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were just a sampling of the wildlife parade. Watching the season change was another bonus. So thanks for a great article, one that started as a challenge but will now become a yearly habit!
Michael Bradley Hatley, QC
Get A PFD for Your Camera I really enjoyed the Fall 2007 issue. Te article on waterproof cameras was good. I have a Pen- tax W20 which is great for paddling—always handy. I keep it on a yellow key float which solves the sinking problem.
Michael Jackson Victoria, BC
How to Pack Light Tanks for a great magazine. My wife and I pore over each one. We have one request. We are both beginners and we haven’t seen any articles that really help us. What kind of equipment do you need for a three- to four-day camping trip that you can pack into two kayaks? We simply can’t visualize how you get everything into two small storage compartments.
Wil Kalinowski Morden, MB
You’re in luck. Tere is an article on page 45 about how to lighten your load and pack your kayak. You can find more info in our online back issues (
www.adventurekayakmag.com), like the lightweight touring gear review on page 42 of our Summer 2006 issue. You can find everything you need at an outdoor store that sells gear for back- packing or mountaineering. Camping gear for kayaking is virtually the same as for those sports where you carry everything on your back.—Eds.
I Paddled a Century In your Summer 2007 issue you highlighted several paddlers who paddle more than 100 days a year. While I’d already paddled quite a few days already in 2007, I hadn’t bothered to keep count. So beginning on August 28 I be- gan paddling for at least an hour every day. On December 27, I hit the century mark. Te 22 days missed were due only to required travel, high winds or thick ice on my local lake. Did I enjoy the experience? You bet I did! Fishers, deer, bald eagles, migrating ducks and loons
Review Goes Off the Rails I was psyched to see that you were review- ing the new TRAK T-1600 kayak in the Fall 2007 issue. I had seen the hype, read the specs and thought, “Wow, that boat is incredibly expensive, but it is innovative. I wonder if it works?” In six paragraphs, there is virtually no mention of the actual on-water performance. Come on! I understand the desire to construct a storyline into a review; especially if it is one more review of a whisper-thin, carbon/Kevlar rocket from a factory that won’t allow plastic within a mile of its doors. But this is a differ- ent beast entirely, and one that we know virtu-
ally nothing about after your review of it. Thom Lambert Haliburton, ON
God’s Not Funny I recently started looking for a new kayak and I bought your Fall 2007 issue. I did find some very useful information, but was very disap- pointed when I read the article “Te Gods Must be Seaworthy.” A little humour is enjoy- able, but those of us who do believe in God are very serious about it and to degrade our beliefs just to get a laugh is unacceptable. Tis will be the first and the last time I spend my money on your magazine. It is a shame, because I was
looking forward to reading it. Jeremy Spurgeon via email
Yes, a shame indeed, because we had a really smart reply prepared.—Eds.
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These are photos of my daughter Rachael’s dog Annie and her first time paddling. We bought her a life jacket and she took to the water like a river rat (which is about the same size)! —BRIAN PRING, Sutton, ON
Dog Paddling
WE CALLED FOR PET PICS AND YOU CAME RUNNING
River, our ancient Labrador, refused to be left on shore, even when he was too old and stiff to hop into a canoe. He is smiling. —MARILYN SCRIVER, Ottawa, ON
This is a pic I took of Fern and Dieter (Diet- er’s the paddler!) late last summer. She’s an old dog, and this is her favourite way to travel! —SUSAN VOKEY, Sudbury, ON
Next, send us photos of your kayak storage system—be it fancy, unconventional, or just plain functional. Email
editor@adventurekayakmag.com.
COR R ECT ION
Te unnamed paddler shown demonstrat- ing the technique on page 26 and in the inset photo on the cover of the Spring 2008 issue is Jason ( Jay) VanSlack, a Paddle Canada and ORCKA Sea Kayaking Instructor Trainer. Jay is demonstrating the side sculling manoeuvre (innaqatsineq in Greenlandic), one of over 100 different Euro- and Greenlandic-style kayak rolls Jay has demonstrated at events across North America.
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