Push&Pull
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Wow, this entire weekend is supposed to be gorgeous and I'm stuck waiting on safety materials I ordered to replace damaged and expired items in my ditch bag and PFDs. That's what I get for ignoring routine inspections of all my gear during lax times.
So, do I go anyway or wait till my gear is complete....... I know, I know what are the chances of any real emergency just this one time?.... With my luck....too high to risk it. And there is that Murphy's law thing too. Not to mention the whole Memorial Day mad rush of lunatics on the water.
So, lesson learned. Always check your gear thoroughly constantly. I went thru my ditch bag and found that even in a SEALED waterproof bag, much of my gear became mildewed and or destroyed from corrosion. Five ACR Strobes had the batteries swell and ruin the strobes. I have now sealed everything in "Foodsaver" vaccum sealed bags or small pelican boxes and then into the Watershed sealed ditch bag. This time i included moisture paks and will bring the bag in the house AC after every trip and open it to check it and air out. I have also attached a ditty bag to each PFD with various safety items. ie: knife, cylume sticks, whistle, skyrocket flares, and strobes. I have vaccum sealed the strobes with the batteries separate. Then I put the entire PFD in a large vaccum bag to protect it from exposure.
I also added an Oxygen kit and a AED to my emergency supplies. 30+ miles offshore is just too far to wait for help.
So, do I go anyway or wait till my gear is complete....... I know, I know what are the chances of any real emergency just this one time?.... With my luck....too high to risk it. And there is that Murphy's law thing too. Not to mention the whole Memorial Day mad rush of lunatics on the water.
So, lesson learned. Always check your gear thoroughly constantly. I went thru my ditch bag and found that even in a SEALED waterproof bag, much of my gear became mildewed and or destroyed from corrosion. Five ACR Strobes had the batteries swell and ruin the strobes. I have now sealed everything in "Foodsaver" vaccum sealed bags or small pelican boxes and then into the Watershed sealed ditch bag. This time i included moisture paks and will bring the bag in the house AC after every trip and open it to check it and air out. I have also attached a ditty bag to each PFD with various safety items. ie: knife, cylume sticks, whistle, skyrocket flares, and strobes. I have vaccum sealed the strobes with the batteries separate. Then I put the entire PFD in a large vaccum bag to protect it from exposure.
I also added an Oxygen kit and a AED to my emergency supplies. 30+ miles offshore is just too far to wait for help.
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