NYCkayaker Safety in HRP

[Chalu Kim]

How about we write a letter to Blue Waters rope company about this issue?
Blue Water Rope Works evil geniuses will come up with something; half 
sick bright florescent refletive color and the other digital fatigue. 
Nobody will take it home.

Nice PR for them and no sweat for Blue Water

In climbing, we use ropes with different colors at different ends of the 
same rope.

PS. Blue Water Ropes Work... Have a compassion for the technically 
challenged kayakers who care bunch about seeing people getting hurt. It 
will be a huge karmic plus for your great work.

I hug Blue Water Ropes, pricier but worth the depreciating dollars.


All the best from Brooklyn....

Wave wave

bonnie13 at earthlink.net wrote:
> Smart!
>
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Mike Heller
>     Sent: Oct 9, 2007 3:30 PM
>     To: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
>     Subject: NYCkayaker Safety in HRP
>
>     Life rings won't do any good if they are constantly being
>     removed.  Most of the time all you will have is empty life ring
>     hooks. 
>      
>     The National Park Service has replaced rings at some access points
>     along the Delaware River with gallon milk jugs.  Two of these are
>     tied together with a short piece of rope.  The 2 tied together
>     jugs are weighted with 2-3 inches of water and hung where life
>     rings would normally be.  There is a sign explaining their use. 
>     They aren't popular with souvenir seekers and if they are removed
>     by vandals there is no cost to replace them.  Rangers check every
>     once in awhile to make sure they are in place and replace them if
>     they have been removed.  They are about as easy to toss as life rings.
>
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