In a message dated 08/14/2000 4:40:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time, rebyl_kayak_at_hotmail.com writes: << Could anyone volunteer the three worst mistakes I could make? Its part of a sea kayak trip from Sydney (Australia) to Newcastle (Australia). >> 1. Forgetting to bring the wine! We find that Chateau le Cardboard is great. You dump the box and are left with a bladder and "faucet." 2. Forgetting bug repellent, head net, tent with four no-see'um mesh windows. Of course if it's winter, disregard! 3. Forgetting the corkscrew if you ignore the advice in #1! Seriously, Peter, have a great time. PS It's miserable to be cold in your tent so my next 3 pieces of advice are: 1. Microfleece - leggings and vest 2. Polartec 200 fleece jacket 3. Coolmax T-shirts - long and short-sleeved. Oh, take a Therm-a-rest or similar self-inflating mattress. You're tall and skinny so get the full-length one. You might be tolerably comfortable on the Ultra-lite which is the thinnest and less bulky. Of course the regular thickness will be that much more comfy. Check out www.campmor.com for a gander at what we have available here. Their prices are pretty good. They sell a small fleece pillow case that you stuff with clothing to make a pillow. Solumbra (don't know if that is their dot com address also) makes clothing that protects from the sun. Firms like travelsmith.com also carry shirts made out of this fabric. Can't wait for the trip report. Safe trip. sandy kramer who thinks that polartec fleece is the best thing since sliced bread miami *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Aug 14 2000 - 08:44:31 PDT
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