind myself that every one of those folks who drowned from a canoe or kayak while not wearing a vest (which is probably most of them) had this exact thought some time, possibly moments, before it happened: Yeah I consider myself a pretty good swimmer (was a lifeguard years ago) and I wear a PFD when in small boats because I would feel like a real dumbass in my final moments if I didn't and drowned. There might also be something to the idea that when swimming you are intentionally getting into the water and are ready for it, whereas if you suddenly flip your kayak or whatever then it's a surprise and the water's cold and you gasp and swallow some, etc, but mostly it's the dumbass thing. (Edit: this is for lakes. For rivers, it's obvious that PFDs are an incredibly good idea to wear) gohuskies fucked around with this message at 20:43 on Jun 29, 2022 |
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