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[AA3JY]

Not boating related..but interesting..

https://www.newser.com/story/322958/...mpaign=rss_top

[JPA Cate]

A little bit of flotation can do a whole LOT of good.

Ann

[capt jgw]

It actually doesn't take much floatation. One survival technique is to scoop up some air in your shirt. It will stay there for a little while then you scoop up some more. There was a story from back in the Gulf War where a crewman fell off a Navy ship and stayed afloat several days that way. He was picked up by a local fishing boat and escaped pretty much uninjured.

[boatman61]

Trousers work much better..
Tie a Knot at the bottom of each leg and scoop over your head to inflate the legs.

[desertsailor]

Hey Boatman61, I remember that from my old Boy Scout days way back in the 60s.

[chrisr]

Originally Posted by desertsailor

Hey Boatman61, I remember that from my old Boy Scout days way back in the 60s.

when i was in the boy scouts i very much preferred to keep my trousers ON...just sayin...

cheers,

[thomm225]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Trousers work much better..
Tie a Knot at the bottom of each leg and scoop over your head to inflate the legs.

We learned it in life saving class with old jeans.......at age 13 or so

[BlueH2Obound]

Originally Posted by thomm225

We learned it in life saving class with old jeans.......at age 13 or so

It wouldn't work nowadays.
Everyone knows that that the truly stylish only wear jeans with multiple holes in the legs! Therefore the legs won't hold air, and the users will drown . . . . Only YOU can decide if that is a good thing, or a bad thing!

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by chrisr

when i was in the boy scouts i very much preferred to keep my trousers ON...just sayin...

cheers,

Wouldn't worry mate, sharks don't care if the meats packaged or not..
Anyway, always thought boy scouts wore shorts.. for a reason..

[hugosalt]

A Long Island, N Y (offshore) commercial fisherman who fell off his boat filled his boots with air, turned them upside down and tucked them under his arms. He was eventually found sitting on a buoy.