Reeves, Debbie (Debbie) wrote: > > Jim - > If you plan on using your bags alot, I would recommend you invest a little > more money and purchase the bags made out of Cordora (sp?) or the new nylon > type bags. These new fabrics seem to wear better and they are much easier > to cram in tight places (I do a lot of kayak camping). I believe the > SeaLine Cordora bags are called Black Canyon (they are the same baja style > just better material). Remember, for kayaking purposes, generally the > smaller the better. I have many 10s, several 15s, and a couple of 20s (for > sleeping bag, etc.). Hope this helps. > Debbie Reeves > Sandy Hook, NJ I am glad that Debbie brought up the point of bag size. I know that early on in the kayaking game, I purchased several bags that were way too big. I had (still do) a double Klepper and thought the big bags would save space in that there wouldn't be wasted space between bags that you would get with smaller bags. While the big bags worked okay in the Klepper, a more efficient packing scheme would be with smaller bags. I wasn't the only one. It was the first seakayaking camping trip I had been on and some people showed up with bags that made my "big" one seem puny. Needless to say those could not get into even the Klepper. Lots of 10 liter and 15 liter as suggested by Debbie is the way to go. Think of it as insurance policy. If you have things in, say 4 bags, that could fit into 1 large one you would only damage the contents of one quarter of your stash if a bag leaked whereas with the big one, you would be out of luck with everything that would suffer from exposure to water. Then, there is of course the easier time of going to just the specific bag holding certain contents rather than rummaging through a large bag. On brand names, I think you may also want to look at bags made by Seattle Sport. In side-by-side comparisons, I have found them tough and airtight. You know you have a good bag when you double over the first layer of the top and you can burp it of air. Test the bags you are looking at with that step. ralph -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Feb 27 1999 - 06:19:38 PST
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