RE: [Paddlewise] Lower Piscataqua River, NH

> >Two people had just bought Looksha IV (my model) and two others had
> just
> >come from the Kittery Trading Post watching a lot of people dump out
> of
> >the demo kayaks.
> >
> You like lots ??? Can you get a lot of gear into it for overnighters
> ???  I
> tried one last year for a bit, paddling around a very small and very
> quiet
> bay while taking in the Kaslo jazz fest...I loved it, or was it that I
> just
> came out of my 2 seater klepper after 1 week on the water...I seemed
> to
> fly, but can I fit in my kitchen sink
> 
	I like it fine, but what do I know?  I knew I didn't want to get
caught up in all the technical stuff and if I did I'd still be trying to
decide which kayak I wanted.

	A year+ ago, there was a discussion on favorite seakayaks in rbp
and there were good things said about Necky Looksha IV.  When I was
calling around for instruction, a lot of the places were using Looksha
IVs, including the place I chose.  Personal kayaks of some of their
instructors were Looksha IVs.  I paddled one for a full week and didn't
have a problem with it so I bought one and haven't had any real regrets.

	I went to a kayak demo over the weekend and didn't paddle
anything because if I find something I like better I won't buy it
anyway.  If I don't know any better I'll be perfectly happy with what
I've got.

	I didn't have the kitchen sink but I've packed plenty of gear
for 4-5 day trips with no problem (once I decided lashing the handles of
3 gallon waterbags together and trying to carry them across my lap like
saddlebags wasn't a particularily good idea).  For overnighters you'd
probably have room for extras. 

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