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Originally Posted by BMEUPSCOTTY
Oh, I almost forgot, one safety item I didn't see mentioned is a pair of hand-held spikes for dragging your ass out of the water back onto the ice. I have a pair my father made, basically two L shaped pieces of wood with metal spikes out of one end. They mate together and have a lanyard which I wear around my neck.
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I'll second that
. I went through the ice once playing pond hockey as an adult with only my young sons and a few of their friends around. Very helpless and scary experience. You are not getting out without picks unless you are very lucky.