> ---------- > From: Reeves, Debbie (Debbie) > Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 2:48 PM > To: 'Dave Kruger' > Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] speed it up > > I haven't mastered "tarping" but I hope to someday. For the groups, I > always used to take a HUGE blue tarp, but it was SO big and SO heavy. It > was hard to transport, hard to set-up, hard to maintain while up, . . . I > have had a little nylon tarp for the last year, take it on every trip but > have never used it, even in bad weather. I guess that blue tarp really > messed me up. Is there a therapist who specializes in bad tarp > experiences? > > Debbie Reeves > Sandy Hook, NJ > > ---------- > From: Dave Kruger[SMTP:dkruger_at_pacifier.com] > > No. I put up the tarp first, if the weather is at all threatening. That > gives us a staging area for gearsort, tea/coffee brewup, and a hideyhole > to > regroup mentally. And, when breaking camp, the tarp is the last thing to > come > down -- everybody stays reasonably dry while waiting around for the slow > people to pack up. > > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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