> biggest problem especially if the winter winds tie him down for too many > days at a time. I think he should at least double if not triple his water > capacity This isn't easy. Water is not just heavy, but bulky as well, because it is consumed in large volumes daily. 10 liter MSR bag goes in 2.5-3 days in hot weather. How much water can one store in such a boat - 12 gallons? This is for 12-14 days only. Some sections of his route are complete desert for a hundred of miles or so. Desalinator is a must for such journeys, because, you are right, storms may tie him down for days at a time. >and take a backpacker size pressure cooker for a cooking pot that > he can convert to a still with some copper tubing if needed (or take a small > reverse osmosis desalinator or tea kettle that can double as a still). Was there anybody successful with a still? It needs a lot of fuel. Driftwood is usually available there, but I don't know how practical will it be. Reverse osmosis desalinator is a marvellous thing, but larger PUR-35 (without a motor), not small PUR-06. It will take 4 hours of daily pumping PUR-06, and only 1 hour of pumping PUR-35. They are incredibly expensive, though. *************************************************************************** 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 Aug 16 2004 - 11:42:54 PDT
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