That seems like a nice little unit.
Those photos of the bears are pretty incredible too.
Not sure I'd be so comfortable around grizzlys.

David Walker wrote:
Opps #*@x , I guess you can't access the foldingkayakadventure tarp picture directly . Try this link ,
then find the picture .

http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=Lyl...ck&AID=1191941

and have cookies enabled or click OK

David Walker wrote:


This type tarp would appear to be what is being used on a kayaking trip from foldingkayakadventures
web page :

http://www.dotphoto.com/GuestViewIma...1&IID=36872892

Or must be they are brown bears

steveJ wrote:
That seems like a nice little unit.
Those photos of the bears are pretty incredible too.
Not sure I'd be so comfortable around grizzlys.

David Walker wrote:

Opps #*@x , I guess you can't access the foldingkayakadventure tarp picture directly . Try this link ,
then find the picture .

http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=Lyl...ck&AID=1191941

and have cookies enabled or click OK

David Walker wrote:



This type tarp would appear to be what is being used on a kayaking trip from foldingkayakadventures
web page :

http://www.dotphoto.com/GuestViewIma...1&IID=36872892

I've been looking for tents and bags recently. I'm 6'1" but stockier than
tall. For 2 people tent, I ended up with a TNF Roadrunner 3. MSR's
Hammerhead 3 and REI's Taj 3 were also in the running. I didn't look at 4
person tents. I was able to catch a good sale at Campmor.

For my bag, I bought an REI Syn Cat 20 degree. The TNF Mammoth bag was still
too constraining to me. I also like the Big Agnes, which includes a 20in
mattress. But since I already had a 25 inch wide mattress, I went with the
Syn Cat.



"wpatrick" wrote in message
...
My wife and I are going to start camping from our kayaks. We have not
bought
camping gear in years and are looking for recommendations on makes,
models,
vendors... Keep in mind that I am 6'4" tall with size 14 shoes... I need a
bit more room than most folks.

We are especially interested in sleeping bags... Make/model... Temp range

Tents ... 4 person .... 3 season

Stoves

Lanterns

Sleeping mats, cots, inflatable mattresses

Anything else you can think of!

On 1/27/04 15:05, in article ,
"wpatrick" wrote:

My wife and I are going to start camping from our kayaks. We have not bought
camping gear in years and are looking for recommendations on makes, models,
vendors... Keep in mind that I am 6'4" tall with size 14 shoes... I need a
bit more room than most folks.

We are especially interested in sleeping bags... Make/model... Temp range

Tents ... 4 person .... 3 season

Stoves

Lanterns

Sleeping mats, cots, inflatable mattresses

Anything else you can think of!


Thanks to all for your great recommendations. I think we are leaning toward
a high quality 3 season / 4 person tent with foot print, 20 degree mummy
bags, a couple of different size tarps made from materials purchased from
Seattle Fabric, Svea 123 stove, candle lanterns, etc.

This gives us what we believe will be a good camping package that will pack
easily into our two boats (Prijon Kodiak and Seayak) with plenty of room for
water, fuel, and food.

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 11:39:15 -0800, wpatrick
wrote:

On 1/27/04 15:05, in article ,
"wpatrick" wrote:

My wife and I are going to start camping from our kayaks. We have not bought
camping gear in years and are looking for recommendations on makes, models,
vendors... Keep in mind that I am 6'4" tall with size 14 shoes... I need a
bit more room than most folks.

Thanks to all for your great recommendations. I think we are leaning toward
a high quality 3 season / 4 person tent with foot print, 20 degree mummy
bags, a couple of different size tarps made from materials purchased from
Seattle Fabric, Svea 123 stove, candle lanterns, etc.

This gives us what we believe will be a good camping package that will pack
easily into our two boats (Prijon Kodiak and Seayak) with plenty of room for
water, fuel, and food.

For the tents you are considering, note that some have longer pole
sections, and might not fit well through deck hatches. Weight and
performance matter, but for kayaking, size and shape in relation to
how you load gear can matter. Bicycle tourists who camp have similar
concerns, although not as extreme.


Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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at the 51st percentile of ursine intelligence

Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

You can take the poles out of the tent bag and store the poles next to the
seat in the cockpit, which is very long.

I think we are leaning toward
a high quality 3 season / 4 person tent with foot print, 20 degree mummy
bags, a couple of different size tarps made from materials purchased from
Seattle Fabric, Svea 123 stove, candle lanterns, etc.

Beware of those candle lanterns in warm weather. I had one that was spring
loaded hanging in my tent one summer. Came back from rafting at the end of the
day to find it empty. Damn thing melted and the spring kept pushing it out.
My sleeping bag seem to soak it all up real well.