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Paddling – Paddling Down https://paddlingdown.com An Insomniac's Journey Down the Missouri River Sun, 22 Apr 2018 03:42:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://i0.wp.com/paddlingdown.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-20180320_170017-4.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Paddling – Paddling Down https://paddlingdown.com 32 32 138216925 First Full Cargo Load https://paddlingdown.com/2018/03/17/first-full-cargo-load/ Sat, 17 Mar 2018 22:36:14 +0000 https://paddlingdown.com/?p=355 Today I fully loaded the Eddyline Shasta so as to get an idea of weight and stowage for all my gear and food. Listed here is all the gear and food: Food 3 Weeks – 54.5 Dog Food and gear – 21 Camp (Tent etc.)  – 16 Kitchen & Water Filters – 15.5 Clothes – 11 Day Bag – 4…

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Today I fully loaded the Eddyline Shasta so as to get an idea of weight and stowage for all my gear and food. Listed here is all the gear and food:

  • Food 3 Weeks – 54.5
  • Dog Food and gear – 21
  • Camp (Tent etc.)  – 16
  • Kitchen & Water Filters – 15.5
  • Clothes – 11
  • Day Bag – 4
  • Electronic Case – 24.5
  • Chair – 3.7
  • First Aid Kit and Emergency Medications – 2.6
  • Kayak Lock – 4.4
  • Portage Cart – 8.5
  • Paddles – 4
  • Kayak Repair Kit – .5
  • 30 liters Water – 67
  • Dry Suit – 2.6
  • Camera – 7.2
  • Bow Rope – 1.2
  • Solar Panel – 1.5
  • Emergency Pack w/water – 7

Total Gear – 254.9

Tagg and I – 210

Total Weight – 464.9

As you can see, with everything I am over the Shasta carrying capacity of 450 lb. Some changes that will make this work; on the upper part of the river I am going to filter water so I will only carry 10 liters, most of the time I will be carrying only 2 to 2.5 weeks of food. Shedding 40 liters of water drops me down to around 420 lb. This works.

I still want to shed some weight and there are other things that can go.

Loaded Boat

]]> 355 How a crossword grew into an adventure https://paddlingdown.com/2018/03/04/crossword/ Sun, 04 Mar 2018 23:26:05 +0000 https://paddlingdown.com/?p=301 A New York Times crossword puzzle planted the seed for this trip. Last fall, my wife was finishing a Sunday puzzle on a plane flight. She asked me, “Where are the headwaters of the Missouri River?” I told her they are in Montana not far from where our daughter lives, three hours away to be precise. I am not even…

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]]> A New York Times crossword puzzle planted the seed for this trip. Last fall, my wife was finishing a Sunday puzzle on a plane flight. She asked me, “Where are the headwaters of the Missouri River?”

I told her they are in Montana not far from where our daughter lives, three hours away to be precise.

I am not even a kayaker, but on that plane speeding us home, I thought, maybe I should paddle the the whole length of the Missouri.

Little did I know that this is a crown jewel for long distance paddlers, like the Appalachian trail of water. There is a following of several thousand people on Facebook and around three to eight people a year travel the length of the Missouri. Some individuals are even crazy enough to go against the current from Saint Louis to Three forks to follow the steps of Lewis and Clark.

A simple beginning to a fantastical journey of both mind and body.

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