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Are GPS used by seasoned sea kayakers at all? I've been considering purchasing one, but won't if it's a waste of money. I understand, and plan to learn, the necessity of hard-copy charts, but thought they'd be outmoded by today’s technology.

Place a few bottle rockets in the gun ports and we could have a whole new kayaking sport

When wearing wetsuits, do you soak them before you get in the kayak, or do you try to stay as dry as possible for as long as you can? I have a brother-in-law that goes diving a lot. he fills his wetsuit with a thermos of hot water before going in.

There are a lot of options for cold weather gear. Wet suits, dry suits, dry tops, dry pants, etc. I’m guessing one would opt for a wet suit because of the relatively low price, and a dry suit for the comfort. But could someone explain why they’d choose separate dry top/pants combinations over a one-piece? Since they exist there must be a market for them. I’ve also come across a new product that seems to be a skin tight dry suit (www.seasonfive.com). Could anyone explain all this? Have I missed any other options?

Thanks Phil! your timing is perfect. I was just looking at this camera yesterday. The cheapest I could find was $99.99. I believe it's a discontinued model, but well worth the price. It supposebly retailed for $200 when It first came out. Best Buy is supposed to get it's replacement next week. Dell will add MA sales tax, so it came out to $95.51 and as you said, free shipping. Joe

Since the pills need to be taken an hour before you head out, do you think I should be preemptive and take them the first time or risk seeing if I need them at all?

Thanks to everyone for your responses. I feel a bit better about it and at least know what to get. I've learned a bit about Seasickness since it happened: Seasickness's root cause is the conflict between what your eyes and ears tell you. You're on a boat, usually looking at the horizon or the deck, which appears to not be moving. But your inner ear senses motion (the rocking of the boat) and whammo - conflict and the wonderful sensations that go with it. being in a smaller boat, and being in almost the exact center of that boat, should reduce the rocking effect, but I was curious if it would prevent SS entirely. guess not.

Hello Everyone, My wife and I just joined. We've been kayaking for a few years but just purchased our first boats last year. Up till now we have been doing stricktly flat water but I'm really looking forward to getting on the ocean. Question: Do kayakers get sea-sick? I went deep-sea fishing once. I was fine in the bay, but once the boat got out into the open (3-4 foot chop) I got very nauseous. I don't want this to ruin a great hobby. thanks, Joe