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==Stuff to have in lifeboat== | ==Stuff to have in lifeboat== | ||
| + | * Sea Anchor - to keep bow pointed into waves | ||
* Water maker - if you can make water you last out a storm | * Water maker - if you can make water you last out a storm | ||
| + | * Food | ||
| + | * EPIRB - emergency radio beacon | ||
* GPS - to know where you are | * GPS - to know where you are | ||
* Kite - so after things calm down some you can go where you want | * Kite - so after things calm down some you can go where you want | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_raft wikipedia on life rafts] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_raft wikipedia on life rafts] | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 26 June 2008
With any new design there is a chance of having a problem. If your life is on the line, a life raft is a good backup plan. A simple life raft will get blown over in big waves and high winds. There are designs that work much better than the simple life raft.
Givens Buoy Raft
The Givens life raft uses water ballast so wind gusts and breaking waves don't tip it over. They have a testimonial of some guys that survived 48 hours in a hurricane, including passing through the eye. The water ballast also makes the raft drift much slower in the wind, so rescuers don't have to look so far. This design looks far safer than a simple open raft. There are life rafts for 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, or 25 people. An 8 person Givens raft costs $5,295 US.
Free fall lifeboats
People can enter from the back and then they drop into the ocean.
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Stuff to have in lifeboat
- Sea Anchor - to keep bow pointed into waves
- Water maker - if you can make water you last out a storm
- Food
- EPIRB - emergency radio beacon
- GPS - to know where you are
- Kite - so after things calm down some you can go where you want
