> From: Gabriel L Romeu [mailto:romeug_at_erols.com] > I had no idea what a BoomBox is, nor where to start. I am afraid > that the link led me nowhere, so I still have no idea, Would you give > me a hint? > thanks, gabriel The key in Rob's original post was the term "groover". I think that the term might be more familiar to whitewater folks but I'm sure the day is coming (if it's not already here) when ecologically responsible sea kayakers will be using these also. The origination of the term came from the "grooves" that were left on one's posterior regions after the box had been used (to receive solid human waste) . I think the original groovers were .50 cal (or something similar) ammo boxes. They're strong and watertight, after all you certainly don't want one of these puppies to leak! I believe that they were first put to use in some of the southwestern US river canyons when the Park Service started requiring that human waste be packed out. I couldn't get anywhere from the posted link either. Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Feb 15 1999 - 08:52:14 PST
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