Introduction To Expedition Kayaking Backpackers see the immediate advantage to kayak touring: more stuff! Canoeist think "How am I gonna get everything in!" But if you've never camped with your kayak, you are missing the greatest bliss of the sport. We'll help you get a handle on all aspects of kayak touring, from packing your kayak to planning your expedition. Here is an over-view of how to get the most from this index.		Long Distance Paddling A Run-of-the-mill Sit-on-top Kayak by Robert O. Hess. Expertise on the pros and cons of sit-on vs sit-in for long-distance touring. Part II: Paddling Efficiently - valuable tips on paddling technique and rudder use.
Camping 101	Packing Your Sit-on-top Kayak	Signal Devices	Trip Planning & Navigation
How To Purify Wilderness Water & Stow Water on a Kayak Hydration systems and purification methods for fluid intake.	Packing Your Sit-on-top For Camping & Touring Properly storing & packing your supplies ensures good paddling performance.	Kayak Lights & Kayak Lighting Techniques For Dawn, Dusk & Night Paddling - Stories of night surfing and dusk paddling precautions.	Planning Your Route and Finding Your Way with Kayak Navigation Using a chart and compass to find your way through unfamiliar territory.
How To Eat In The Wild And Leave No Trace Overview of every-thing you need to set up camp in the wilderness. Resource links.	Large Cargo Hatches Large size cargo hatches on touring kayaks & maintaining a waterproof seal.	VHF Marine Radios & Other Com Devices For the Kayaker by Tom Holtey	Crossing Currents & Calculating Ferry Angles A paddler must angle into the current. Tom teaches methods for calculating how.
The Rules of The Wild Encountering wildlife-Guidance and suggestions with links.	Basics of Strap Eyes, Rivets & Wellnuts For Customization & Repair of Your Kayak.	Signal Devices Proper use of appropriate signal devices every kayaker must know.	Expeditions: Formations & Com-munica-tions Basic group management for trips.
Trashy Tips For Campers by Tom Holtey - How to pack supplies and trash for low impact wilderness use.	Six Inch Hatch Installation Detailed instruction with photos for installing a hatch in your plastic kayak.	At Tom's TopKayaker Shop - We carry a wide variety of kayak lights & Safety gear.	Group Kayak Expeditions: Planning & Procedures Outlines the details of organizing a group paddle.

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Keeping A "Ship's Log" For Kayakers Record your kayak adventures to re-live & learn.	Fall Paddling Fun & Precautions A practical guide to get the most out of the season - Fall and Hunting date information.	State by State Directory of Fish & Game Departments Fishing & Hunting rules & licensing for Kayak Touring.	Small Craft Navigation Tool Make your own handy navigation tool using a protractor and piece if fine string.
Beaufort Windscale for Kayakers: A table to help you estimate windspeed or estimate water conditions by listening to windspeeds in a weather report.	Topo Maps, GPS and UTM Grid Readers Because electronic devices can and do fail..	U.S.G.S. Topo Maps Reveal The Adventure Centers a map on your favorite paddling place.	Tom's Kayak Hobo Camp Cooking Recipes and strategies for camping cuisine.
Wheeleez - A cart configured this way will require no lifting, simply just pulling it behind like a wagon.	10 Years of Sea Kayaking To Learn This - things go horribly wrong but great lessons are learned in this Best of The Forum thread.

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