Way to go John!! You've got them thinking.

When John mentioned that he was going to post the Yak-Yoke on the board I said "go for it because by the time Mick et. al. were done with it we may very well have a kayak yoke that will walk behind you by itself across the portages". Now that Mick and the other brainiacs are on the job......to infinity and beyond!!

Some thoughts that I had were:
-Increasing the height of the spacers above the shoulders may make it easier to see, especially if the trail was steep.
-If you cockpit is not in the centre of your kayak(like with the Shearwater Baidarka I am building)this system may not work at all.

Happy Portaging!

Ken

: "Rabid Mick"!!.... you dirty dog!!

: You have some good ideas as usual
: I hear you about the wheels being a drag , you look at those Mickity Mouse,
: plastic lawnmower wheeled wonders in the kayaking mags and you just shake
: your head.
: I was looking at the Home Hardware flyer and behold.. the hand carts are on
: for $33 with 10" x 3.5" pneumatic tires, you probably can't find
: the wheels that cheap even with PST plus Gouge & Screw Tax it's still
: not a bad deal, but I already got one.
: If you really get bored you could put your snow thrower up on blocks and snag
: those Snow Hogs for the summer they would be great in sand ..but you
: couldn't get them in your hatches, but would be ok if you just wanted to
: get the whale to the waters edge .
: I haven't had much use for a cart, but a yoke might be handy for the goat
: paths around some of the rivers and lakes here on the north shore of
: Superior . I have carried my yak with the coaming resting on my shoulders
: , it's not too bad except my head touches the seat and puts pressure on my
: neck.. which I injured Eons ago in a bar tending accident.. back when it
: was manditory to have open alcoholic beverages in your vehicle , some of
: the GM seat belts made great bottle openers, the stream didn't look that
: deep, and I trusted the driver ...I had my hands full when the truck came
: to an abrupt stop and I put a very large crack in the windshield with my
: head . I can't say I never spilled a drop ..looking back on
: it....Geeeeez!!.. I need another project before I start drilling holes in
: paddle shafts and blowing in them....or maybe a sewer pipe didge..float
: bag bagpipes..deck bungee banjo.. did you here a cat? .....see ya !!

: Later
: Bill