I do use a kayak cart (Primax - excellent!) to roll the boat from my hose to the water which is a couple of hundred yards. The cart is useless once I get to the bank. I also like to have a boat light enough so I can easily pick It up and carry it across a beach or rough terrain. My old Nordkapp and my Falcon are light enough to pick up over head and dump the water out of them. cya -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net] On Behalf Of David Martin Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 11:49 AM To: Bob Denton; John Fereira; Mel Grindol Cc: kolsen_at_imagelan.com; paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] (rambling off topic) Bob wrote: > "I for one, have to carry my boat down a 5 foot bank, over >slippery rocks covered with oyster shells and back. I also have to solo load >the boat on my van. EVERY oz makes a difference! I have foam seat and foot >rests, removed the glass seat and have added nothing that would add >significant weight and the boat is STILL too heavy at 48lbs. Kevlar and >carbon is cheap compared to a back operation!" Response: Maybe it's time to consider a kayak cart. Then instead of spending lots of money to shave off a few pounds, you can reduce the carrying weight to practically nothing for relatively little $. I have found that carts with inflatable tires are much easier to roll over sand and rough surfaces. They may not roll easily over slippery rocks and down a 5 foot bank but when I do that kind of thing, I am more concerned about falling down and breaking something than about developing a stress injury from the weight of a load. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I do use a kayak cart (Primax - excellent!) to roll the boat from my hose to the water which is a couple of hundred yards. The cart is useless once I get to the bank. I also like to have a boat light enough so I can easily pick It up and carry it across a beach or rough terrain. My old Nordkapp and my Falcon are light enough to pick up over head and dump the water out of them. cya -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net] On Behalf Of David Martin Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 11:49 AM To: Bob Denton; John Fereira; Mel Grindol Cc: kolsen_at_imagelan.com; paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] (rambling off topic) Bob wrote: > "I for one, have to carry my boat down a 5 foot bank, over >slippery rocks covered with oyster shells and back. I also have to solo load >the boat on my van. EVERY oz makes a difference! I have foam seat and foot >rests, removed the glass seat and have added nothing that would add >significant weight and the boat is STILL too heavy at 48lbs. Kevlar and >carbon is cheap compared to a back operation!" Response: Maybe it's time to consider a kayak cart. Then instead of spending lots of money to shave off a few pounds, you can reduce the carrying weight to practically nothing for relatively little $. I have found that carts with inflatable tires are much easier to roll over sand and rough surfaces. They may not roll easily over slippery rocks and down a 5 foot bank but when I do that kind of thing, I am more concerned about falling down and breaking something than about developing a stress injury from the weight of a load. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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