I tried using the vinyl covered mushroom anchor I've been carrying for the
last few years for the first time a few weeks ago off of the dingy beach in
the GSP on BI. It was a total failure! :( I didn't thing it would perform
so poorly. It just bounced on the mud sand bottom. I now know why it
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 09:04:17PM -0400, spetri wrote:
I tried using the vinyl covered mushroom anchor I've been carrying for the
last few years for the first time a few weeks ago off of the dingy beach in
the GSP on BI. It was a total failure! :( I didn't thing it would perform
so poorly.
We use a $17 WalMart Danforth style with the loop shank (in hopes that it
can be dislodged from a jam)...
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Check the specs on the cord, it may not be UV proof, parachutes have a
low lifetime of exposure to sunlight usually. Well unless you are prone
to a lot of aviation disasters.
JohnB
On 8/23/2010 9:48 PM, Ben Okopnik wrote:
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 09:04:17PM -0400, spetri wrote:
I tried
We've been using a grapnell folding anchor for some time, it has worked
well and is easy to store but has lots of pointy parts to puncture your
dink or your foot if you happen to step on it. I think that a small
Danfort or Bruce style anchor might be a better choice if I was to buy
another.
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 10:08:53PM -0400, JohnB wrote:
Check the specs on the cord, it may not be UV proof, parachutes have a
low lifetime of exposure to sunlight usually. Well unless you are prone
to a lot of aviation disasters.
I'm feeling too lazy to look up the MIL-C-5040H Type III
