Safety

Whats in your ditch kit?

Your boat has flipped and you just couldn't nail that role. Your boat is drifting away in current and now your mentally going through the contents of your ditch kit as you swim to shore without your boat. Do you have what you need to make survival a little easier? 

In the Summer/Fall 2010 issue, Adventure Kayak writer and professional guide April Link discusses the contents of her ditch kit and the must haves for boat and body.

Things to think about when building your kit are location, weather, temperature, water conditions and remoteness.

Learn more about emergency kits in the Summer/Fall 2010 issue. Read the article online, on your iPad or iPhone and of course in print.

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