>>2768979>PfdI got some old town vests on clearance for $20 each for the rental because I didn't want the smelly rental vests to ruin my wife's time. Same with the pads, we just brought foam gardening pads. You can see the plano dry box I got for my phone and fob.
Yes, I coordinated my outfit around the vest.
It's only near shore rated but we're only interested in the small bodies of water around here. And we're still fat so we don't need too much help to float.
If we ever end up going out on a big lake or more intense river maybe I'll buy better vests (or if we actually lose weight and don't float so good.)
>PaddlesI'm not sure, is possible the one we but might come with them. I'm not too worried about it. The point is exercise and time away from The rat race, not efficiency. The rental paddles seemed fine.
Thank you for the insight. Anything that gets my wife motivated to exercise is extremely valuable, and I want to make sure we can get the best use of of the remainder of the season. She likes walking in the park too, but after a 5 or 6 day work week my feet hurt.
