starcrafttom
Active member
Just my 2 cent. I have to agree with T.R. its better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it.
I think to most that the choice is a cost issue, it is for me. but from both your addresses that is probably not a issue. For every day use a kayak or a dinghy is great. we have used both and I far prefer going to shore with the dog in a dinghy but the wife likes a kayak for looking around. I would not be making a choice between a life raft and a means to go to shore. These are two different question. If or when we make the trip up north or we can afford a small life raft like the MOS then we will buy one for the day that we may need it.
after watching the video of the MOS I think its a great idea for the c-dory. Nice and small in a self inflating unit. I would add a life line to it and make it a throw-able with a hand loop. I would also think about tying it, or tying in line to it, your ditch bags. if the sh$t does hit the fan you really want to be able to pick up the bag and walk off the back of the boat with out anything else. No looking for stuff, just get the one bag and go. Now am I set up that way right now? no but I would like to be.
One other bit of advice. After you decide what you want, take your boat to the lake and walk off the back with your ditch bag and raft to see what will happen and if you are able to get in the raft from the water. In a emergency you WILL react the way you were trained. This includes no training. No training no action. This is why when people shoot at Marines (and other military) they take cover and then look to see where the shooting is coming from then act to suppress it. As were most civilians (no fault of their own) stand still and just look around to see what that noise is while the shooter take aim again. Once the civilian understands that they are being shoot at half will just stand there screaming. Train your self to act.
I think to most that the choice is a cost issue, it is for me. but from both your addresses that is probably not a issue. For every day use a kayak or a dinghy is great. we have used both and I far prefer going to shore with the dog in a dinghy but the wife likes a kayak for looking around. I would not be making a choice between a life raft and a means to go to shore. These are two different question. If or when we make the trip up north or we can afford a small life raft like the MOS then we will buy one for the day that we may need it.
after watching the video of the MOS I think its a great idea for the c-dory. Nice and small in a self inflating unit. I would add a life line to it and make it a throw-able with a hand loop. I would also think about tying it, or tying in line to it, your ditch bags. if the sh$t does hit the fan you really want to be able to pick up the bag and walk off the back of the boat with out anything else. No looking for stuff, just get the one bag and go. Now am I set up that way right now? no but I would like to be.
One other bit of advice. After you decide what you want, take your boat to the lake and walk off the back with your ditch bag and raft to see what will happen and if you are able to get in the raft from the water. In a emergency you WILL react the way you were trained. This includes no training. No training no action. This is why when people shoot at Marines (and other military) they take cover and then look to see where the shooting is coming from then act to suppress it. As were most civilians (no fault of their own) stand still and just look around to see what that noise is while the shooter take aim again. Once the civilian understands that they are being shoot at half will just stand there screaming. Train your self to act.