"Richard L. Casale" wrote: > > Hey all, I'm new to the sport of flatwater Kayaking and I wanted to throw > some equipment out at ya to see what you thought... <<< snip >>> Hi Richard, I guess your question is a bit vague to answer without writing a book on kayak equipment, safety and technique. Luckily, those books are already written: "Deep Trouble" by Matt Broze, and for instance "Sea Kayakking Safety and Rescue" by John Lull. Both are well worth your money and answer your questions in full. About the equipment you bought (none of the items you mention is familiar to me): If you watch this list for a while, you'll notice a lot of discussion on what gear is right and what is not. On one thing we all agree: Most important is that your gear works for YOU and for the specific conditions that YOU bought it for. There is only one way to find out if it works for you: Go out and test it. You started by doing the most important things: You bought a boat, you signed up to this list and you are planning to paddle a lot. Welcome, and happy paddling, Niels. *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Mar 13 2002 - 09:36:01 PST
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