Re: [Paddlewise] Boat bags: was Storm Kayaks(rambling off topic)

From: John Waddington <waddinj_at_recorder.ca>
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 22:41:30 -0400
John Fereira wrote:

> 
> Why is there such a preoccupation amoung paddlers to get the absolutely
> lightest boat possible? Except for the few minutes that might take
> to unload and load the boat from a vehicle does a pound or two *really*
> make a measurable difference for most paddlers?



I don't know about everyone else, but an old neck injury (or maybe its
just my old neck :-) ) makes the loading and unloading weight a major
consideration.

John
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