> On my deck I carry a spare paddle, a paddle float, and a hand pump . > Sometimes a compass. Inside the boat I have a first aid kit in a dry > bag along with the basics: tent, sleeping bag, food, clothes, and > water. I paddle a skin boat with floatation/storage bags in the > Here in the Northeast, our island soil is very thin. They don't like us digging in it (took thousands of years to grow that soil) so I carry the makings for a 'porti-potti' also. Consists of gallon garbage bags on which to do your duty and some kitty litter to spinkle on it before wrapping it up. I carry a Rubbermaid container (about a quart size) in which I carry the wrapped waste. Not particularily pleasent but not terribly offensive either. It can be pretty gross visiting an island that has been used frequently as an outhouse. > bow and stern and I use a sea sock. I don't like to have to remove > the spray skirt to get to my water bottle so I'm going to try using a > two liter water bag that can be secured to the deck. > I've been carrying a Camelback behind the seat with the tube running up through the sprayskirt. Works great except I never can remember to remove the tube before getting out :-(. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Mar 27 1998 - 06:58:05 PST
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