Bodine Field - There Will Be Hypothermia 3/27-3/29/15

[SilvrSurfr]

How did the new REI slippers do?

Very nice for the price!

[LuvmyBonnet]

Glad all are well and everyone had a good time. Well most of the time.
Mental note: Don't go paddling with the Jersey Crowd.

[SilvrSurfr]

Glad all are well and everyone had a good time. Well most of the time.
Mental note: Don't go paddling with the Jersey Crowd.

I knew you'd be around to rub it in.

Actually, no capsizing occurred. This is just a method to keep attendance down for future events.

[BillyBob58]

Yeah, a lot of lessons learned. Or relearned, in the case of securing electronics. I know better than that.

A couple of swimmers were wearing cotton. I imagine they'll be rethinking that next time they go winter paddling. I know I'm going to be doing some serious reassessment of my winter paddling setup. While I did have some dry clothes, I didn't have enough to recover from the second baptism. I also realize that a dry bag doesn't mean squat if it's not secured in the canoe somehow. What's the point of a dry bag if it floats downstream and is lost forever?

I really learned a lot on this trip about paddling. Heck, two dunks in two days in frigid waters is definitely an education!

Wow! What a trip report! It reminds me a bit- in the battles against hypothermia at least- of the Mt. Rogers winter hang a few years back.

Swimmers wearing cotton, now there is an education! SS, what were you wearing? (were wearing. Not trying to be flirty by asking "what ARE you wearing" LOL!)

[SilvrSurfr]

Swimmers wearing cotton, now there is an education! SS, what were you wearing? (were wearing. Not trying to be flirty by asking "what ARE you wearing" LOL!)

I was not wearing any cotton. I learned those lessons long ago.

[Ratdog]

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