Greetings all,
I just joined the NSPN just to ask this question and now that I've looked around a bit I'm glad I did.
My wife and I have been kayaking mostly lakes and other flatwater and slow rivers for a few years now. We also do limited small creeks of the Chesapeake Bay. The question is' Is it really necessary to carry a VHF Marine Radio, (other than it may have the NOAA weather channel) for our type of paddleing? I just read in the June issue of Sea Kayaker on page 47 that Bob Brunett says "a marine radio with weather channels remains an essential piece of kit for kayaking." I'd wouldn't mind having one on board but my wife, ok and I, are wondering wether we SHOULD have one with our type of paddling. West Marine has the Model 250 on sale till this weekend and I'm thinking I should perhaps jump on it.
Thanks in advance
Les
