Actually, I would do the camping in coves, not in caves. There are a myriad number of small coves along the shore of Santa Cruz, all with beaches at the back. The routine would be to eat dinner and relax on shore, and then just before dark, inflate the raft and head out to deeper water. I would use a "light" anchor to hold the raft in place, and sleep inside my goretex-alike Bibler bivvy sack to keep my sleeping bag dry. Thanks for the tip on the seyvlor inflatables. These boats look stable enough, and probably have high enough pontoons to prevent water splashing in from wind waves. The three person might be a little bit short for me to fully lie down inside, but the four person would definitely do it. At 16lbs, it's a little heavy, although it would be worth it to kayak around Santa Cruz. I guess one real concern would be what happens if the unthinkable happens and the raft overturns while sleeping? Would I be trapped inside my bivvy sack? It might be hard to unzip from the inside. Brings a new meaning to the term wet exit. Perhaps this should be something that I practice at home first. Kevin On Mon, 4 Oct 1999, Elaine Harmon wrote: > I think it's a great idea. The current Campmor catalog shows (p. 260) > several small inflatables, e.g. the Sevylor K65, 94"x55" (deflated!, so > maybe just long enough), 8 1/2 lb. $35. Guess you'd want to rig a hammock > or something to keep you above the wet bottom? Have to carry it on your > deck to the cave, set it up, anchor or tie it securely to something and > use it for a base camp, I guess. Or maybe it would fold up enough to > travel with, depending on how much else you carry. But how would you get > it out if you had it in your "hold" and were alone? Do these caves > commonly have beach at the back? I'm assuming not. > > Please keep us posted on however you end up doing this, and what happens. > I'd like to try it. e > > Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Oct 04 1999 - 21:03:07 PDT
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