over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 days agoHow effective are life jackets in rapidly flowing deep flood waters?message-squaremessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up173arrow-down1message-squareHow effective are life jackets in rapidly flowing deep flood waters?over_clox@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square40linkfedilinkfile-text
I am surely not a swimmer, but after the recent tragic flooding in Texas, it got me and my roommate wondering…
minus-squareIoughttamow@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoIf the water conditions are so bad you would consider a life jacket a liability, you’re just fucked. The debris your jacket could get caught on is the stuff that’ll knock you insensate, and then you drown
minus-squareLedgeDrop@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 days agoIf you’re whitewater kayaking, it’s not uncommon to have a knife accessible from your PFD. It can be used to cut any ropes you might be tangled in or (worse case) cut the PFD. In general, having a knife with you is useful in most emergency situations (and a throw rope, pin kit, plus knowledge of how to use them). edit: Oops, this was supposed to be a response for the parent thread.
If the water conditions are so bad you would consider a life jacket a liability, you’re just fucked. The debris your jacket could get caught on is the stuff that’ll knock you insensate, and then you drown
If you’re whitewater kayaking, it’s not uncommon to have a knife accessible from your PFD.
It can be used to cut any ropes you might be tangled in or (worse case) cut the PFD.
In general, having a knife with you is useful in most emergency situations (and a throw rope, pin kit, plus knowledge of how to use them).
edit: Oops, this was supposed to be a response for the parent thread.