>> If you need to reduce bulk get rope of a smaller diameter. I think too much of the cord and bungee used in kayaking is much too thick and bulky. It is isn't as if one is rock climbing and has to deal with the extreme load forces of gravity in a fall. Surpisingly small diameter rope will do in kayaking. The same with carabiners used around kayaks. Paddlers tend to get them with rated load capacities more in line with rock climbing than with what one actually needs on the water. >> This was brought home to me when I was purchasing parts for a home-made towing system. I was trying to choose between a light duty cam cleat with a capacity of a few hundred pounds and another one with a capacity of several hundred pounds when it occurred to me that a force of several hundred pounds would either (a) rip the cam cleat off the deck or (b) create such a drag that I wouldn't be able go anywhere! I chose the light duty cleat. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 10 1999 - 09:06:57 PST
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