I'm really excited about an upcoming trip. Five of us (including our own P'wiser Luke Hoffman) are going to do 5 days on the Suwanee River, starting on November 5. I'm going to take my Wilderness Systems Pamlico (14'6") which I call my "canoe" because it has ample storage space. can view on wildernesssytems.com I have plenty of dry bags, but I was wondering if anyone on the list has experience in packing gear in these boats with 7-foot cockpits. In the case of an unfortunate tip (heaven forbid!) what/how could I make sure the the gear remains inside? I'll have the front seat "slid" to the center which will leave the rear seat available for storage. I have flotation bags (but not the kind that you can put gear in). Has anyone come up with a webbing/bungee system to keep the stuff in? It's one big open hatch - without a cover, though I do have the super duper ($150!) deluxe (3 holes for solo or double paddlers) sprayskirt in the only available color: black (great for visitibility - NOT!). The boat has a pretty low freeboard, especially when loaded, so I'm reluctant to drill holes in the coaming area, but.... I'm used to loading canoes and putting heavy-duty bungees around the thwarts or shoving stuff inside kayak hatches. thank you... sandy kramer *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 03 2000 - 16:26:46 PDT
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