David Seng wrote: > > Maybe somebody can tell me why I shouldn't be doing this, but I simply > avoid the whole issue by carrying my kayaks mounted upside down - the > wet side towards the water. Canoeists do this all the time. > They don't look as cool as if they were in > the cradles right side up, but I'm not really all that "cool" of a guy - > lean a bit more towards the "practical" end of the personality > spectrum<g>. I always thought they looked dumb sitting open side up. Mind you, quite often cool & dumb seem to go together. Just watch teenagers! :-) If carried open side down they don't need a cover to keep rain out. Bird droppings collect on the bottom instead of the deck & get washed off next time you launch. -- Lloyd Bowles The Mad Canoeist "Keep the open side up!" http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/clearstreets/358/index.html *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Dec 01 1998 - 15:20:07 PST
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