Re: [Paddlewise] FW: Foot pumps

At 10:52 AM 2/3/99 -0600, you wrote:
>
>>>
>I have no personal experience with foot pumps, but the thread has been   very
>interesting, and since I usually paddle alone (I know, I know....) I've
begun
>to think I should seriously consider installing one. How much weight does   a
>foot pump, installed, add to the boat? As a senior citizen (hat eto think
 it,
>but it's true) my Romany 16, which now weights almost 70 lbs, is already
about
>as heavy as I want to carry around, lift onto the top of the van, etc. -   

>>>
>
>The Whale Compac 50, which I think is similar to the Henderson Chimp,
>weighs 2 lb. Add hoses, strum box, and push plate, and I would guess
>the total to be 3-4 lb.
>
  


What interest me about all these post is , How often do you find yourself
in a situation where a hand pump used properly would not work or a buddy
could not assist in emptying your kayak of water rather going to all the
trouble of buying and mounting a foot pump.The few times I have capsized
and missed a roll and did a wet exit I could either reenter and roll or
empty my kayak of most of the water and climb back in with only a few
gallons to pump out? Unless yall are some of those kayakers that have solid
water right now and just want to talk about it when you can't paddle right
now. I have tried deck mounted pumps foot pumps and hand pumps and have
stuck with a hand pump, which has less maintenance than the other two.I
like gadgets just like every one else seems to but the less complicated you
go the less that can go wrong. Do you really find your selfs fallen out of
you kayaks that much? It would seem that if you spent the money on bracing
lessons you would be better off. I don't mean to sound  like a party pooper
but with proper skills and common sense
you should not need a pump very often.

Dana

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