Bob Matter wrote: >I am a newbie with an Old Town Loon 138. It does not have bulkheads. >My question is, how do you secure other gear inside your kayak, like in >the cockpit area? I would like to secure my paddle float, throw bag, >and a couple small dry bags for my camera and other items I'd like >within easy reach. In the event of a capsize I don't want to see all my >stuff floating away! I also paddle a Loon 138. I secure dry bags behind the seat by clipping them to a strap I've passed through the bars that hold the seat. This is good for things I don't need very often. Just last weekend I installed a set of deck rigging on the back deck of the boat (it came with deck rigging on the front). Having now overcome my initial reluctance to drill holes in my boat ("But won't it sink?"), I am thinking of installing some kind of loops on the _inside_ front deck, to which gear bags could be clipped. I tried keeping things I think I'll need during an ordinary paddle on the front deck. I have a fairly decent deck bag that holds a water bottle, lunch, a map in a see-thru pocket, and a camera if I decide to carry one. Su Penn *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jun 23 1999 - 08:18:54 PDT
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