> So he came up with this and got North Water in BC to build them. I think > I'll get some for $29.99. Just so people will ask me about them. > > Photos and a review at: > http://www.paddlinginstructor.com/articles/reviews/gear-reviews/1582-north-water-paddlebritches.html Subj: Eh, well.. TAD small pants for a kayak, but work well for a spare paddle, indeed. Good to know that commercial solution is finally available. I didn't want to wait, and didn't want to use bulky PVC pipes with a folding kayak (kind of defeats the purpose of a folder), and didn't want to shove spare paddle under the bungees either, so I've read a similar description here on PW list few years ago, and built what he suggested. Don't remember the author. Anyway... It's similar to the "paddle pants", only stiffer - made of rubber. No nylon fabric. The part is called Tubular Drain Pipe Connector, costs at Home Depot $6 or 10, don't remember - you'll need 2 of them. (I used a piece of free rubber hose instead). This Connector is a piece of thick wall ruber hose, about 5 inches long, with thicker molding at the ends outside. System of attachment is similar to the "pants" - drill 2 holes in the outward-facing side of each Connector and thread the perimeter line through. Another 2 holes in the inward-facing side of Connector are used to thread a loop of bungee cord through, connecting both "Conectors" cross-wise, pulling them towards one another and closer to the centerline (and also providing tighter yet clearance for a paddle shaft inside). Spare paddle sits very tight inside - no crashing wave will squeeze it out. Yet loose enough to pull it out or shove it in again, from the cockpit. And, - yes - slippage of each Connector along the perimeter line is easy to prevent by tying the knot aft and fore of the fore-most and after-most perimeter line hole of each Connector, respectively. (Since this is rubber, and the holes are much smaller than loops on the "pants", knots work well). *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Dec 18 2008 - 23:37:42 PST
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