quote One thing I'd like to add to this discussion is that when you get your roll "bomb proof", is to load the boat with the gear you'd take on an overnight or weekend trip, then load as if you were on a weeks outing. That includes all the stuff you'd normally carry under your deck bunjies - -- spare paddle, water bottle, pump, etc. There's a world of difference in rolling an unladen boat and one that is loaded with gear on deck and in the fore and aft bulks. Don't forget to load a whiffle ball and bat in the forward bulkhead for a weeks trek with others! Hardly takes up any room, lightweight, and is great fun after dinner if there's any daylight left or any layover days. Or if you have any energy left after the days paddle. A frisbee would work as well. - -Nick unquote I haven't found the ladened vs. unladened rolling difference to be noticeable, though my decks are pretty clear. The Frisbee (tm) sounds like a good utensil for rolling. Think I'll give that a try. It could be a dinner plate as well. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
So like the topic line looks like a subject for Kanadian Corner "Whether or not to get loaded before goin bowlin". Assuming the kayak is loaded and not the kayaker, I agree that it is really not more difficult to roll a loaded boat, it just responds a bit more slowly. I usually like to roll with a powerful hipsnap and catch myself with a brace on the other side to keep from continuing round and round. That said a boat with 100+ pounds of gear rolls just fine, it just has a little slower optimal timing on the hipsnap. I have rolled with a weeks worth of gear and 8 gallons of water down in the Baja an hardly noticed the difference. Loose gear such as filling bow with two cases of beer and ice cubes (don't ask) can lead to some unpleasent ballast shifting, but still should not kill a solid roll - the lawn chairs on the deck can be a bit marginal. E. Sullivan wrote: > quote > > One thing I'd like to add to this discussion is that when > you get your > roll "bomb proof", is to load the boat with the gear you'd > take on an > overnight or weekend trip, then load as if you were on a > weeks outing. > That includes all the stuff you'd normally carry under your > deck bunjies > - -- spare paddle, water bottle, pump, etc. There's a world > of difference > in rolling an unladen boat and one that is loaded with gear > on deck and > in the fore and aft bulks. > > Don't forget to load a whiffle ball and bat in the forward > bulkhead for > a weeks trek with others! Hardly takes up any room, > lightweight, and is > great fun after dinner if there's any daylight left or any > layover > days. Or if you have any energy left after the days > paddle. A frisbee > would work as well. > > - -Nick > > unquote > > I haven't found the ladened vs. unladened rolling difference > to be noticeable, though my decks are pretty clear. > > The Frisbee (tm) sounds like a good utensil for rolling. > Think I'll give that a try. It could be a dinner plate as > well. > > *************************************************************************** > 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/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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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