Swimming in the dark
gnome4766
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Let's discuss night time swimming. With the clocks going back an hour it seems I may have to enter the water when it is getting dark and swim during darkness. My main question is how will I navigate through the water? Are their any water proof head torches that will allow me to navigate? Any advice on tests to the subject will be greatly appreciated
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It is important to know where you are going, so if there aren’t sufficient illuminated landmarks, you should consider having an escort... kayak, paddleboard, etc... with enough light to guide you.
For your own visibility, clip a little green strobe to your goggle strap in the back.
http://www.night-gear.com/adventure-lights-guardian-led-expedition-light/?gclid=CPPnkKj3vLoCFcae4AodEAcATA
These are the ones that all the cool kids are wearing.
...anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
NO to camping headlamp, that seems wacky. Also attracts fish. I don't recommend those camping headlamps for support paddlers either, as they can be quite blinding for the swimmer (unless there's a red low-brightness setting).
You might be surprised how much your eyes will adjust to the darkness. The moon can help, too.
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at the risk of sounding silly, what would you do if you SAW something down there
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