Cool video thanks. The most critical thing about tying a kayak to the roof of a car is bow and stern tie. The sides don't even matter. To tie where there is no tie point, tie a big knot in the rope and capture this by closing the hatch or the trunk lid. A better way would be to tie a knot around something like a stick that won't pull out. Trail runners would be good. When we were doing dinghy 'ops' in the Bahamas I brought along my hiking shoes (bigger trail runners). I got some flak because "Everyone just wears flip flops.' But after a few more involved hikes. Bring a small towel so you can dry off your feet or brush the sand off. I just used my socks. Keep them in a dry bag or a trash bag and your toes will be happy. And never forget to put sunscreen on the tops of your feet. For fears heights, spiders etc... I find learning really helps. I learned all about black widows and stopped jerking around. For heights remember Three Points of Contact. Once I learned to always make sure I had that covered I felt a lot better. In Japan I was working my way along the Dikiretto in Kamakochi. I took a photo between my legs but it really didn't capture the several hundred feet below my butt. When I was back at my teaching job in Los Angeles I would look up at the 25 story building next to the school yard and laugh. No way would I lean off the top of that, except that's exactly what I was doing in Japan. Except much higher. And of course climbing down is always more dangerous.
Thank you! Excellent point about the climb down being more dangerous, that's actually why I decided to not go all the way to the top. I felt relatively confident I could get up there just fine, it was coming back down that I was concerned about.
I'm pretty comfortable hiking mildly technical terrain in sandals, but not usually this lol. Hindsight being 20/20 I should've thrown my trail runners in a dry bag.
That was a tough climb in sandals,good job.dont worry about overcoming ya fear of heights,just control it.
Thank you, and good advice!
Cool video thanks. The most critical thing about tying a kayak to the roof of a car is bow and stern tie. The sides don't even matter. To tie where there is no tie point, tie a big knot in the rope and capture this by closing the hatch or the trunk lid. A better way would be to tie a knot around something like a stick that won't pull out.
Trail runners would be good. When we were doing dinghy 'ops' in the Bahamas I brought along my hiking shoes (bigger trail runners). I got some flak because "Everyone just wears flip flops.' But after a few more involved hikes. Bring a small towel so you can dry off your feet or brush the sand off. I just used my socks. Keep them in a dry bag or a trash bag and your toes will be happy. And never forget to put sunscreen on the tops of your feet.
For fears heights, spiders etc... I find learning really helps. I learned all about black widows and stopped jerking around. For heights remember Three Points of Contact. Once I learned to always make sure I had that covered I felt a lot better. In Japan I was working my way along the Dikiretto in Kamakochi. I took a photo between my legs but it really didn't capture the several hundred feet below my butt. When I was back at my teaching job in Los Angeles I would look up at the 25 story building next to the school yard and laugh. No way would I lean off the top of that, except that's exactly what I was doing in Japan. Except much higher. And of course climbing down is always more dangerous.
Thank you! Excellent point about the climb down being more dangerous, that's actually why I decided to not go all the way to the top. I felt relatively confident I could get up there just fine, it was coming back down that I was concerned about.
Sandals? You hike that terrain in sandals? We put our hiking boots in plastic bags. Made the hike way easier.
I'm pretty comfortable hiking mildly technical terrain in sandals, but not usually this lol. Hindsight being 20/20 I should've thrown my trail runners in a dry bag.