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Other: need help: air supply from within the hull *LINK*
By:Erez
Date: 6/16/2003, 5:32 pm

Hello All,

I have some questions:

I have this tubing that has a snorkel like mouth fitting,
& it goes from the mouth, under the skirt into the volume of the Kayak.

I bought it for the purpose of practicing eskimo roll,
it's supposed to give me few more seconds of breathing the air inside the hull
so I can try & upright myself, before I wet exit.
I used it few times, but I was scared to death that the oxygen
is running out.

I know that lack of oxygen don't give any warning.
when I feel it it's too late, I'll pass out before I'll be able
to wet exit.

I also know that too much co2 does give a warning & I will be able
to exit when I feel dissyness or whatever.

so the first question is: which one of these 2 warnings works in the case
of the capsized kayak I just described ?
And also, am I correct with the knowledge about these 2 warnings ?

I have a Coho, it's 17'6" long, and about 23.75" wide,
It has 2 bulkheads, one bulkhead is 6" behind the backrest,
and the other is about 6" in front of the finger tips of my legs.

so, the question is: how long will the air in such volume would last ?
I mean when I inhale from it & exhale into it - closed system.

Any help appreciated,

Erez

Messages In This Thread

Other: need help: air supply from within the hull *LINK*
Erez -- 6/16/2003, 5:32 pm
Re: Other: need help: air supply from within the h
Jay Babina -- 6/17/2003, 9:45 am
Re: Other: need help: air supply from within the h
Jay Babina -- 6/17/2003, 9:33 am
Sea Kayaker had an article on this
Dan G -- 6/17/2003, 8:25 am
mouthpieces -- not the lawyer type :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/17/2003, 11:18 pm
Need oxygen dummies!!
Pete Notman -- 6/17/2003, 5:58 am
Fart Tubes!!
Myrl Tanton -- 6/17/2003, 12:11 am
Flexable backband
Don -- 6/16/2003, 10:04 pm
partial guess
mike allen -- 6/16/2003, 7:22 pm
more or less to this
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/16/2003, 10:42 pm
Re: more or less to this
mike allen -- 6/17/2003, 4:12 pm
Re: more or less to this
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/17/2003, 9:34 pm
even more to this *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/17/2003, 11:13 pm
Re: Other: need help: air supply from within the h
Chip Sandresky -- 6/16/2003, 6:36 pm
Re: Other: need help: air supply from within the h
Wes Tanaka -- 6/16/2003, 11:33 pm
don't rebreathe from balloons.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/16/2003, 10:51 pm
Re: don't rebreathe from balloons.
Chip Sandresky -- 6/17/2003, 12:16 am
Re: don't rebreathe from balloons.
topher -- 6/17/2003, 3:25 pm
Re: Other: need help: air supply from within the h
Shawn Baker -- 6/16/2003, 7:14 pm
Re: Other: need help: air supply from within the h
Chip Sandresky -- 6/16/2003, 7:21 pm