On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Phares Heindl wrote: > I am wondering if there is an alternative to using wheels on the beach. I > have carried my Kayak cross the beach several times. the main problem with > carrying the Kayak is that it is necessary to rest the boat on the shoulder > and that hurts. It is necessary to use a pad. I used my life jacket but it > tends to slip. It, however, makes the portage bearable. > > That says I am asking if anyone knows any device to aid in carrying the > kayak other than wheels. I've seen a tump line and a shoulder sling used on different occaisions. You'll have to hunt down some references on fur trader portaging to get some good explanations of a tump line. I find easier to just put my kayak on my shoulder and wrap my arm around it to carry it. I don't carry it with the cockpit on my shoulder but with the bottom of the kayak on my shoulder with my hand holding the cockpit rim. For extra support I'll use my other arm to hold the side of the cockpit rim near my head. The advantage of this carry is that once you are used to it you can shift the kayak to your other shoulder without putting the kayak down. I've jogged a half mile with my boat on my shoulder using this carry, during races. kirk *************************************************************************** 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 Jun 30 2000 - 14:09:41 PDT
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