On Friday, April 25, 2003, at 11:26 AM, Dave Bishop wrote: > A couple of young paddlers I know with 6 year old and a 3 year old > children > are trying to decide what kind/type of a boat they should get to carry > the > four of them plus some gear such as for overnight camping. Anyone > have a > suggestion or recommendation? If I wanted to transport two kids as small as that little one, I'd suggest they look at 2 Tribalance kayaks. <http://www.tribalance.com/> This clever little tupperware boat has a main hull 21" x 14 feet, so it's pretty quick, and two outriggers with a total width of 92" or about 7.5 feet, making it _extremely_ stable. (can you say flyfishing from a standing position?) It would allow unexpected movement from a little one without any danger of pitching everyone into the water. It would also be especially handy for fishing one out of the water, too. (For little ones like that I'd equip them with a PFD with a nice big handle like the doggy ones do, for snapping them out of the water, quickly, in case of need.) The stability is especially handy if you want to take pictures, video, etc. while on the water. Not a great real rough water boat, but then I wouldn't be taking the little ones out in that kind of stuff, anyway. The only only other alternative I see would be a big boat like a triple kayak, or a canoe, which are choices I wouldn't go for. (John, Should I include that it was designed by a sometimes poster on the list, who occasionally writes educational treatises under a professorial nom de plume?) -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Check out the marine mammals _at_ <http://homepage.mac.com/dflory/Menu5.html> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Speak softly and study Aikido, then you won't need a big stick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Check out the marine mammals _at_ <http://homepage.mac.com/dflory/Menu5.html> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Speak softly and study Aikido, then you won't need a big stick. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Apr 25 2003 - 13:48:10 PDT
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