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Strip: Packing More in the Bow of a Kayak *PIC*
By:John Messinger
Date: 12/19/2011, 6:42 pm

As many of you know I am building a stripper kayak. I have spent considerable time, not only building the boat, but also considering the best design as well as the various aspects of efficient packing to make the most of limited storage space.

Consider the design of a kayak: the long, pointy shape makes it very efficient in moving through the water with minimum energy expended, as well as a beauty to behold. Yet, with the same stroke of the designer's pencil, this long, tapered shape yields the vessel inefficient for packing with provisions for long expeditions.

The bow in particular: long, thin, beautiful (like so many things matching this description) begs for inspired thought. How does one make this long thin area useful and contributory to the survivability of long expeditions. Specifically, how does one put MORE in the BOW.
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With BOWMORE!

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Packing More in the Bow of a Kayak *PIC*
John Messinger -- 12/19/2011, 6:42 pm
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Kevin Greer -- 12/19/2011, 7:19 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 12/19/2011, 9:50 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 12/19/2011, 10:02 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/20/2011, 11:35 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 12/21/2011, 10:35 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/22/2011, 7:51 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/20/2011, 1:10 am
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Etienne Muller -- 12/20/2011, 6:11 am
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lance buck -- 12/21/2011, 5:37 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/21/2011, 6:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/22/2011, 1:53 am
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Etienne Muller -- 12/22/2011, 4:55 am