"Larry L" wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote


Fallacy.

Sparseness could, theoretically, follow from mental discipline and
clarity.....not the other way around.

you are correct

Maybe. I think I could probably make a good case for the opposition.

......assuming you have a perfect grasp of every
contingency in advance.

Good luck with that.

When the trip is expected to last from late May until mid-Oct, it IS very
difficult to get that perfect grasp

Evidently. However, you've got a nice chunk of free time coming up to
devote to a solution to the conundrum. Why not sit at home in front of the
computer (thus instantly eliminating the problem of how to keep it charged
on the road) from late May until mid October or thereabouts and work out
some nice sophisticated models?

who won't bother to go into what a bit of experience should result in.


Well, I've been trying to use my experience to make judgements, but it's
not always a clear indicator, to someone of my limited capacity

"Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient
evidence" says Samuel Butler. I've never known a dead man to post two or
more new threads to ROFF in a single day. Your continued presence here
suggests that your problem looms rather larger in your mind than may be
justified.

an example ( not that you give a **** ) ....

Well, you just never know about something like that, ainna?

I own two WaterMaster kickboats and each of the last 5 summers I have
taken both with me. I HAVE used both at once a few times when I met
other anglers that wanted to float a river and work together on shuttle,
once when a nice guy I met wanted to try Hebgen, i.e. I loaned out the
second one ... such times saved me money for shuttle, and added
companionship to the day,.... thus "take the extra one" seems to follow
experience. But, the last two trips I've never taken the second one
out of the truck ... so "leave the extra one home" also makes sense, based
on experience.

Yeah, that's a poser, that is. Here's what I'd do. Based on the discussion
thus far, I'd assume that simplification, minimization, space and weight are
paramount considerations. Leave the spare boat. Hell, leave both.
Walk.....wade.....sit down on a rock and look around. Listen. Smell the
moss on the rotting wood.

Wolfgang