<< One can drive thousands of miles without stern and bow tiedowns and never have a problem. Then one day... Same as driving withoug a seatbelt. You may never need it, but why take the risk? >> Sorry, but I just don't buy this kind of logic. If you indeed believed this then wouldn't you also always wear a helmet while paddling? How about a helmet while driving your car. Hey, what about a flack vest! Put me down for one who uses bow and stern lines for long freeway commutes, but not for 99% of my other kayak transports. Scott (with over thirty years of kayak and canoe transport without incident) So.Cal. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 18 2000 - 17:01:50 PDT
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