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Subject:Re: folding kayaks (was Traveling lighter)
From:Max Wellhouse
Date:Sat, 28 May 2005 11:08:43 -0500

A friend of mine paddled the North Sea back in the 50's in an old Klepper T-8.

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At 09:15 AM 5/28/2005, A. Hurley wrote:
>I've tried to contact Ralph too lately but it bounced. Have a new
>folding kayak called First Light - the bag fits on the upper luggage
>area with room to spare!Made from carbon and urethane...
>
>I also used to lead trips in double Kleppers back in the 80's....
>
>Andree
>
>On Sat, 28 May
>2005, Joy Hecht wrote:
>
> > It's called a folbot.  A kayak list would be a better place to look
> than a vanagon list.  But even easier than that, just email Ralph Diaz,
> whom I've copied on this email.  He used to publish the Folding Kayaker
> Newsletter and knows pretty much everything there is to know about
> folding kayaks of all kinds, German and otherwise.
> >
> >
> >
> > Joy
> >
> > ****************************************************************
> > Joy Hecht
> > and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
> >
> > For musings about life and the vanadventures:
> > http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
> >
> >
> ****************************************************************:::-----Original
> Message-----
> > :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> > :::Of No Name Available
> > :::Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2005 9:27 AM
> > :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > :::Subject: Re: Traveling lighter... a goal... Kayak carriers, Lake
> > :::Superior?
> > :::
> > :::Hi All,
> > :::Back in the day, a long long time ago, in world, galaxies away....
> > :::I started kayaking in what was called a fold boat.
> > :::German made, I think?
> > :::Fit into one or two small packages.
> > :::Anyone on the list remember these?
> > :::John C...
> > :::
> >
>
>Andree Hurley
>Viewit.com, Onwatersports.com
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>http://www.viewit.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?

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