> > > Ah, I remember those ads... but I never had the scratch to buy one back > when I was a Scout... > > I recently had the loan of a Long Haul Mark-II for the better part of a > month, and essentially it's an improved Klepper. Better hull, better > frame design, better connectors. . I have a somewhat more detailed > review of it on my web pages: > > http://foldingkayaks.org/lhdetails.html > > best, > > -- mike Seems like I borrowed part of the money from my uncle with a promise to repay. I'm not sure that I payed it all back, but hey, that was over 40 years ago. I checked out your review and photos which encouraged me to call Mark and ask some questions about the boat. The price is certainly more attractive than the Klepper and Mark seems to have a terrific reputation among the folder community. The first question I asked was his age. I wanted to make sure that he was younger than me so that he would be available to take care of the boat. I don't think that Klepper would be very interested in that job. Since your very familiar with Kleppers et al. How long do the red decks last before they pink out? I really like red for visability, but kin general, red dyes seem to fade rather quickly. I've never seen a red Klepper with a few years on it. Any thoughts. Your website is terrific. Between you and Ralph, you've provided a real service to the folder community. John MacKechnie *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Jul 11 2002 - 01:11:40 PDT
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