Received: from opus.hpl.hp.com by jr.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA055457370; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:29:30 -0700 Return-Path: <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Received: from zonker.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA102607369; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:29:29 -0700 Received: (from poulton@localhost) by zonker.hpl.hp.com (8.8.6/8.7.1) id LAA16996 for wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis; Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:29:28 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 11:29:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Ken Poulton <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <199908191829.LAA16996@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: lost safety pack Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> I lost a good VHF radio in a pack and ever since then I have always used a
> small leash in addition to the belt so that the pack won't be lost if the
> belt or buckle fails. There is a lot of force when you get butt slammed by
> the chop.
You can wear your fanny pack over one shoulder to avoid the chop-bashing
phenomenon. It is still good to have a backup leash on the pack.
Ken Poulton
poulton@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
"Windsurfing is like comedy: timing is everything."
-- Ken Poulton
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