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Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 8/28/2012, 8:04 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation (stefalo)

: Of all the bad luck! My back up plan was to use them as can cozys.
: I think I am going to try it and report back. I don't see a problem
: as long as they stay in the yak and displace about the same
: water amount.
: Thanks
: Stefan

I say go for it. We use them to float all sorts of things and all the tourist operations use them. They definately don't seem to take on water over time.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Pool noodles as flotation
stefalo -- 8/28/2012, 5:59 pm
Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation
John Messinger -- 8/28/2012, 6:44 pm
Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation
stefalo -- 8/28/2012, 7:02 pm
Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation
Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/28/2012, 8:04 pm
Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation
stefalo -- 8/28/2012, 8:36 pm
Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation
Marc Upchurch -- 8/28/2012, 10:10 pm
Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation
stefalo -- 8/28/2012, 10:13 pm
Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/3/2012, 10:18 pm
Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation
Chuck Smith -- 8/29/2012, 12:00 am
Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation
stefalo -- 8/29/2012, 1:49 am
Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation *PIC*
Sean Dawe -- 8/30/2012, 1:21 pm
Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation
stefalo -- 8/30/2012, 1:31 pm
Re: Other: Pool noodles as flotation
dwstucke -- 9/1/2012, 7:37 pm