RE: [Paddlewise] speed it up

Mike -

You can come with us (Atlantic Sea Kayakers) anytime!  We are a 2hour +
crowd (generally).  Most kayakers (in our group anyway) tend to be early
risers, so even by taking a couple of hours in the morning, we can still be
on the water by 9 or 10.  If tide or weather are dictating shove-off times,
generally we get up earlier rather than trying to change our packing
patterns and messing up personal rhythms.  If I am out on a multi-day trip,
I am doing it for pure enjoyment not to see how fast I can get everything
done.  I am not about to skip breakfast and drink luke warm coffee that was
brewed the night before!  Not me!

My tent is the last thing packed (into a drybag), it goes in the cockpit
with me, and it is the first thing out when I arrive at the next site.  That
way, should there be a weather problem that requires shelter mid-day, one is
available for the group to pile into if need be.

Debbie Reeves
Sandy Hook, NJ

> ----------
> From: 	Michael Daly[SMTP:michaeldaly_at_home.com]
> Sent: 	Saturday, November 13, 1999 11:14 PM
> To: 	Paddlewise
> Subject: 	Re: [Paddlewise] speed it up
> 
> Tomckayak_at_aol.com wrote:
> > 
> > So it turned out that even when we where trying it still took 2 hours!
> > 
> 
> 
> I'm gonna take this and every other post that said it takes two hours 
> to break camp and take them, suitably printed on tyvek, on every trip
> where folks complain that it takes me two hours to break camp.  I agree
> with Dan - there are dozens (hundreds!!) of little things that have to 
> be done and, while each takes little time, they all add up... to two
> hours!
> 
> Mike
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