03-12-2012, 06:01 AM
[quote ydoc][quote TubeDude][cool][#0000ff]Before I started adding a lot of the additional weight I now carry on my Fat Cats, I used to carry them inflated over some pretty good distances to the water. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]There are the back stap D rings on the bottom. If you have backpack straps that is good. If not you can rig a "tump line" strap to fit across your forehead. That will allow you to carry quite a bit of weight...hands free...so you can carry rods and fins in the other hands.[/#0000ff][/quote]
Almost ALL of my ponds are pack-in/walk-in... with some being a lot further than others. My "gear" looked almost identical to TD's picture - except that my tube was "mounted" with the should/back-pack style straps previously mentioned.
Take TD's picture and in the free-hand, picture a 5-gal plastic bucket. Although they make straps to which you could attach your swim fins, I used the bucket to carry them and any other miscellaneous items (i.e. wading boots, fins, etc.). When I get to the pond, the upside-down bucket also serves the dual-purpose of proving a "seat" on which to sit while I put on my fins, and a "storage-bin" for my walk-to-site shoes, etc.
It also depends on your definition of "rough terrain". Most of my walks are flat or slightly hilly, with the occasional "hike" up/down dam faces to get to the water.
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Bob:
I don't do much rocky dam climb overs anymore, unless it is the shortcut. For that, I need 2 hands free even without a tube on my back. Extended hiking paths that have been cut into mountain sides are also challenge, but at least they're flat to slightly inclined. Extended dry river/creek beds, without flat sections and bucket size and larger boulders are the worst, for me.
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[#0000ff]There are the back stap D rings on the bottom. If you have backpack straps that is good. If not you can rig a "tump line" strap to fit across your forehead. That will allow you to carry quite a bit of weight...hands free...so you can carry rods and fins in the other hands.[/#0000ff][/quote]
Almost ALL of my ponds are pack-in/walk-in... with some being a lot further than others. My "gear" looked almost identical to TD's picture - except that my tube was "mounted" with the should/back-pack style straps previously mentioned.
Take TD's picture and in the free-hand, picture a 5-gal plastic bucket. Although they make straps to which you could attach your swim fins, I used the bucket to carry them and any other miscellaneous items (i.e. wading boots, fins, etc.). When I get to the pond, the upside-down bucket also serves the dual-purpose of proving a "seat" on which to sit while I put on my fins, and a "storage-bin" for my walk-to-site shoes, etc.
It also depends on your definition of "rough terrain". Most of my walks are flat or slightly hilly, with the occasional "hike" up/down dam faces to get to the water.
Bob[/quote]
Bob:
I don't do much rocky dam climb overs anymore, unless it is the shortcut. For that, I need 2 hands free even without a tube on my back. Extended hiking paths that have been cut into mountain sides are also challenge, but at least they're flat to slightly inclined. Extended dry river/creek beds, without flat sections and bucket size and larger boulders are the worst, for me.
Pon
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