>>Oh yeah, free standing is a good idea on a beach. Reminds me of a trip I did out to Anacapa Island years ago. As we were paddling out to the island it started to rain. I know rain on a kayaking trip is no big deal to you folks who paddle the Pacific Northwest and other locals, but here in sunny Southern California it can really be a spoiler. By the time it started raining we were well past halfway, so we continued to the island. When we arrived the island ranger met us and told us that the island was a mire and in order to prevent damaging the grounds we would not be allowed to go to the campground. However, realizing that a trip back to the mainland was out of the question, the ranger allowed us to camp on the large cement slab at the top of the landing - and my tent was not freestanding! Well, I managed to MacGyver a frame for my tent by lashing together kayak paddles and much to my own amazement got my tent up. When I got back from that trip I promptly went out and bought a freestanding tent - and I've never looked back :-) Scott So.Cal. *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 20 2008 - 16:54:55 PDT
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