Watership Down

[Tony W]

"Danny Colyer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Serves it right for not wearing a helmet.

That's were you've been going wrong.

Helmets go on heads.

Shoes & socks go on feet (not in that order). If its cold neoprene
overshoes go on as well

 

[MartinM]

anyone ever tried riding with a neoprene helmet like wot scuba divers
use? tried the jacket once, not recommended

 

[Graeme]

"MartinM" <[email protected]> wrote in news:1109839003.146755.192330
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> anyone ever tried riding with a neoprene helmet like wot scuba divers
> use? tried the jacket once, not recommended

I've done worse than that. I've done the shuttle run for a canoe trip on a
bike wearing full dry trousers and dry top with Buffalo dungarees and top
underneath (it was about -8C that day). I almost died of hyperthermia
before I got 500 yards! People thought I'd totally lost it when I jumped
into the river to cool down when I got back to the top.

Graeme

 

[Tony W]

"Graeme" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I've done worse than that. I've done the shuttle run for a canoe trip on a
> bike wearing full dry trousers and dry top with Buffalo dungarees and top
> underneath (it was about -8C that day). I almost died of hyperthermia
> before I got 500 yards! People thought I'd totally lost it when I jumped
> into the river to cool down when I got back to the top.

Caving in a full wet suit can have a similar effect. Its wonderful when you
get to the wet bit -- even if there are lumps of ice in the water.

T

 

[MartinM]

"Tony W" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Graeme" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > I've done worse than that. I've done the shuttle run for a canoe trip on
a
> > bike wearing full dry trousers and dry top with Buffalo dungarees and
top
> > underneath (it was about -8C that day). I almost died of hyperthermia
> > before I got 500 yards! People thought I'd totally lost it when I jumped
> > into the river to cool down when I got back to the top.
>
> Caving in a full wet suit can have a similar effect. Its wonderful when
you
> get to the wet bit -- even if there are lumps of ice in the water.


Yes I threw mine away when it got to small (my excuse) but it was murder in
anything other than full flood, I remember unzipping it and taking a cool
plunge in the streamway in OFD after one such boil in the bag. Nowadays I
just grit my teeth in a fluffy and oversuit.
Low point of my caving has to be standing SBN in a snow covered field in
Derbyshire putting on a wet wetsuit from the day before, then doing P8 in
it.