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Reply #15 - 13th Apr, 2011 at 6:20pm  
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OMD wrote on 13th Apr, 2011 at 4:45pm:
Admin Saovaluck wrote on 11th Apr, 2011 at 11:13pm:
There's probably no need for a life vest. Lao fishermen are experienced swimmers, they wouldn't be out in the river on their own if they were afraid of water.

Another thing is that their boats are unsinkable because they are made out of wood, so if they happen to fall into the water, they can grab onto their boat until help arrives, or get back on board on their own. I haven't heard of any drownings in Laos.


This is not true.  I've witnessed a lot of drowning due to high rough currents and/or their body tire from swimming.  Experience swimmers or not you could die at any given time.  The reason people don't wear life vest is because of costs and it's availability or people just can't afford it.  They have to fish to survive.  Every day they go out in the water they are risking their lives to make ends meet.  The wooden boat can be pulled underwater by the current for certain period of time and you'll never know where it could end up, further away or close to you.  

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Reply #16 - 13th Apr, 2011 at 6:25pm  
Scary body float in the river. I like to the catch crabs too it fun. Grill them and make kaow or pa dak.
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I remember catching crabs in the rice fields at 6-7 years of age. Smiley I see a bunch of tiny holes and I'd be sticking my hand and arm into the holes and not realizing there could be snakes in there. I didn't know any better I guess, but, I did catch a bucket load...hehe.

During the time, fishing in the Mekong river with my grandfather trot lines were the way to go. Smiley  I was at the age of 7, I remembered one night encountering a human carcass (decompose body) faced down in the water next to where we were fishing (3-5 feet away from our boat).  The crazy thing was my grandfather used a long bamboo pole and shoved the body out of the way and continued checking on the lines like it was nothing.  I was gripping on the edge of the boat terrified to death. LOL

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Reply #17 - 13th Apr, 2011 at 7:50pm  
Snake hunting was the best.  We went to the forested region and try to catch 'gliding' snakes gliding on top of bamboo trees and I do not really know the name of the snake specie.

llX wrote on 13th Apr, 2011 at 6:25pm:
Scary body float in the river. I like to the catch crabs too it fun. Grill them and make kaow or pa dak.
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I remember catching crabs in the rice fields at 6-7 years of age. Smiley I see a bunch of tiny holes and I'd be sticking my hand and arm into the holes and not realizing there could be snakes in there. I didn't know any better I guess, but, I did catch a bucket load...hehe.

During the time, fishing in the Mekong river with my grandfather trot lines were the way to go. Smiley  I was at the age of 7, I remembered one night encountering a human carcass (decompose body) faced down in the water next to where we were fishing (3-5 feet away from our boat).  The crazy thing was my grandfather used a long bamboo pole and shoved the body out of the way and continued checking on the lines like it was nothing.  I was gripping on the edge of the boat terrified to death. LOL


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Re: Fishing in Laos.
Reply #18 - 13th Apr, 2011 at 10:03pm  
JACKSPADE, If you gave them a life vest for free, they wouldn't wear it anyway because it's too hot and bulky.

There are other alternatives to life vests such as a lifebuoy and tyre tube, but they don't even want to bring these along because they're confident in their abilities.
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Reply #19 - 14th Apr, 2011 at 1:24am  
I know what you're talking about those snake is not poison, and live only in a bamboo tree. People like to eat them. Is called "ngu sing" I think. I'm not a big fan of snake and don't like to look for them either.
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PEACE wrote on 13th Apr, 2011 at 7:50pm:
Snake hunting was the best.  We went to the forested region and try to catch 'gliding' snakes gliding on top of bamboo trees and I do not really know the name of the snake specie.

llX wrote on 13th Apr, 2011 at 6:25pm:
Scary body float in the river. I like to the catch crabs too it fun. Grill them and make kaow or pa dak.
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OMD wrote on 13th Apr, 2011 at 4:33pm:
I remember catching crabs in the rice fields at 6-7 years of age. Smiley I see a bunch of tiny holes and I'd be sticking my hand and arm into the holes and not realizing there could be snakes in there. I didn't know any better I guess, but, I did catch a bucket load...hehe.

During the time, fishing in the Mekong river with my grandfather trot lines were the way to go. Smiley  I was at the age of 7, I remembered one night encountering a human carcass (decompose body) faced down in the water next to where we were fishing (3-5 feet away from our boat).  The crazy thing was my grandfather used a long bamboo pole and shoved the body out of the way and continued checking on the lines like it was nothing.  I was gripping on the edge of the boat terrified to death. LOL



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Reply #20 - 14th Apr, 2011 at 2:59am  
Admin Saovaluck wrote on 13th Apr, 2011 at 10:03pm:
JACKSPADE, If you gave them a life vest for free, they wouldn't wear it anyway because it's too hot and bulky.

There are other alternatives to life vests such as a lifebuoy and tyre tube, but they don't even want to bring these along because they're confident in their abilities.


It's like that everywhere, not just Laos.  It has nothing to do with hot, bulky, possibly the design of the equipment or other alternatives.  It's ego causing people to make poor choices.

What they fail to realize is when accidents/death occur, family members are the ones that will mostly be effected (emotionally and financially).  It also has an impact on strangers too, I mean for those that risk their own lives trying to save these idiots.
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Reply #21 - 16th Apr, 2011 at 8:20pm  
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