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Steve Hix
 
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Default Kayaking Advice Please

In article .com,
"BeeRich" wrote:

Quick question for Steve. Where do you store them if yer packed up for
a long haul trip? We considered wheels because portaging seriously
reduces our choices for tripping. I can't stand portaging, and refuse
to do multi trips per portage.


On the off chance I'm the Steve in question...

The Rolleeze wheels come apart; the frame folds and the wheels come off.
The frame fits in her Njak's rear compartment, in either of my T16's
holds.

If we're packing a lot of stuff, the frame can stay on the rear deck;
it's light, not hard to tie down. (A Paddleboy should work about the
same.) There's lots of room in the cockpit in front of her feet to store
the wheels, and in mine, for that matter.

We'll likely be visiting #1 Daughter in Minnesota this summer, and her
husband's uncle wants, as usual, to head up to the Boundary Waters area
for a couple of days. We'll probably pack the wheels and rent kayaks for
that trip, rather than trying to ship our sea kayaks by air when we go.

Haven't really looked at using the Rolleze with our Puffin folders,
which we took with us as check-in baggage last summer. I suspect they're
not stiff enough to make it worth trying. They are a little flexy on the
water; they wouldn't be very happy loaded up and being carried or
wheeled, I suspect.