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mick063

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9. The shirt is actually easier and quicker

Reply to Tx4obama (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 11:46 PM

Jul 2013

but requires refilling more often (probably about half the lifespan of air).

Easier to slip the shirt off than the pants. Tie the sleeves and neck of a tee shirt into a single knot (quicker than two knots for the pants) and slap it down similarly.

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NY Lobsterman falls overboard; uses boots for raft, found floating 40 miles from boat [View all] cali Jul 2013 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #1

Oh my gawd, how lucky he was to be found! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2013 #2

Tough and lucky guy - and great work by the USCG petronius Jul 2013 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Lugal Zaggesi Jul 2013 #4

Don't know if they still teach it mick063 Jul 2013 #5

How do you turn shirts and pants into flotation devices? Tx4obama Jul 2013 #6

Here is the pants version mick063 Jul 2013 #7

I can't swim or dog paddle... Tx4obama Jul 2013 #8

The shirt is actually easier and quicker mick063 Jul 2013 #9

Hell, the sharks'd probably get you first, anyway :) pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #10

More boot camp instruction mick063 Jul 2013 #11

Definitely worth a shot pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #13

Actually mick063 Jul 2013 #14

I remember in high school... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #15

Everybody sing: "These boots are made for floatin', and that's just what they'll do..." Common Sense Party Jul 2013 #12

Sir, I knew Nancy Sinatra. Nancy Sinatra was a friend of mine. Sir, you're no Nancy Sinatra. pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #16