refugeepj Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Maccabeus said: I was about to say that looked like fun until you mentioned that. Now, I'm shivering just thinking of it. Lakes Michigan and Upper Silver are not cold! Lake Superior is. never gets warm! been there in the last two years, did NOT get past the edge! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeylad Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I haven't even gotten my feet wet in any natural water since: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 It's been a long time. Growing up, everyone I know learned to swim in an abandoned Granite Quarry. No beach, no shallow water, just straight down and Spring fed. If you just hung vertically in the water your feet would be freezing and the rest of your body was comfortable. The rule for kids was "sink or swim". No one that I knew ever drowned. Was a great place to dump stolen cars too. The state would stock Trout in the abandoned quarries, so sometimes while you were not moving the fingerlings would start "nuzzling all over your body". Super clean. So much so that the DNR would pull up dump trucks occasionally to dump feed into the stocked quarry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gombey Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Yesterday. Took the kiddos to the beach. I don’t do freshwater and hate pools. It’s kind of surreal to me. I have to drive at least four hours to get to a beach now. As a kid it was within walking distance and the beaches were a whole lot better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 as a kid we did and we had 2 rock quarries we jumped off cliffs when we were teenagers , but with water and ponds and flesh eating bacteria i only swim in a pool or ocean , to much ick in fresh waters ,,,, we have a local lake i remember as a kid on weekends everyone would go and pic nic and have good time , those days are long gone and that lake now i would not scuba dive in , and having place at beach we can just walk out and swim , plus alot of lakes around here have closed public beaches several times a year from bacteria , no way im going in , 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali-Glock Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 The last time I went swimming was in a beautiful alpine lake; water in the high 30s or low 40. Swam out to the middle and floated on my back and tried to fall asleep. Close - managed a dreamy almost asleep state, but never actually fell asleep. Refreshing break after a long day of hiking! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Had 2 friends take a swim in the lake at the GF's house tonight. Beer and BBQ afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazy R Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Flathead lake, the other day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWguy Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Cali-Glock said: water in the high 30s or low 40. Swam out to the middle and floated on my back and tried to fall asleep. Close - managed a dreamy almost asleep state, but never actually fell asleep. Yeah.... That was a symptom of hypothermia... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Had a bbq and bonfire at the GF's place last night. A couple of gals went for a swim in the lake. I did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWARREN123 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 1974, creek on Ft. Campbell, Ky. Got a ear infection. Last time in the water to swim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heehaw Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 On 9/4/2018 at 10:05 AM, refugeepj said: Lakes Michigan and Upper Silver are not cold! Lake Superior is. never gets warm! been there in the last two years, did NOT get past the edge! You. are. a. LIAR! I was just there in July. First time ever. seen locals in swim trunks and bikinis and figured the water must be warm. It was in fact not. Matter of fact I don't trust anybody from that area any more. "the waters not too bad today", my ass it aint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heehaw Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Normally swim in lakes or creeks once a week in summer months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
refugeepj Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Heehaw said: You. are. a. LIAR! I was just there in July. First time ever. seen locals in swim trunks and bikinis and figured the water must be warm. It was in fact not. Matter of fact I don't trust anybody from that area any more. "the waters not too bad today", my ass it aint! compare Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, then tell me again! Lake Superior is COLD. in comparison, Lake Michigan is not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenSixtyTwo Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 We were camping and surfing at Jetty Park two weeks ago. Love the Atlantic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramjet38 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 five years ago snorkeling in Maui. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 The posts here reminded me that the last time I went swimming was on vacation in Hawaii. I have been in fresh water all my life, never once in Salt water. I went in, and damn near couldn't get underwater. It was a chore to get under. I was astounded at the difference. I could swim quite well in my youth, and was comfortable with being in the water, but I had never been in water that tried to push me out. I'm somewhat surprised that people drown in Salt water. If you simply relax it pushes you to the surface. It was quite the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccabeus Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 1 hour ago, janice6 said: ...I'm somewhat surprised that people drown in Salt water. If you simply relax it pushes you to the surface. It was quite the experience. Not for all of us. The only place I can float is in the Dead Sea. Worse, in fresh water, I float about 8" below the surface. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 lets not argue which is colder , thats silly leave that bs to other sites. its all trivial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWguy Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 5 hours ago, Maccabeus said: Not for all of us. The only place I can float is in the Dead Sea. Worse, in fresh water, I float about 8" below the surface. I lived in Hawaii for a couple of years and spent a lot of time in the ocean. Never noticed any increased buoyancy. However, I did visit the Great Salt Lake in Utah and swam. Definitely noticed that I didn't sink at all. Very difficult to dive under water. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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