Water Rescue Paugus Bay

fatlazyless · 08-24-2021, 01:28 PM

Some totally fascinating info on drownings from the Center for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/drowning/facts/index.html

A 30" x 2" diameter foam swimmer's noodle tied tightly around the waist with a line threaded down the center hole is an extremely effective "pfd in a belt" plus it is an excellent swim training aid for swimming in 65-degree cold water, deep water, or rough water. It has enough flotation to provide a slight positive buoyancy for a 200-lb male.

Spend about $25 for a wet suit tee shirt, or wet suit farmer john shorty, and you are good to go swimming in water temps down to about 60-degrees.

And, as a general rule for boating ...... http://www.army.mil/article/223974/a...water_dont_mix

08-24-2021, 01:28 PM	#13
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,553 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 297 Thanked 958 Times in 699 Posts	Some totally fascinating info on drownings from the Center for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/drowning/facts/index.html A 30" x 2" diameter foam swimmer's noodle tied tightly around the waist with a line threaded down the center hole is an extremely effective "pfd in a belt" plus it is an excellent swim training aid for swimming in 65-degree cold water, deep water, or rough water. It has enough flotation to provide a slight positive buoyancy for a 200-lb male. Spend about $25 for a wet suit tee shirt, or wet suit farmer john shorty, and you are good to go swimming in water temps down to about 60-degrees. And, as a general rule for boating ...... http://www.army.mil/article/223974/a...water_dont_mix __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake! Last edited by fatlazyless; 08-24-2021 at 03:39 PM.