Paddlers on Lake Superior, be aware: carry your kayak well above water line.
Seiche creates tidal-like waters on Lake Superior in storm’s wake - mlive.com?
I wonder if this is what happened to me, long time ago (I think on a 1990 trip around).
I stopped for the day on a rock outcropping on an island near the Pic River (Canada).
I pulled the kayak well up. Took out camping equip (note: empty forward bulkhead, still fully loaded rear bulkhead - closest to water)
There was a storm on the Michigan side overnight. I woke in the morning to discover my kayak gone.
Long story made short - the kayak luckily floated nearby and was bouncing off some rocks near shore.
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Yep u r lucky! I had 1 disappear when i took out at the Detroit River in Windsor once…had nothing to do with tidal anything…i had to go a bit of distance to retrieve my vehicle so i could put my kayak on it…i had an uneasy feeling…i kept looking back…i had seen a guy hovering around…i looked back 1 more time and it disappeared…i ran back abd found it! I hid it…then i ran to my car and drove down and picked it up…it just about got stolen that day!
Your 6th sense did you well that day.
I think I’ve been kind of lucky over the years.
Problem with doing an extended trip is that you must leave the kayak to resupply in town occasionally.
The worst I had was done while I was asleep (camped on the beach).
I left a very heavy gear bag outside the tent (not in kayak).
In the morning it was gone.
I imagine the thief had a tough time carrying this heavy bag back with them.
And then unpleasently surprised when they checked out their ‘loot’.
What was in the heavy bag? - water.
(though it was a bit of a loss to me - the drom bags were kind of expensive)