another important factor, " rigging the oars" On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 2:03 PM John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
My guess on shoreside streams etc. is based on a friend's planning for a Powell River to Prince Rupert kayak trip summer 2020 - he lives in Powell River and knows the territory and has talked to more ardent expeditioners and so far said it sounds like there is a fresh water source at least every 2-3 days once you get north of any significant human habitation.
Food will be a bigger deal due to much less space in kayaks. He said some people mail ahead boxes of supplies to the few places they can be retrieved...
For water storage - camping, paddling, sailing - I have recently tried some Smart Bottles: https://smartbottleinc.com/
These are quite nifty and sturdy and overall well designed. The 1 gallon and 2.5 gallon sizes can be easily packed, stowed, lifted, depending on space (e.g. kayak vs. M17 vs. car camping etc.). The spigots are nice. They do stand or sit flat and stable on benches tables etc. and the spigots work nice. I get one with a spigot and the rest with plain cap since I only need spigot on one at a time. And they lie flat or roll up taking very little space when empty.
Simplest lightest water purification: Six drops 2% tincture of iodine per quart/liter of water. Plastic unbreakable eyedroppers easily available and a little bottle of 2% tincture costs a couple bucks at drugstore and treats hundreds of gallons. Give it at least 20 minutes contact time; 30+ if water is particularly cold. Kills pretty much everything (including giardia and giardia cysts, and tropical stuff too). A pinch of vitamin C powder (or Emergen-C or similar) shaken/stirred in AFTER the contact time neutralizes the slight iodine taste you'd otherwise have.
cheers, John
On 03/31/2019 02:17 PM, casioqv@usermail.com wrote:
Everything backpackers do is applicable to an M15... if you can find freshwater occasionally on land you can filter it with a water purifier, and use this along with freeze dried backpacking food. Freeze dried food is around 1-2 pounds per day, so you could easily carry enough for a several month trip on an M15.
There are hand operated desalinators, but they are expensive and way too much effort for the tiny amount of water they produce- under a liter for a solid hour of pumping. If you can find reliable freshwater, a good backpacking filter produces a liter from 30 seconds of pumping - 120 times as fast as a desalinator. Carrying a week (~10 gallons) of water on an M15 is no problem. I like to use MSR Dromedary bags, which sit low in the bilge and give you extra ballast, while conforming to whatever place you set them.
Sincerely, Tyler
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Trapp" <stevetrapp@Q.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2019 1:37:23 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: R2AK?
Does any M-boater know how an R2AK participant in a small boat such as an M-15 know how the competitors get enough food, water, and beer to complete the long journey from Port Townsend to Alaska? Thanx, Steve M-15 # 335
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