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How to avoid getting wet when exiting a canoe onto shore?
Getting out is not the hard part. It is getting in and going again without getting wet.
To get out:
If the beach is large enough come in sideways, lean away from shore to as you beach. when the ...
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How to avoid getting wet when exiting a canoe onto shore?
Aside from waders, there's not much you can do to guarantee your feet will stay dry. No matter how high your waterproofing goes it won't help when you fall on your side from a rock shifting under foot ...
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Is it ok for my climbing shoes/chalk bag to get wet?
In addition to @Liam's fine answer: The usability of both chalk and shoes will be severely limited while wet, e.g. friction is extremely reduced and you will slip. Chalk will lump.
Your shoes will be ...
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How can I dry boot liners in my vehicle?
You have a "truck" which presumes a load bed - toss the liners in the bed, and slip on some lightweight shoes you left in the vehicle just for driving.
The passing breeze will force-...
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How can I dry boot liners in my vehicle?
If what you want is to get them to dry out and you don’t care overly much about the fact that it’ll stink up the car a bit, one option is to get some USB-powered fans and put them in the boots. If you’...
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How to avoid getting wet when exiting a canoe onto shore?
The guys in New Zealand make thermal underwear made from polypropylene - different material to the stuff that the fancy brands use. It's cheap, and it stays warm even when - not if - you get wet. ...
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How to avoid getting wet when exiting a canoe onto shore?
Adding to previous answers:
If shore slope is shallow then beach head-on, otherwise come in sideways. For head-on approach, keep weight back to lift the bow, then shift weight forward after beaching....
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Is it ok for my climbing shoes/chalk bag to get wet?
Of course your outdoor equipment has no problems with getting wet. It's not getting any damage if used in rain. While wet the function of your gear may be influenced, e.g. in the case of rubber soles ...
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How to avoid getting wet when exiting a canoe onto shore?
What kind of environment is the trip in? If you can find straight shores designed for mooring boats getting in and out dry should not be a problem. If the shores are all shallow and beach like the ...
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How to dry a BCD (Buoyancy Control Device)
Inflate the BCD (Buoyancy Control Device) and empty out any water from the bladder. Generally turn it over so the elephant's trunk is lowest and press the deflate button. Then hang it up over the ...
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How to dry a BCD (Buoyancy Control Device)
My wife just got into diving and had this same problem. The solution for us was to uncap all openings and then attach a small fan to blow air through the BCD. The problem is mating the fan to the ...
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How to dry a BCD (Buoyancy Control Device)
I use my shop vac to get most of the moisture out of my bcd. I attach the hose to the exhaust outlet on the shop vac, remove the lower dump valve and the inflator hose from the bcd, and hold the shop ...
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Synthetic insulated belay jacket vs thicker mid layers or down
If I stop to take a break in cold dry windy weather, I am perfectly happy tossing a big puffy belay jacket on top of my shell if I can get out of the wind. If I cannot get out of the wind, I will ...
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How to avoid getting wet when exiting a canoe onto shore?
When a canoe has one end on shore,it's unstable. It helps if one person squats with knees on either side of the bow while the first person steps in. At the end, the bowsman steps into the canoe and ...
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Synthetic insulated belay jacket vs thicker mid layers or down
In winter I will often wear a Paramo waterproof jacket (I live in the UK). If it is near to freezing or colder, then I also wear a light fleece top or jacket underneath. When stopped for any reason, I ...
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How to dry a BCD (Buoyancy Control Device)
Get all the water out from the beginning. Then unscrew the dumpvalves and connect the BCD with the low pressure inflator hose to a tank. Inflate the BCD. The BCD won't inflate as the air is getting ...
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