Tow Behind Provisions

Depending on where you swim, and the expected conditions, I still maintain the rule "Never Swim Alone". For shorter training swims in safer waters you can tuck a Gel packet under your cap. (You do wear a bright coloured cap when out in the open water?). I also have a small waterproof wallet that holds a key and a piece of ID that I tuck under my cap. Are there any docks along your route? Leaving a water bottle there or a couple of Gels could work. You can try tying a medium sized mesh bag to the bottom part of the top of the dock (Like the cross pieces or side struts, the ladder rungs however are a bit obvious and attract attention!) so it is not so obvious to curious eyes. I tried leaving my stuff buried under a small rock, in the shallower parts of the not so well travelled shore, but where I swim the crayfish had a glorious time sampling and devouring my food. Wearing stuff on your back, well I did try that ! I tried a small mesh bag tied to my suit straps, and I also tried a running style/ waist model camel back. Even tried tying my waterproof floating small box on my back straps, but didn't work either. All threw off my balance. I haven't seen any swimmer use a platform type device out there although there are some floats avaliable for those who like to tube(ie float in an inner tube on a hot day down stream) and require refreshments along the way. I am not sure how they would work, and what would happen if there were waves etc. For longer swims, a support boat and crew works for me. Kiwi

Depending on where you swim, and the expected conditions, I still maintain the rule "Never Swim Alone". For shorter training swims in safer waters you can tuck a Gel packet under your cap. (You do wear a bright coloured cap when out in the open water?). I also have a small waterproof wallet that holds a key and a piece of ID that I tuck under my cap. Are there any docks along your route? Leaving a water bottle there or a couple of Gels could work. You can try tying a medium sized mesh bag to the bottom part of the top of the dock (Like the cross pieces or side struts, the ladder rungs however are a bit obvious and attract attention!) so it is not so obvious to curious eyes. I tried leaving my stuff buried under a small rock, in the shallower parts of the not so well travelled shore, but where I swim the crayfish had a glorious time sampling and devouring my food. Wearing stuff on your back, well I did try that ! I tried a small mesh bag tied to my suit straps, and I also tried a running style/ waist model camel back. Even tried tying my waterproof floating small box on my back straps, but didn't work either. All threw off my balance. I haven't seen any swimmer use a platform type device out there although there are some floats avaliable for those who like to tube(ie float in an inner tube on a hot day down stream) and require refreshments along the way. I am not sure how they would work, and what would happen if there were waves etc. For longer swims, a support boat and crew works for me. Kiwi