Category: How to
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Muses – Facts and stuff
I am going to start this post off explaining what this trip meant – the why if you will. I like to trek and I feel very comfortable in fresh water. I wanted a challenge so I looked at the ICW. Of course a salt water trip added the challenge of, the corrosiveness of salt…
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Update and New Page: My Gear
So I am still at Manatee Hammock campground in Titusville Florida. Sunday was a wet rainy (Rainy day Sundays always get me down) morning and then again in the early evening. Apparently there was a bad twister(?) in the Jacksonville area and we felt some of the effects. I weathered the storm (mainly dry) and got up…
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Update
Well the hand is much better. If the weather forcast was better I might have moved on. Today was very nice but Sun and Monday are rain and wind days. So I am here until at least Tuesday. That will give the hand more time to heal anyway. So what have I been doing while…
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Gear and packing the cockpit.
Obviously this is where I am going to be packed in as well as any gear that doesn’t find its way into the other compartments. The more I put here the less space I have to be comfortable. Getting in and out of the kayak is an art and is when you are most likely…
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Gear and packing the rear compartment
In the rear compartment were the more functional items if you will. Again the compartment opening limited how big an item could be to just fit in. The largest item in this compartment was the sleeping bag. In the picture it is the grey compression sack on the left, it fits into a yellow dry…
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Gear and packing the front of the kayak
Hi, I said I would add some things so here is some info for those interested about what gear I brought and how it fit into the kayak. First off the kayak has about as much space as a 50 – 60 liter pack. For those of you who backpack you should understand. The issue…
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Food
Thinking about food, and space and all that. Well I am not much for the commercial freeze dried stuff. So I try and make my own dried food. I dry fruits and veggies, as well as make my own jerky. I will bring commercial protein/power bars this trip. I may try to make them in…
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