cold shock article

I came across this on the Sea Kayaker online site. I thought it was an interesting article detailing the risks we face paddling in water under 60 degrees. As RF season is now open this might be a good read, especially as air temps start moving up during the summer.

http://www.seakayakermag.com/2008/Feb08/cold-shock2.htm

One reason I like to play in the lake (yes, "in", not "on")  during the winter, when surface temps hover right around 40 degrees. Of course, I'm wearing immersion clothing

Great read Sean, thanks for posting it 

a (decent) wetsuit saves you from this. a pfd alone does not or with waders may not.

always something to think about when choosing waters or wetsuit.

John

Very important article, we should post it permanently in the artcles section.  Maybe a shortened, essential version.

Thanks Sean

Allen

You can, in fact, acclimatize yourself to the cold water by taking daily cold showers for about three weeks, which will reduce the symptoms of cold shock for up to about one year.

This explains why I could endure really cold water as a teenager, back when I was dating this really prudish gal who never wanted to...aw, never mind.

Good article though! 

great read, thanks

along with a PFD, wetsuit, and cold showers, perhaps we should take a lesson from our fellow ocean mammals and lay on a layer of blubber 

Guess Mooch will be OK. then, when he goes in?

Allen

You can, in fact, acclimatize yourself to the cold water by taking daily cold showers for about three weeks, which will reduce the symptoms of cold shock for up to about one year.

This explains why I could endure really cold water as a teenager, back when I was dating this really prudish gal who never wanted to...aw, never mind.

Good article though! 

Guess Mooch will be OK. then, when he goes in?

Allen

You can, in fact, acclimatize yourself to the cold water by taking daily cold showers for about three weeks, which will reduce the symptoms of cold shock for up to about one year.

This explains why I could endure really cold water as a teenager, back when I was dating this really prudish gal who never wanted to...aw, never mind.

Good article though! 

Da Mooch will and can survive....I've worked hard to develope my own life saving "blubber"