>> One of the Paddlewisers mentioned that they seal their flares with one of those kitchen vacuum bag sealers. Although many flares do have "O" rings in their cases and are supposed to be water/weatherproof, I think the makers have regular yachts in mind, and not the degree of continuous exposure that happens in a kayak. So I think some additional protection is a good idea, but I'd worry that cold, fear-shaken fingers might have real problems tearing open the vacuum bag or wielding a knife to cut the bag. >> I notch the edge of the bag to make it easier to open. I freeze meals in these bags for winter camping, and there is a cold fingers problem there, too. :-) FWIW, I just searched the Web for information about the availability of Seal-a-Meals. They are now made by Rival, and the vaccum bag model is currently on sale for $39.99 at the following URL: http://www.intercenter.com/catalog/webSession/shopper/. I'm sure there are other sources, too. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Dec 18 1998 - 11:29:15 PST
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