Re: [Paddlewise] Techno-Junk

At 12:52 PM 1/29/02, skimmer_at_mail3.enter.net wrote:
>You and I said:
>
>>Pumps, towlines, spare paddles, charts, compass, PFD, wet/drysuits,
>>smoke/flares, weather radio, horn/whistle, airbags, ?
>
>>List it out; which stuff is unnecessary excess?
>
>It depends on the circumstance. One size does not fit all. If I'm out
>paddling on an inland lake on a calm summer evening, I might leave most of
>it behind. In other circumstances, say, a moderatly remote tour, I might
>want all of it and more besides.

>
>OK, I failed to be specific.  Try this. What to leave out TODAY, a 
>nice sunny day, temperature on the water about 45 degrees F, and we 
>are just out for a day trip around the islands off Stoneington, 
>Maine.  Conditions not unlike those off Homer, Alaska a few days ago.
>
>We might do 10-20 miles today, depending on weather and "how we feel" 
>out there.
>
>What techno-junk do we leave out!

In this case, not much. If I'm paddling my own boat, no airbags since I'm
comfortable with the bulkheads. If I'm you and know the area I might skip
the charts, but since I don't know the area, I'd take them. Weather radio,
maybe not. I can think of a number of things that I'd include, like spare
clothes, maybe a bailout bag survival kit, probably VHF.

-- Wes
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