Third Use: Inflated or deflated asphyxiation homicide! =D
Fourth Use: Inflated only; Wind instrument fuel for lung-less musician.
Fifth Use: Semi Inflated; Giant VBL diaper for aged schizophrenic hiker (caution: requires cord or duct tape, but which aged schitzo hiker would leave home without these?).
On second thought, maybe I *do* need one of these things!
Ah yes – we (in Australia) call that 'liloing' after the old rubberised canvas airbeds. The next step is to do that in a canyon:
For the Australians: Wollangambee canyon (easy). My wife Sue throwing herself off the big rock to paddle down the canyon. Wet suits required – a trifle cool …
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