06-30-2004, 11:18 AM
[cool][blue][size 1]I couldn't open the large bitmap files on your post. Can you attach them as Jpeg and size them down to 400 pixels wide?[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]Having a sunshade is a good idea...if you have the right design and it is light weight and out of the way. And, as cat_man points out, you need to be concerned about wind-catching potential. Of course the sunscreen is intended to provide relief when the sun is hot and there is no cooling breeze. Right? Otherwise, you might as well get a sailboard, 'cause that's what you would become on those afternoon breezes at Deer Creek.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I have played around with a couple of designs, using the collapsible and flexible poles from a tent. I still haven't come up with anything that is more serviceable than it is a pain in the patootie when not in use...or while it is in use.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Anyway, my mama taught me that when it gets too hot you should find some cool shade and kick back until it cools off. Down here in Arizona all the smart folks do their fishing early or late. You don't see many "dedicated" sun worshipers on the water during the middle of the day. In fact, the best fishing during the summer down here is after dark.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][size 1]Having a sunshade is a good idea...if you have the right design and it is light weight and out of the way. And, as cat_man points out, you need to be concerned about wind-catching potential. Of course the sunscreen is intended to provide relief when the sun is hot and there is no cooling breeze. Right? Otherwise, you might as well get a sailboard, 'cause that's what you would become on those afternoon breezes at Deer Creek.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I have played around with a couple of designs, using the collapsible and flexible poles from a tent. I still haven't come up with anything that is more serviceable than it is a pain in the patootie when not in use...or while it is in use.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Anyway, my mama taught me that when it gets too hot you should find some cool shade and kick back until it cools off. Down here in Arizona all the smart folks do their fishing early or late. You don't see many "dedicated" sun worshipers on the water during the middle of the day. In fact, the best fishing during the summer down here is after dark.[/size][/#0000ff]
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