Mark Sanders said: what is the one luxury item you have to bring even if the weight ought not allow it"? I bring everything the others have mentioned - nice sleeping pad, chair, books, light, bigger tent. All with my 16 foot Romany. The light is a nine volt battery with two LEDs on it: http://www.9voltlight.com The tent goes in a deck bag (I know it is heresy but I have never had any trouble with having a bag on the deck, even in forty knot winds. But I have good balance.) The sleeping pad goes in the tent bag. The chair is a Crazy Creek full length chair that, folded up, fits under my knees in the cockpit and takes no room that would be used for anything else. I have used the chair as a sleeping pad in sand but it's a bit thin for my old bones on a hard surface. Books for rainy days are a must. I also carry a bird guide. And binoculars. Space for the luxuries is gained by dehydrating my own foods. Dried lasagna takes up very little room and I have oatmeal or Red River for breakfast and they take up no room, either. And the deck bag on the stern holds a lot of stuff. 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 Fri Apr 18 2008 - 05:53:45 PDT
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