Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak camping

I've camped out of my  Klepper, but not my Current Designs GT.

Andy

At 09:36 AM 2/24/99 -0600, Chuck Holst wrote:
>
>>>
>2.  **Camping, etc.**  Again, we are immediately looking at some epitome
>of long distance sea faring.  How many of you have really camped out of
>your sea kayak.  I bet less than half.  The other half don't need all
>that volume to put things into...they are day paddlers.  If you really
>want to camp, use a canoe.  No sea kayak is as efficient at camping as a
>canoe.  It will swallow up large Coleman coolers, habachis, small
>kitchen sinks.
>>>
>
>Interesting comment by Ralph Diaz. I use a canoe in the Boundary Waters
>because it is easier to portage, not because it holds more gear than my
>sea kayak (more accurately, my wife's and my two medium-volume sea
>kayaks). I don't use it on Lake Superior, because I believe a sea kayak
>is safer in rough water than a canoe.
>
>Also, I've wilderness-camped out of a medium volume kayak for over a
>week at a time. Others, I know, have camped for longer. I'm curious,
>though, about Ralph's assertion. How many of you have NOT camped out
>of your kayak?
>
>Chuck Holst  
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