Re: [Paddlewise] inner hull tie devices

Ralph Diaz wrote:

> In most folding kayaks, there is generally enough room around you to
> sides where you can place bags.

Yes and there is another place most people don't think of: Take a 
waterproof bag as your seat (but strap it to the sides or ribs of 
your boat for the case you have to leave your boat up side down). 
Especially in folding doubles you normally want to sit much higher, 
than the seats are, you got with your boat.  But also in most singles 
you are in the need to have some space between your and the boats 
bottom.

> (BTW, in the broader folding kayaks, you can carry tons of camping
> gear around you using all that space between the ribs in the cockpit
> area. You don't need special bags.  All you do is strap it to the
> gunwales and other long pieces alongside the inside of the boats. 
> Plain webbing straps, the kind you to tie sleeping bags and sleeping
> mats to back packs work well enough especially ones with snap fastex
> closures.  By utilizing the space around you, which is basically the
> center of the boat, you have a neutral effect on overall trim.)  

But it makes sense to use waterproof bags. Most camping gear does not 
like to stay wet for longer periods especially in salty water. And 
there is another reason to use bags: Watertight bags strapped to the 
boat have a lot of air inside and are additional flotation devices. 
Those bags are normally not airtight, but the air gets out much slower 
than the time you need to re-enter your boat.

BTW.: I produce my watertight bags at home, using PVC-foil. Bags are 
easily glued and/or welded, costs are minimal (I use rests [? my 
English is not the best] from a small factory) and I can make them 
fitting exactly to my several boats.

Rainer Schröter, Marburg, Germany

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