Re: [Paddlewise] Wing helters

From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 23:46:26 -0800
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
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