alex said: even with a $130+ Polarguard Delta the drybag has to be L size (unless you want to compress it to death), and it has to be dedicated "sleeping bag drybag". I, for one, have found this difficulty insurmountable in a Feathercraft folding kayak. I recently returned from a 14 day paddle in the Queen Charlotte Islands in my Feathercraft K-1. I carried all my own stuff - sleeping bag, tent, clothes - as well as the tarp and all the food for three people for the whole trip. Also stoves, fuel, cook kit, two full Dromedary bags, water filter and repair kit. The secret is to carry a long, thin dry bag on the back deck. The dry bag with my sleeping bag easily fit in the boat. It is a Seattle Sports compression dry bag. If I had done this trip alone I would have had provisions for six weeks. The Queen Charlottes are true rain forest, so rain gear was part of the deal, as was the concern about keeping the sleeping bag dry. No problem with a synthetic bag [Wiggy's] and the compression dry bag. I can't imagine a Feathercraft K-1 being so tight on room that a dry bag for the sleeping bag is a problem. Unless, perhaps, you're talking about Khatsalano. But I was on a three week trip in Greenland a few years ago with a person who had one and she had plenty of room without any bags on deck. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Sep 29 2003 - 20:42:10 PDT
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