RE: [Paddlewise] Pros and cons of bulkheads

(reposted with headers, etc, removed -DL)

Mark said (snip)
> Doug why do you think having bulkheads gives you more storage space.  It
would seem to me that bulkheads would break up space and might reduce what
you could get to fit.  At first thought it would seem to me that without
bulkheads you would have the entire space from just behind the seat to rear
and from just in front of footpegs to the front for storage.  Am I missing
some limitation to the system without bulkheads?<

I was thinking more along the lines that a floatation bag that doubles as a
large gear bag might not have the same apparent volume as the usual
bulkheaded compartment where one stuffs smaller individual bags into. I
guess it depends how well the bag fits the inner contours of the compartment
in question.

As for bulkhead location, yes, the way a lot of them are installed,
positionally, leaves some loss of volume -- though certain paddlers find
that bit of space beneficial for in-cockpit accessible items (though I had a
devil of a time retaining stuff behind the set when I'd bailed after a surf
capsize.I tried bungies, nets, and other methods, eventually moving the
bulkhead to where I wanted it.

Doug Lloyd
Victoria BC



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