hi rj......
i did myself went tue ice 2 time.....
the first time actualy not went true but sckate back into it,,,,,i was on lake roddick skating and i felt in the hole we did to get water a 14 inch hole a hole the size that a bucket go into it,,,,,,man was i cold.....
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..i was young and a lot smaller then i did enter that hole up to my thigh...so i was not completely in the hole.......
the worst part,it try to go back to the cottage,all wet and its -25 outside,,,,,,,,that was the worst part.
the seconde time,it was in a creek here in hull,,lac des fees creek,,,,,was on the creek in chirsmas time,alone on my cross crountry ski.......i went true the ice with the ski,imagine,,,,,,,,,even whit all the lentght i still went true the ice.........i went 3/4 into the hole.(just under my arm )....because i tuch the bottom ,if it was not that i might still be there.......one ski broke the other one,,,,,,,i try for like 10 min to go up my ski was stuck under the ice,,,,
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.i was freaking paniking big time, alone in the wood............
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.......i did was able to under my bracket on the ski and went up,,,,,,,,,,again the worst part...........walk back home,,,,,1.5km all wet and freez like hell..........that was a real close call....
if it would have ben to not been deap,i would had mabe stay right there...
the fealing was..................like burning.....its so cold it burn the skin almost.................
the water is so cold,its stop your heart almost.......that is one thing that could happen....me it happen i was younger but for sombody older,,,the heart could stop.......
i lost a buddy 6 years ago,,,
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,,,,,he was fishing for lakers openeing day.....on 31 miles lake..(april)...and is canoe capsize......he was to far frome shore,,,,,,,he gave is life jacket to the young guy that was whit him,and he never was able to go on shore is heart stop......because off the water to cold.......
i do no,the 14 inch hole is not a great ideal and canoe fishing in cold water to,its just for the storys.....
the survival suit is great at least,,,,,,they will find you.....
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.noactualy it those help it guive you a bit off a lift to go up...some guive you a bit time because off neoprene cuff and all,,,,,,depending the model ....
joco