I sometimes carry a compact camera in a fanny pack swung 'round to become
a belly pack. Pretty handy arrangement.

But mostly I paddle small home made canoe type boats with a loop of line
around the thwart in from of me and a small kid's type backpack clipped to
the line with a snap hook. All the pack pockets are right there handy.

I prefer a canoe type of boat for paddling up small creeks and other
narrow channels where the kayak paddle needs too much side clearance, and
when the creek gets really narrow a kayak can't be backed out easily but
all I have to do in a canoe is sit facing in the opposite direction. Both
canoes and kayaks have hulls which will go both forwards and backwards but
the seating arrangement in a canoe makes it easier.

Alex Horvath ) writes:
On my enclosed deck kayak, I keep my standard SLR camera in a
waterproof deck bag. I may be doing some tropical paddling on a sit on
top. I could put the deck bag behind me but it has a dry suit zipper
which takes some effort to open. I suppose another possibility would
be some sort of water proof chest bag.

Anyone done much photography from a sit on top with a standard (non
waterproof) camera?


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