Tomckayak_at_aol.com wrote: > On a two week Alaskan trip I used a 19 foot home built wing based on the Moss > Parawing. I use it because I dislike being enclosed in a tent and it can be > set up over small flat spots between beach logs etc. It's extra work to set up > and also extra weight. Each of the three of us had their own tarp plus an > extra cook trap. I set one end low to the ground, the other supported by a > Paddle. The sleeping bag was used in a gore-tex bivy sack. We had eight days > of rain and it is not hard to stay dry Impressive. You say extra weight, but I bet your arrangement is lighter than a 2-person tent. What about bug harassment -- do you douse yourself in DEET? -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Mar 12 1999 - 23:48:05 PST
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