In the Pack
C A M P T A B L E Mason Kitchen
Paul Mason solves the conundrum of every cooking canoeist that dreams of having a waist-height counter and shelving unit. Designed to hang from a tree (or even the pole supporting your cook tarp), the Mason Kitchen turns any muddy or uneven campsite into a clean and convenient place to prep food. Te vinyl and webbing contraption is manufactured by Ostrom Outdoors, makers of high-quality packs and accessories. Options designed to hang off the kitchen include a mesh spice rack, a storage apron, dish rack and waste bag. Te countertop measures 91 by 28 centimetres and the whole kitchen weighs less than 3 kilograms.
$195 Cdn
www.camptable.ca
S E A L L I N E Storm Sacks
Sealline has brought two great ideas together for their Storm Sack line of dry bags. First, they are made from a light but durable waterproof nylon that packs easily. No longer will you need to labour to slide sticky gear into a dry bag that feels full even when empty yet is no tougher for being made of heavy rubberized material. Secondly, Storm Sacks are available in a variety of sizes from 2.5 to 60 li- tres. Tere is a size for every need, from waterproof-
ing your camera’s zoom lens to lining a daypack. 2.5 to 60 litres, $11 to $35 US
www.seallinegear.com
T E V A Karnali Wraptor
No more elastics on your sandal straps to keep the Velcro from giving way while wad- ing. Teva set the sport sandal movement in motion with their simple formula of rubber soles and nylon webbing. Te Karnali Wrap- tors are their highly evolved progeny, featur- ing straps that wrap all the way around your foot, quick-release buckles, an enclosed big toe, a neoprene sleeve that hugs the foot and cushions the straps and meshed ports in the sole that drain water and keep grit out. Most importantly, the sticky soft rubber soles won’t leave you tiptoeing in trepidation across wet rocks.
$130 Cdn, $100 US
www.teva.com
O R T L E I B Map Case XL
Zip-Loc closure systems are fine for freezing broccoli florets, but if your map is going to sit in the bottom of a wet canoe for seven hours a day you want a closure system you can count on. To close the Ortleib Map Case you roll down the plastic opening on itself three times before sealing it closed by mating the Velcro strips. Te pliable and sticky transparent plastic opening is not as susceptible to being fouled with dirt and is therefore more reliable than finicky Zip-Loc closures. At 38 by 47 centimetres the XL case has lots of room for folded topographical maps and four lanyard rings give you plenty of lashing options.
$40 Cdn
www.ortlieb.com
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C ANOE ROOT S fall 2007
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