In a message dated 12/8/00 5:28:27 PM Eastern Standard Time, uhoeger_at_is.dal.ca writes: << Do I feel guilty when I bring me and my kayak to the put in by car (a small uncool one that consumes less than 7litres/100km)? >> Summer 1983 -- England, Jolland, Germany, Norway, Sweden (and back): - 1 x 45 hp (Leyland) Mini (12 or 13 foot long, 80 mph ... very cool .. at least at the time :-) - 2 x cozy occupants inside - 2 x 16 ft single kayaks on top - space between front seats and rear bench filled with canned food (since Scandinavia is an expensive place to eat). ... fuel consumption less than 5 liters per 100 km over the trip ... more fuel efficient that the railroad + local busses (to get to the put-ins) could have been. Guilt? None. (I also commute exclusively on foot and by train twice a day.) Ralph C. Hoehn Ralph_at_PouchBoats.com www.PouchBoats.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Dec 09 2000 - 11:27:57 PST
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