Fat kayakers rock! Pleasantly plump paddlers are better insulated and float without adjunctive buoyancy - though rarely come out of their kayaks at sea accidentally, as self-rescue and group rescue can be more difficult so they are therefore much more prudent. Beyond this too, epidemiological studies suggest death rates that are lower for those who are not too heavily overweight, but overweight non the less. And rotund paddlers paddle bigger boats so carry more food that they can share with skinny dudes unable to generate calories for heating when their own rations prove meager, not to mention they bring more beer that can be shared; they are a slower moving/bigger target for a grizzly charging a group of kayakers and alternatively may scare away scavenging creatures of opportunity, though secretly, their skinny companions are now drunk and are more easily subdued by hungry wildlife. With bigness come bigger-muscles so they make great towing machines and kayak lifters and believe this, seem to be way easier going unlike those tight-butted dudes who flip out at every little inconvenience. While these heavyweights may produce more C02 gases, Peter O may need to provide some statistical, non-anecdotal, properly researched empirical evidence to back this up, though University of Illinois researchers suggested that obese Americans consume more gas in their vehicles and are therefore causing global warming to spiral out of control. However, we may need to realize Australian geographical specifics provide too much environmental variance for comparison to America, just like the difference between rudder efficiencies seem difficult to objectify between North America and Australia. While no lightweights when it comes to ability to manhandle a paddle, Mr. big and tall and wide also doesn't need a rudder, as his craft sits lower in the water thereby increasing waterline length and therefore increasing tracking ability. Plus-sized paddlers have better websites too. No roll or drown here, just good, meaty footage of surf carnage, splashing wave faces in the face, and friends of all sizes cavorting around at sea. Eschewing the fat farm, these above average paddlers genetically predisposed to their size forego the elusiveness of thinness, make peace with their super-size, and paddle on in pursuit of happiness and what health benefits accrue. Amen. DL > Interesting that you should bring this up. I've been working on the > subcutaneous fat as an insulator issue for some years now. > > > Craig Jungers > Royal City, WA > > On 7/2/07, Bradford_Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu> wrote: >> >> Has anyone taken their cue from those masters of immersion, the seals and >> the polar bears? Anyone tried paddling in a cute little furry white >> outfit? >> Wouldn't you look spiffy in a seal suit! Of course, being dismembered by >> an orca might be a problem. But most activities carry some risk. Adds to >> the excitement. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 02 2007 - 21:30:41 PDT
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