> Newbie here, with a question that you long timers probably solved - where > does one stash all these things that you might want to use when the > conditions deteriorate? At the moment I'm loath to open a hatch (if I could > reach one) in such conditions. So far I can just paddle to the bank and deal > with things. What do you do miles from terra firma? Dress for the worst and > sweat like a pig the majority of the time? > Being TAD a newbie myslelf - so far trying options, but anyway: Paddling jacket or rain jacket should be within your reach, not necessarily on you. Another story is warm underwear or wetsuite. > Should I build a stripper and add a "storm hatch", which like a "day hatch" > can be accessed without opening a hatch? Do people use deck bags? > Back-pouches? To open and close a cargo hatch from cockpit seems quite an acrobatic. Day hatch is way better if you have it. Deck bags are costly and bulky, and they leak if you capsize or in high waves, but they work for things that don't have to be dry - like waterproof camera or rainjacket or water bottle. In fact, any waist pouch of proper size, buckled on the deck, will do. *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Dec 07 2003 - 21:31:12 PST
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