If I do a lot of pumping, my foot and lower leg does get tired enough that I sometimes switch feet, but I have not had a cramp so far, and it usually takes less than five minutes to empty the cockpit. The pump has a push plate about 3.5 inches square on its center that is located approximately at the same height as the footbraces, so it pushes like a gas pedal. I just use the balls of my feet to pump with. Chuck Holst -----Original Message----- From: Sisler, Clyde [mailto:Clyde.Sisler_at_wang.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 9:07 AM To: 'Paddlewise' Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Foot pumps > I like the idea of a footpump. Does anyone besides me get cramps in my legs and feet when trying to operate a foot pump in a kayak? This is the question I wanted to ask too. Is a foot pump operated by a gas pedal type mechanism or does it push like a hand pump? I assume a pedal type because there's not much room for leg movement the other way. I was trying to imagine operating a pedal for 10-15 minutes (or more?) in emptying a cockpit and I swear my achilles tendon and calf started to ache. I assume you can switch feet. How much of your foot can you get on the pedal? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
In the debate over splitting the newsgroup rec.boats.paddle I mentioned Paddle Wise, and the number of posts it generates for the predominantly sea kayaking and canoe tripping group. It was suggested to me that I get some concrete numbers on number of posts and topics, etc. Does anyone have a breakdown on, say, the number of posts generated in the past month or year? I would greatly apreciate the facts if I can get them. Thanks. Mike -- Paddling along through fog so thick that only one's thoughts are visible, your reverie is abruptly shattered by the ancient cry of a great blue heron as she lifts uncertainly from the brilliant blue of a mussel-shell beach witnessed only by the brooding, wet spruce....your passage home seems as much back through time as it does through space. Mark H Hunt *************************************************************************** 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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