on 25/2/03 5:08 pm,"Dave Kruger" <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote: > Someone else asked if I drybag my Thermarest -- nope. If it gets wet, a > half hour open under the tarp makes it dry enough. Usually, packing things > like the Thermarest "high" inside a bulkheaded compartment keeps them out of > the slosh down below, which never amounts to more than a cup max., so I have > a dry Thermarest almost all the time. We paddle on the sea (salty water!) - so I much prefer to keep my sleeping gear away from the stuff. Once wet with sea water most gear never seems to dry properly until its rinsed with fresh water. My Thermarest lives in a home made proofed nylon bag sealed at the open end with a simple overhand knot (stored right at the back of the boat behind the skeg box) and hasn't leaked yet *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Feb 25 2003 - 10:11:34 PST
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