Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA14258; Mon, 6 Mar 1995 16:54:57 -0800 Return-Path: <James.Paugh@Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis> Received: from Sun.COM by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.36.108.4/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA02519; Mon, 6 Mar 1995 16:54:17 -0800 Received: from Eng.Sun.COM (engmail1.Eng.Sun.COM) by Sun.COM (sun-barr.Sun.COM) id AA11690; Mon, 6 Mar 95 16:51:01 PST Received: from jurassic.Eng.Sun.COM (jurassic-248.Eng.Sun.COM) by Eng.Sun.COM (5.x/SMI-5.3) id AA10112; Mon, 6 Mar 1995 16:50:57 -0800 Received: from jalama.eng.sun.com by jurassic.Eng.Sun.COM (SMI-8.6.9/SMI-SVR4) id QAA17876; Mon, 6 Mar 1995 16:49:08 -0800 Received: by jalama.eng.sun.com (SMI-8.6.9/SMI-SVR4) id QAA00916; Mon, 6 Mar 1995 16:48:51 -0800 Date: Mon, 6 Mar 1995 16:48:51 -0800 From: James.Paugh@Eng.Sun.COM-DeleteThis (Jim Paugh) Message-Id: <199503070048.QAA00916@jalama.eng.sun.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: Safety kits and VHF radios X-Sun-Charset: US-ASCII
> So far, I plan to include the following in my kit:
> -VHF radio
> -strobe
> -bungie cords for strapping rig to board
> -25' polypro tow line
> - 2 or 3 6' downhauls
> -$20 (for the cab ride of shame)
> -whistle
> -knife with a lanyard to tie it to me
> -something to make me visible to a helicopter in the daytime (suggestions???)
> -what else???
>
> This leaves the question of carrying it. I'm confident it has to go on my
> back, but I don't know of a PFD with a built-in backpack and I'm not good at
> sewing. Any ideas from the assembled multitude?
I have an extra ProActive Safety Kit that was put together by the SFBA,
and sold through the local shops. I bought myself one last Dec, and was
also given one as a gift. I haven't gotten around to returning it, so
if someone wanted to buy it from me, I'd sell it for $39 (what I paid
for it). It includes:
2 SkyBlazer Red XLT Aerial Flares (U.S.C.G. Approved) adapted for
windsurfing use
20 ft towline
1 Silva Type 11 Outdoor Compass w/Whistle
1 12 hour flourescent glow stick
All contained in a bright flourescent orange mesh bag, that serves as a
distress flag. The kit includes nylon webbing straps to attach it to your
harness. There is also extra room in the bag to fit any additional items
such as a strobe (not included).
All for $39.
If anyone's interested, let me know
~Jim
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