I backchanneled Steve Hotzmann on this subject but want to add to what Scott has said a little more publically. Namely, the retail price of components is often higher than the finished product you want to buy. Let alone the hours you spend making it. However, if you know what you are doing you might end up with something better than the store bought thing. In my gear closet I have a box called the *box of formerly good ideas*. It is now a reservoir for spare parts, but it also contains all my things I've made, torn apart, jettisoned, etc. Much of that was towing based. After years of towing for real or practice I made what I thought was a great tow rig. Problem was, I put a low bid cam lok on the belt and it came undone accidentally a couple of times. I put a new one on it and it is now a great rig. The retail price of components and the 3-4 hours I put into it make it equal to the price of a Northwater Seatec or similar rig but I like mine way better. It took years to *get* towing though, to make the changes that I like. Me, I 'd go store bought until you can tell what makes a good tow rig from experience. YMMV, Rob G *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Oct 17 2006 - 05:26:55 PDT
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