Re: [Paddlewise] speed it up

Tom,

Here's some things I learned the hard way..........

* pack up every last thing you won't need in the morning the night before.

* ditch the hot breaky and coffee!!!(yikes). This saves packing time and
   dishes. You can carry snacks with you and munch during rest breaks.

* organize your site the nite before. Do a site check and clean-up the
   nite before.

* when tides or weather determine what time you can get off the beach,
   carry a small pocket alarm clock.

* even if we have our act together, our best time from stepping out of the
   tent to being on the water is 45 minutes. An hour is seems to be our average
   best time. I like 2 hours so I can sit and veg a while and drink my coffee.


                                                            Bill Pierson
                                                            Bowen Island BC

Tomckayak_at_aol.com wrote:

> How long does it take you to take down camp on a long kayak trip? What do you
> do to speed it up if you have to get off the beach fast?
>
> I was on a two week self-contained kayak trip this summer.  We were moving
> camp every day if weather allowed. But for the most part we took our time,
> had a hot breakfast, and were on the water by 0930 or 1000. One morning the
> two of us needed to get on the water early. We were up at 4 AM, had a cooled
> breakfast, broke down the traps, loaded up and paddled away at 6 am. So it
> turned out that even when we where trying it still took 2 hours!
>
> Tom Cromwell
> Edmonds, WA.
> USA
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