I paddle a British battleship, but because of a back operation a few years ago, I would not attempt to lift or carry it myself. Also, a light-weight canoe really makes those long portages a lot easier. I used to portage my 52-pound Wenonah Jensen 18, backpack, paddles, PFDs, and thwart bag with camera, lenses and water bottle all at once, which probably contributed to my ruptured disc. N.B. Though I was kayaking again 6 weeks after the operation, my surgeon told me to wait another 2 weeks before attempting to roll again. Chuck Holst -----Original Message----- From: waddinj [mailto:waddinj_at_recorder.ca] Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 9:46 PM To: paddlewise Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Boat bags: was Storm K 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 *************************************************************************** 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 Thu May 20 1999 - 07:21:16 PDT
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