Imagine a water "bed" seat. Each holds 3.75 gallons and is of course quite comfortable. They have one drawback. Filling is through the twist closed valve on the inflation hose only. It takes a very long time to get completely topped up, even from a faucet. What is needed is some sort of rubber hose and funnel **************************** Take a look at this waterbag. http://www.campmor.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=226&prrfnbr =13506 I have a couple of them. At 2.5 gallons they fit just about anywhere, even behind my seat. With a nylon cover, they can take a lot of abuse. You can hang them off a tree stub and just press the spigot. The spigot comes out and you can stick the bag under a faucet or hose. It doesn't leak (under normal use). You may need a small pair of pliars to get the spigot out. There are also replacement parts. I know they must be sold elsewhere, but Campmor is the only place I've noticed them. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Sisler, Clyde wrote: > > Imagine a water "bed" seat. Each holds 3.75 gallons and is of > course quite comfortable. They have one drawback. Filling is > through the twist closed valve on the inflation hose only. It > takes a very long time to get completely topped up, even from a > faucet. What is needed is some sort of rubber hose and funnel > > **************************** > > Take a look at this waterbag. > http://www.campmor.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=226&prrfnbr > =13506 > > I have a couple of them. At 2.5 gallons they fit just about anywhere, even > behind my seat. With a nylon cover, they can take a lot of abuse. You can > hang them off a tree stub and just press the spigot. The spigot comes out > and you can stick the bag under a faucet or hose. It doesn't leak (under > normal use). You may need a small pair of pliars to get the spigot out. > There are also replacement parts. > > I know they must be sold elsewhere, but Campmor is the only place I've > noticed them. Yes, these are terrific in utility, durability and price. I have several around and never have put a hole in any of them. As a precaution, I did buy replacement bladders in case something did happen but nothing ever has. Incidentally, the first time I ran into using them in any serious way was on a trip to the Exumas. The outfitter provided them and we stashed numerous ones of them among our camping gear in our double Kleppers. But we went through water fast. I can't imagine keeping water consumption down to a gallon a day per person in the tropics. That is a minimum. Whatever happened to that old adage about needing to consume a quart of water per hour of paddling? That would take you over the one gallon threshold pretty quickly not including water at breakfast and dinner. Luckily, you can refill in the Exumas at marinas and other places. They may charge you for the water however. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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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