Re: [Paddlewise] carbon-kevlar weave

In a message dated 2/8/00 7:02:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
michaeldaly_at_home.com writes:

<< They started with ten sleds made of carbon-
 Kevlar weave.  They ended with three.  A couple or three were lost through 
open
 leads in the ice.  The others disintegrated from the pounding of being hauled
 across the ice by the men on skis.   >>

Paddlewisers,

I hate to refer to things I saw on TV, but I can't resist here.

I saw a special about 3 guys who crossed Greenland.  Two of them towed 
plastic white water kayaks full of gear over the ice and snow all the way 
across the country.  These kayaks were later used to descend a river at the 
end of their journey.  The third guy in this group had an expedition sled 
that was made of fiberglass.  The sled was shattered to pieces, while the 
kayaks held up fine.

In another special, native porters hired for a white water expedition in some 
exotic country got mad and quit.  The white water guys ended up dragging 
their plastic white water kayaks full of gear miles on a dirt and rock trail. 
 Afterwards, they paddled down class V white water in those kayaks.

Sometimes the best material is the simplest.

Duane Strosaker
 <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/pirateseakayaker/index.html">Pirate Sea 
Kayaker</A> 


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