desertcpl
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article in the LOG
http://thelog.com/news/logNewsArticle.aspx?x=11128
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fishabductor
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Where is he going to get water from? Water purifiers need fresh water to filter. I'm guessing he'll have a hell of a time finding sources.
Maybe theirs a hand held desal I haven't heard about.
This guy will be the next sea rescue...IMO
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desertcpl
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the article does say that he has a hand held desal
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
Where is he going to get water from? Water purifiers need fresh water to filter. I'm guessing he'll have a hell of a time finding sources.
Maybe theirs a hand held desal I haven't heard about.
This guy will be the next sea rescue...IMO |
fishpoacher:
a good number of people have done that trip by kayak.. they get water at various towns and fish camps.
if you want to be a "survivalist" you can make a solar still to capture fresh water from seawater, but that is a bit of work, so easier to fill a jug
each time you pass civilization.
re risk/rescue, risk is minimal, as distances between fish camps and towns is usually short, and kayaks travel close to land, so easy to get to land
if wind/seas arise. beach landings are easy, especially if you paddle along shore until finding a lee shore or lagoon.
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I wonder if thats seayak....The nomad that was making that same trip about now
sold out and got out !!!
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fishabductor
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| Quote: | Originally posted by desertcpl
the article does say that he has a hand held desal |
the article says:
"For drinking water, he’ll have to rely on a hand-operated water-maker, which he hopes will produce enough to meet his needs. Hand-operated
water-makers have been around since the 1980s, when the Navy procured them to provide emergency fresh water for downed pilots. Kalwick said he might
supplement his water supply with a homemade solar still"
It says nothing about desal. hand held water filters filter out parasites like guardia.
Goathumper
I have spent very little time on the pacific side, so i can't really say much about it. I was just thinking with the constant pacific swell, he's
going to have a hell of a time making a landing in a sea kayak.
If this has been done numerous times before I guess it's no big deal. I was under the assumption from the article this was a first
[Edited on 7-13-2010 by fishabductor]
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fishabductor
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I just did a google search.
They do make hand held desal units these days...But they are expensive ($900)and extremely slow. 1/2oz/minute or 890ml/hr.
http://www.campingsurvival.com/kahaemdewama.html
[Edited on 7-13-2010 by fishabductor]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fishabductor
They do make hand held desal units these days...But they are expensive and extremely slow. 1/2oz/minute or 890ml/hr.
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These are meant for basic survival. Even without the added burden of open ocean kayaking just simple use would get awfully tiring. My guess is
regardless of physical conditioning, he'll fall behind on water requirements rather quickly.
But, he's a big boy and can do whatever he likes.
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Pumping Water
In 1989, Kenichi Horie set a Solo Trans-Pacific record for the smallest sailboat and used the Small Survivor Hand Job for his Freshwater supply.
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There are many stories of survival at sea drinking water mixed 2:3 seawater to fresh. In fact all survival at sea stories include reports of drinking
some sea water each day combined with fresh moisture condensation collected under tarps or other sources such as fish or ice.
Thor Heyerdahl reported drinking sea water mixed with fresh on Kon-Tiki and others such as another very famous fellow, Alain Bombard who crossed the
Atlantic ocean in a life raft with no food resources other than those he encountered, he drank liquid from the fish mixed with sea water and ate
plankton and survived the crossing.
[Edited on 7-14-2010 by gnukid]
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I note that the article refers to his 1,000 mile trip several times. Gotta bet that he has no plans to do the reverse. Given the prevailing winds and
swells, Northbound travel is far more of a challenge, if not impossible for a solo kayaker.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
I note that the article refers to his 1,000 mile trip several times. Gotta bet that he has no plans to do the reverse. Given the prevailing winds and
swells, Northbound travel is far more of a challenge, if not impossible for a solo kayaker. |
I am sure he will not try that, I have read to many storys about trying that, not in a Kayak, but just in boats in general
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