In a message dated 11/20/00 7:39:30 PM Central Standard Time, aldercreek_at_qwest.net writes: << The other thing is the way you need to organize aand arrange the compartment. It seems like what you want is always deep in the space and requires unloading other things to get at it. >> This is actually a paraphrasing of O'Shaughnessey's corollary to Murphy's Law, which states that at any time the most desired object will always find itself in the most difficult to reach place, thus requiring laborious search and unpacking. I have found this to be universally applicable to any areas of stowage, be it a day hatch, a backpack, the food bag (ever try to find just the coffee and a simple beakfast first thing in the morning?) etc...... Dan Williams *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I find the day hatch to be very useful on my Romany. My yak isn't meant to be long haul expedition freighter, so my backpacking skills come in handy...trying to be selective with what I take and how I pack for trim. As with backpacking, one learns that certain items should always be handy for safety or ease of use. But the list of essential items that varies with trip, mood, conditions, time of day, etc. are nice to shift and have at the ready. A small thermos of hot coffee, tea or bullion...extra bandanas...gorp...a redundant map in zip lock bag...10 essentials (if not carried on pfd pack)...weather radio (if not carrying a vhf)...blah blah blah. I find the day hatch allows me to stock and restock certain items and the added bulkhead to provide an extra measure of structural reinforcement. I suppose the added hatch increases the chance of hatch failure, but it also limits the volume of exposure to swamping. Perhaps there are other ways of dealing with this access issue, but I like the mostly dry and handy confines of the easily reachable hatch. -wjj *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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