In a message dated 3/19/2003 3:55:29 AM Central Standard Time, al.m_at_3web.net writes: > How about folding cart? It 's useful even with Featherrcrafts - since total > luggage weight is normally 2-3 times more than Khatsalano itself. Less > practical with 3-piece boat, may be. Skycaps are fine, but try to fly into > Los Cabos - no $2 carts and no luggage handlers with big carts until ground > transportation hall, which is more than 100 ft after customs. > W/ a 3 piece you would need at least two of them, and probably 3. I can imagine the bow and stern on one cart with a liberal use of bungies and another for the cockpit. But then again, what am I going to do with the carts? > They'll pull you off for detailed luggage examination, 100% positive. But > they are pretty fast. Mexicans examined each and every bag on departure > back > to the states, btw. > Just don't leave your baggage while you take trips to the counter. That is the conundrum. A pile of large bags on the curb and the owner walking some to the counter. > I got through Vancouver airport with an overweighted luggage 100 kg, 220 lbs > (limit 64 kg, 140 lbs). She definitely saw the weight, but didn't care. > Size was within the limit for one bag, (158 cm total of 3 dimensions: > L+W+H), but another one was slightly less than 4 ft long and approx. 18" by > 18" wide - roughly 50% above the limit. > > I paid for size, not weight. > > > Feathercraft standard backpack is neither light nor compact, too. But > F-craft boats itself are at least compact, can be loaded into thin-fabrique > hockey bag (there are some), or oversized gym bag. Those bags take very > little space in the boat, but are awkward to carry alone, especially when > each is over 100 lbs, be it on a shoulder strap, or using both straps a-la > backpack. > I have a friend that uses the incognito duffel bag approach. Very lightweight and enables him to pack another duffel for camp and paddle gear. They are not comfortable to move around that way but more often than not one is dropped at the curb and does the 2 dollar cart thing. Rob G *************************************************************************** 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 19 2003 - 09:31:00 PST
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