Nothing like the smell of sweated up polypro after 3 days on the river lol.
Wait, you guys are talking rec & touring boats....but heck, you use polypro
too.
"Brian Nystrom" wrote in message
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wrote:
The problem with all this is washing another piece of equipment after
every excursion . Thats not happening!

All what washing? It probably takes me an extra ten seconds to rinse the
'biners I use when I'm rinsing the rest of my gear.

Large stainless biners are costly but the small marine ones cost about
$5.00 Canadian.

Try using them with gloves on, especially when your hands are cold and
wet. You'll find that size REALLY matters when your dexterity is limited
by conditions. Also try operating them when you're in rough water.
Again, size REALLY helps. I do these things on a regular basis, so I
know exactly how much difference it makes.

My climbing biners are much more than that.

Climing 'biners suitable for kayaking use are ~$10 Can. Trust me, when
you actually need to use them, they're worth their weight in gold. When
you're fumbling with tiny steel 'biners in an emergency, you'll be
wishing you'd spent a few more dollars on climbing 'biners.

BTW, the best climbing 'biners for use on the water are keylock 'biners,
as they don't have a hook to snag on deck lines. A lower maintenance
option is to use wire gate 'biners, as they have only two parts and the
pivot point is visible and readily accessible. Someone was making a wire
gate keylock 'biner a few years ago, but I'm not sure if they're still
available.

I have been on the water three times this week and its Wednesday.
I can't waste time picking at things that shuold have been bomb proof.
We have gotton too used to tolerating this.

Let's see, I spend a few seconds every time I paddle rinsing 'biners. It
takes ~1 minute to lube them every 3-4 months. Phew, I guess I'd really
better quit wasting so much time! ;-)

Oh Proudly Modest is my daughter. She was on my computer and i forgot
to check the account it was sending on.

OK.

I also leave the kayak gear in the car and forget to wash it.

Shame on you. I can imagine what it smells like! :-(

Alex McGruer
Thanks by the way. I now know how to spell biners.

Well, almost. It should actually be 'biners, since it's short for
"carabiners".