Waders of death? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bus kid · 01-29-2011, 06:57 PM

Just fish in the summer.

MVC · 01-30-2011, 08:34 AM

I always have my radio clipped to my PFD. I have gone into the water a few times with waders but was never there long enough for them to fill with water.

PAL · 01-30-2011, 10:04 AM

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Heat is lost more quickly in water than on land. Water temperatures that would be quite reasonable as outdoor air temperatures can lead to hypothermia. A water temperature of 10 °C (50 °F) often leads to death in one hour, and water temperatures hovering at freezing can lead to death in as little as 15 minutes. Water at a temperature of 26 °C (79 °F) will, after prolonged exposure, lead to hypothermia.

Thanks for doing the homework. Somewhere or other there's a temperature / survival time chart put together by the USCG. IIRC, it looks a lot like the data you cite.

old_rookie · 01-30-2011, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bus kid

Just fish in the summer.

Just don't fall in. Shoot.... I probably jinxed myself. Watch I'll be the next one to fall in.

Fishcrazy · 02-01-2011, 06:37 AM

Great discussion. The best thing to do is test your own system in controlled conditions. You'll be surprised - I was.

Ric
(the guy in the video)

01-29-2011, 06:57 PM	#1
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	Just fish in the summer. __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

02-01-2011, 06:37 AM	#5
Fishcrazy Junior Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1	Wadersst Great discussion. The best thing to do is test your own system in controlled conditions. You'll be surprised - I was. Ric (the guy in the video)

01-30-2011, 08:34 AM	#2
MVC Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 278	I always have my radio clipped to my PFD. I have gone into the water a few times with waders but was never there long enough for them to fill with water.