Dave K. wrote >Sealline (REI has 'em) makes some very nice tapered drybags >for softer gear, which fit well into the ends to my yak -- making good >use of the narrow parts. These bags have a large vent button *on the >small end* so you can vent the bag *after* the large end is sealed, >using the traditional "hump the dry bag" technique. Really gives an >efficient pack. They are called a "Kodiak Sac," and come in two sizes. >I use the larger one, identified as "35 taper." It carries ALL my soft >stuff: dry clothes, ditty bag, and sleeping bag. > I've modified my 35litre Sealine Taper by gluing an inflation tube cut from a worn-out white water float bag into the wide end. I pack the bag, bleed out the air with the vent, jam it into the stern, and blow the bag back up as floatation in case of a hatch leak. Next to it, I put my deluxe Therm-a-rest, which I've fit into the custom dry bag (the same company makes Therm-a-Rests and Sealline dry bags). Once its in its dry bag, I open the Therm-a-Rest valve to let it fill with air, then close the valve again, so it's floatation too, even if the dry bag leaks. My kayak has a VCP leakproof "Tupperware" front hatch, but if it didn't I'd do something similar in the bow to avoid a Cleopatra's Needle in case of flooding. Philip Torrens "The opinions expressed in this posting are not necessarily those of my employer, or indeed, of any sentient being." **************************************** Mountain Equipment Co-op 1655 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 1K1 Tel: 640-732-1989 Fax: 604-731-6483 email: pid_at_mec.ca Visit our website at: http://www.mec.ca ***************************************** *************************************************************************** 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 May 09 1998 - 14:37:40 PDT
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