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Re: Off Topic: Travel Cover
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 11/24/2014, 9:29 am
In Response To: Off Topic: Travel Cover (Charles Robinson)

I made a neoprene cover for my cockpit on my sea kayak, which was not a big deal, and it's a non-standard size, so probably just as easy. I typically store my paddling gear in the kayak while I'm transporting it, so it's like a big cargo box.

Anyway- I ran across some cockpit cover/gear bags by a company called Fat Eddy's Threadworks. They're brilliant. Big mesh gear bag, with a heavy heavy nylon top that's shock-corded and fits around your cockpit. They're for my whitewater kayaks, where keeping your gear together during shuttles can be challenging. If it's in a gear bag that's on your cockpit it will never get separated.

Unfortunately, Fat Eddy's is out of business, but I was cruising Sierra Trading Post the other day and saw that Sea to Summit is now selling a bag that is very similar to the Fat Eddy's bags. They also have straight cockpit covers for cheap on STP. http://www.sierratradingpost.com/sea-to-summit-solution-gear-trip-kayak-cockpit-cover~p~7380k/?filterString=s~sea-to-summit%2F&colorFamily=01

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Off Topic: Travel Cover
Charles Robinson -- 11/22/2014, 6:18 pm
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george jung -- 11/22/2014, 6:33 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/22/2014, 8:10 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 11/22/2014, 10:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/23/2014, 1:39 am
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Paul Davies -- 11/23/2014, 2:45 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/23/2014, 4:43 am
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bsoderholm -- 11/23/2014, 10:33 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/23/2014, 11:48 am
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Charles Robinson -- 11/24/2014, 7:41 am
Travel Cover
I made one - no sewing -- 11/24/2014, 3:25 pm
That was me.
Jay Babina -- 11/24/2014, 3:29 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/24/2014, 8:05 am
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Nork Norvold -- 11/23/2014, 8:18 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 11/24/2014, 9:29 am
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Jeff Horton -- 3/8/2015, 8:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/8/2015, 4:24 pm
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Bill Padin -- 3/8/2015, 6:02 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 3/8/2015, 9:44 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/8/2015, 6:22 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 3/8/2015, 9:39 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 3/9/2015, 10:12 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 3/10/2015, 8:51 am