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/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith W Robertson" <news_at_fachwen.org>air > 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. > > 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 I tend to agree with Keith about protecting the Thermarest pad. Depending on where one is paddling, the thing might not dry fast enough if deliberately allowed to get wet. I paddled once with a fellow who felt it would dry fast enough. Instead not only did it remain damp on the surface but it also picked up sand that stuck to it. A light nylon bag, even the type sold for thermarest left high in the cargo area will be basically dry. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ralph diaz *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>I tend to agree with Keith about protecting the Thermarest pad. For Thermarests and just about anything you want to keep dry, "Alaskan dry bags" are an inexpensive alternative: Use any stuff sack. Line it with a trash bag. Put items in the trash bag. Twist the top of the trash bag, fold over the twisted portion, and secure with a thick rubber band. Close up the stuff sack. Jan A. *************************************************************************** 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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