One other tip. Remember camping in those old 80 pound stinky canvas tents back in the 50's and how dad (this was the 50's remember -- it always seemed to be "dad") would secure the corners with heavy steel spikes? Although modern tents have long ago abandoned spikes because of the weight, for kayaking they are inexpensive, considerably stronger than tent stakes, and work well when you have really hard ground to penetrate (assuming you can get them back out after driving them through hard pan!). Yes, you need something heavy to drive them with, but I've always been able to find a rock or big stick to pound them in. Evan Woodinville, Washington *************************************************************************** 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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