Rex wrote; >>Okay John, lets try to define a "minimalist" sea kayaker. Please tell us what you take when you are sea kayaking. For example, what would you take with you on a weekend trip with a two mile crossing. What is on the deck and what is inside your boat and what do you carry on your person. > On the boat Map in forward deck bungies Compass (removable type so I can us it when hiking) Life jacket (when not in use) under aft deck bungies rain jacket under deck bungies if rain threatens Towing line No hatches On person Spray skirt with sun block in pocket Knife Hat shirt pants underwear shoes socks glasses Small repair kit large bandanna watch/barometer In boat food - about 1.7 lb. per day sleeping bag tent in bug season - tarp rest of year thermo rest mattress water bottle water filter (new last year after I saw how well the MSR Waterworks I worked Spoon Sierra cup Duct tape matches Pile jacket small pot Small first aid kit Sponge Whistle Head net in bug season Praddle Copy of Ayn Rand's The Virtue of Selfishness or something written by Neil Postman. Probably too much. I real man wouldn't need the head net. Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Mar 28 1998 - 09:30:33 PST
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