In a message dated 5/14/2004 2:33:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, cparks_at_fuse.net writes: > If you can't re-enter with the load on, get rid of the load, get in, and if > conditons permit, gather it up again - or not - at least you are alive. > Rigging the lashings so one (or one of two) snap shackes will release it may > not be trivial, but can be done. How exactly were you going to get back in in conditions enough to dump you and gather that load? And you want me to help you back up onto the barge I suppose? > > Thoughts anyone? > Like, why not trade in the Kayak for a Zodiac? I mean really, If a load exceeds the carrying capacity of a kayak and it starts mounding up on the deck(s) it's time for a spring cleaning. ; ) Why not start with ace-ing the sleeping bag with the little ducks and grouse all over the flannel and spend a whopping 100 bucks on a mummy bag. Then there's the pair of 5L boxes O' wine. Yes, we know who we are out there! In an age, that has made significant strides in distillation progress perhaps we can now say that a liter of (Scotch, Bourbon, Vodka, Gin) when bought correctly tastes better than Chateau Vin du Papel. Then, there's the full on kit of pots and pans and cutlery I've seen hauled out of so many hatches. Usually, one is used the entire trip, or at the most two. Any one seen the full sized axe hauled out of a hatch? I have. Yep. Unbeknownst to me we took a 12 pound axe along one time and even got to use it once. Great call! Then there was the hardcover edition of Hillary Clinton's NY Phonebook memories. It weighs similar to the axe. Big ol' cotton beach towels, circus sized tents, a football, tackle boxes, 12 packs of beer, picnic grills, firearms, photography equipment, you name it. Oh, and the iron skillet just had to come along that one time, too. I don't exactly live off the land with a swiss knife and blanket these days, but I now try to make anything above my deck relate to paddling, not camping. I just don't want to stuff the whole gear closet into the hatches anymore. Signed, Former Gear Head *************************************************************************** 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 May 14 2004 - 15:25:13 PDT
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