Don Dimond writes: "I read on the internet news page that the EPA rated the new Honda Insight two seat automobile with getting 70 miles to the US gallon on the highway and 62 miles in the city. "I think I have obtained more miles to the gallon in my one seat sea kayak." Don is correct. On my 1996 self-contained 30-day circumnavigation of Lake Superior's shoreline (1136 miles, or 1828 km.), I used 100 ounces (2.95 liters) of stove fuel which averages out to about 1450 miles per gallon (620 km. per liter). Now if I only could figure out some way to commute to work by kayak, although I suspect my road bicycle is even more efficient. -Andy Knapp Minneapolis 37 F and heading down. Bye bye tomatoes! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, Andy Knapp wrote: > Don is correct. On my 1996 self-contained 30-day circumnavigation of Lake > Superior's shoreline (1136 miles, or 1828 km.), I used 100 ounces (2.95 > liters) of stove fuel which averages out to about 1450 miles per gallon > (620 km. per liter). Now if I only could figure out some way to commute to > work by kayak, although I suspect my road bicycle is even more efficient. > Right, but don't forget to add in the Scotch. Lessee, 30 days X 1 jigger/day + the odd extra jigger for cold evenings...Lake Superior? The evenings are always cold...so that comes to...well, you do the math. Steve Cramer *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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