>> Years back, REI had a thing called a Kuban hitch (hope I'm spelling this right) so a camera could be positioned on one's chest. One of my friends paddled the Grand Canyon (Colorado River) with a Nikonos camera on this rig, under her life jacket, for the entire length of the paddle in a whitewater kayak. Did just fine and she had great pictures, camera always handy. She paddled every rapid too! 30,000 cfs. >> The main purpose of a Kuban hitch (yes, it is spelled correctly) is to keep the camera from bouncing or swinging when hiking, skiing, or climbing. If you wear the camera under a PFD, which is how I carry my Nikonos, a Kuban Hitch isn't necessary. For cross-country skiing, I use an alternative to the Kuban Hitch called a Harnastrap -- basically a long strap that criss-crosses the chest and snaps into a fitting that screws into the camera's tripod socket. However, I haven't seen one of these for sale in years. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 22 1999 - 10:02:20 PDT
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