Since everybody is training so hard I thought I'd share this.
I got this from Ray the West Coast Paddle-Chiro.
Take a freezer bag or one of those blue rubber ice bags and fill it not only with water but add about 20% of Alcohol and toss that into the freezer. The alcohol keeps the water from freezing solidl and you get a slush pack that fits snug to the body. By the time you are supposed to ease off it is melting already. Throw it back into freezer and reuse.
I've used the same 2 bags almost daily since February. No prep, ready to use, no waste of water!
You can use Isopropyl or denatured alcohol, but why not use good-natured alcohol. I personally prefer Bombay Gin. Works the same way but has a more pleasant aroma at the point when the bag gets a litlle older and some juice leaks through the seal as it nestles cozily on my shoulder.
Try your favorite alcoholic beverage in your ice bag and report back to me.
SLUSH ADJUSTMENTS/TROUBLE SHOOTING:
slush too slushy= too much alcohol in the bag.
Solution: Take a generous swig and add more water to the bag. (that’s where your decision to use good-natured alcohol pays of handsomely)
slush too frozen= not enough alcohol in the bag.
You drank too much! Remember slush, not lush! Now go water the flowers and start anew.
I just shot some trouble an ‘m almost habing do deplare an emerency. 1mo shlush adschussment blease.
Chillin' here!
Submitted by painteur on Tue, 03/20/2007 - 11:06am
I never saw a blue rubber bag. I bought two different types from Longs but they are both pink. Work great though, far better than a freezer bag, much more durable. Plus, they do not burn the skin like if you use that blue ice stuff. I pretty much ice every time after paddling, and have been shoulder problem-free since.
#1 Tue, 03/20/2007 - 3:55pm