On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 20:28:50 +0100, "riverman"
wrote:

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The rule of thumb is to never stand up in water deeper than your knees, as
that is how deep the water can be while you hold your head up with your
arms. Of course, we wade water deeper than that all the time,

Not once you've had your foot trapped. Not on purpose. No more.
Luckily I popped it loose while I was still able to hang onto the
canoe. Didn't even lose the shoe, which, believe me, I'd not have
minded losing in the least. Possibly an argument for stocking foot
waders with boots over instead of boot foot waders?

and I don't
think most of us truly appreciate how easily even a 2-3 mph current could
hold you under if your foot is entrapped. We had a thread about this a
short while ago.

When I did the stupid, it was in a river flowing at 3 mph, but on the
edge of a mild rapid, so the flow might have been more. Not more than
5mph, though. And it looked mellow. I was, aside from being too deep
in water with current, being fairly careful, too.


Cyli
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