Now, the "noodle" sponson is just about the coolest idea I've heard in some time. It's really funny how easy it is to miss obvious "in your face" solutions to common problems :-) Dave Baughman San Francisco Bay area > From: "R. Walker" <rww_at_mailbox.neosoft.com> > To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 01:51:47 +0000 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Censorship > X-Listname: Paddlewise Mailing List > X-Subscription-Info: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > > > Actually, the sponson discussion was censored on WaveLength, not PaddleWise. > > This was *the* reason PaddleWise was established, so that we could discuss > > *all* paddling related topics, some controversial, without rancor or flaming. > > And it was on PaddleWise that we were able to discuss sponsons quite > > Speaking of the dread sp***on idea. I was in Toys-R-US a few > weeks ago, and noticed this big pool noodle. My first reaction > was, what a great, cheap way to add solid floatation to a kayak > with no forward bulkhead, then I think, *no*, this is a great > resting float for freediving from a kayak, then I think *NONO*, > this is a $6 sponson! Cut it in two pieces, add some shock > cord, and walla, instant strap on sponsons for getting back > in the kayak after having dived myself to exhaustion!!! > > Needless to say, I got one. For $6 how could I not get one. > Now its in my closet awaiting the coming of fall, and a > return to the water. Who knows, maybe it will end up being > an even wierder device once I get offshore. > > > Richard Walker > Houston, TX > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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