Re: [Paddlewise] Bundling up inside kayak

Julio MacWilliams wrote:
> 
>  John Winters wrote:
> [snip]
> > Such a system would turn the kayak in to a stable platform that would have
> > minimal drift and would allow you to bundle up inside the boat and even
> > sleep in safety. It may even be possible to provide a canopy that would
> > shield you from the elements and allow you to sit upright.
> >
> Most kayaks do not allow a paddle to bundle inside the hull, it is a trade
> off between having bulkheads and flotation bags, or letting enough space
> inside for the paddler.
> 
> The Kotzebue Island people did not have floatbags, hatches, nor bulkheads,
> and (BIG SNIP)
> 
> Thus, those paddlers had various benefits, enough volume in their kayaks to
> carry their entire family including the dog, enough space to take a nap,
> (SNIP)
> 
> Now days, only folding kayaks have enough volume to paddle a la Kotzebue,
> as long as a similar paddling jacket/spray skirt is used.
> 
> Just thinking in loud voice,
> 
> - Julio
> 
>

Thanks for the above! It helped me to remember a special summer in 86, 
going down the Yukon river.
I had had WAY too much fun in Diamond tooth Girdie's, in Dawson. Not 
really up to finding a suitable campsite, I climbed into my folding 
kayak that was tied up at the dock. I just covered myself with a space 
blanket and the spray cover. Slept like a baby, rocked by the gentle 
river and didn't know a thing until morning, when I was awakened by the 
sounds of "tourist" and cameras!
Guess they had never seen someone all snuggled up in a kayak before..

James

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