Re: [Paddlewise] Primitive Transport

Jackie;
If you want to block this message I will understand.  I don't want to start a
flame war here.

Gypsykayak_at_aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 01/23/2000 10:29:41 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> Phlopz_at_aol.com writes:
>
> << Seriously, if you are going to purchase a vehicle to complement your
>  kayaking, get a modern one --one with decent fuel economy, good suspension
>  systems and one that is low enough so that you will not obstruct others'
> view
>  of the road.
>
>  It only takes a little self esteem to get over the pick-up/sport (sic)
>  utility (sic) vehicle thing.
>
>  bob phillips
>  industry professional
>  (Don't ask) >>
>
> "Don't Ask" he says!!!!   Of course we want to know which industry etc.  And
> you didn't even throw in any suggestions for a vehicle. tch tch tch
>
> Sandy Kramer
>

    I have been trying not to reply to this one.  The last comment about pickups
and sport utility vehicles being only for those with low self esteem galls me.
I have no problem with my self esteem, and I have owned more pickups and sport
utilities than sedans.  The reason?  There are some things that cannot be done
with a standard passenger car.  Every vehicle I own works for a living, I don't
buy a pickup to profile in I buy it to haul things with.  If I can't afford two
vehicles then the pickup becomes a commuter as well.
    The comments made earlier about camping in the back of a pickup is valid,
there aren't any station wagons I know of that will give you a full six feet
plus of room to stretch out in.  If you get a two wheel drive version (you don't
live in the snow belt, right?) they  can be low enough to put the kayak on by
yourself.  The use of rollers does help there.  For those using Thule racks
(like me), I have been toying with the idea of using a roller from a boat
trailer mounted beside the saddles to roll the boat up on then lift over to the
saddles.  Does anyone have any suggestions along those lines?
    As for which brand of pickup, I prefer Dodge, but the small Dodge (Dakota)
is a bit larger than the ones the other manufacturers make, and taller.  Which
one you buy if you do go for a pickup is a very personal decision, I wouldn't
dream of telling you what to buy.
Mike


--
    Paddling along through fog so thick that only one's thoughts are
visible, your reverie is abruptly shattered by the ancient cry of a great
blue heron as she lifts uncertainly from the brilliant blue of a
mussel-shell beach witnessed only by the brooding, wet spruce....your
passage home seems as much back through time as it does through space.
Mark H Hunt


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