Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak carts

> Anyone know a way of replacing the air in
> pneumatic tires of kayak carts with some
> space age stuff - maybe some 2 component
> juice that expands to a "rigid" foam.

Hmmm. What would be the use for this one? Punctuation prevention? I have
been using a cart with "full rubber tires" (direct translation from German)
and it was terrible to use: too hard, too much resistance while cartwheeling
around ... I finally broke a wheel (it was an ancient spoke wheel with steel
spokes) while changing stations in Glasgow, Scotland, coming back from a
solo trip in Scotland with my folding kayak single and lots of winter
camping luggage. I had an interesting trip back to Germany via London,
Ipswich, Heathrow ("interesting" as in the old Chinese curse "May you have
interesting times!").

I am a strong advocat of pneumatic tires, since.


> Either in the inner tube or with the inner
> tube removed in the outer tire?
...
> I've got 2 carts = 4 tires, at the moment
> all flat!

You might have a look at some instant repair foam in a spray can. It is been
sold for instant repair of punctuated bicylce tires (without need of an air
pump) over here. The volume of such a can might be enough to fill the whole
kayak cart wheel. I have no information on the long term durability of the
foam. It is supposed to fix a whole in the inner tube permanently, though.

Happy cart wheeling,
Marian

Marian Gunkel, Berlin, Germany
www.mariangunkel.de
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