On Mon, 16 Feb 1998 rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote: >> >>John Winters wrote: >> >>> If we consider just the stability issue it is easy to see that people will >>> feel more comfortable in a properly loaded kayak due to the added stability >>> of gear etc. The problem arises when they venture out lightly loaded and >>> unaware that the characteristics of their boat are now significantly >>> altered. If the critical conditions are encountered the mix is right for an >>> accident and the paddler, is unaware that he or she has done something >>> wrong. >> >>What I am getting out of all this discussion is the following. Unless >>you are absolutely certain that you will just about always use a >>particular kayak loaded with lots of gear for camping or other uses >>(e.g. beer runs, smuggling Canadian ballast rock across the 49th >>parallel, etc.), it is best to buy the boat as if it were intended for >>day use only. agreed, and the same rule really applies to canoes as well. buy it for the most common/often use, and realize you'll sacrifice _something_ when you use it for those other things. >> >>You will always be able to take just about any day boat for at least a >>one-week camping trip. That is unless you weigh near the maximum >>payload for the boat, which in itself is not a good idea anyway. Even >>the smallest of good day paddling kayaks, I am thinking of the >>Feathercraft K-Light, can be used for a long camping trip by the average >>weight paddler. There is plenty of room underdeck for storing camping >>gear, food and water. I know I have done it and written about it and >>heard from others who have done the same. >> >>ralph diaz >> >>-- what is the "average weight" kayaker?? i would have said they weigh less than i, but there sure have been a lot of posts from us 200+ pounders [91kg]!! mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/cpr [Colorado Paddlers' Resource] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmskc [Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club] http://www.diac.com/~zen/rmcc [Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page] http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark [personal] -- Fortune: Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the double lock will keep; May no brick through the window break, And, no one rob me till I awake. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Feb 16 1998 - 09:44:22 PST
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