Windwalker wrote: <Snip>>>>>A single will not carry the supplies needed for a extended trip. <Snip>>>> This is just the opposite of my experience. Two single kayaks usually can carry more gear than one double with two paddlers in it. In most doubles much of the higher volume areas in the middle are where the paddler's legs go and the front and back storage areas are often shorter even though they are usually wider and higher than the ends of singles (but there are four of these ends in two singles and only two in the double). It's a good thing a double is wider because my partner and I had to each straddle a large gear bag between our legs during a Queen Charlotte Islands trip in a Feathercraft K2. I've never had to do that in a single. I spent most of that trip wishing I had a single to paddle. A double is a boat. A single is your lower body when on the water. Matt Broze www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** 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 Jun 12 2003 - 19:48:20 PDT
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