And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Since I don't know what I'm talking about, someone explain the value of a kayak over a canoe. I get the maneuverability angle unloaded, but why take on such cargo with an inherently unstable craft?
Probably due to the kayak being unsinkable due to construction. Roll a canoe over, and you lose everything, pretty much, including the canoe itself if the water is more than walking depth. Dealing with a water current, and it's all gone. The kayak is probably considered a higher tech canoe at this point. Can't sink it, hard to damage, but is not as useful due to a more specialized interior/occupant design. Tradeoffs.
Pretty hard to fall out of a kayak.
ReplyDeleteChuckling can be done easily enough when you have such a high center of gravity with that deck load and pack.
DeleteBill Colby managed to do so - or so sayeth some.
DeleteThat was about as likely as Epstein hanging himself, etc.
DeletePretty hard to float wearing a backpack like that, too.
ReplyDeleteWhat happens when Mr. Polar Bear surfaces and wants a snack? This is not the same as walling along with a rifle in your hands.
ReplyDeleteWTF.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet he's wearing a dry suit.
ReplyDeleteWater is prolly 50deg warmer than air.
ReplyDeleteSince I don't know what I'm talking about, someone explain the value of a kayak over a canoe. I get the maneuverability angle unloaded, but why take on such cargo with an inherently unstable craft?
ReplyDeleteProbably due to the kayak being unsinkable due to construction. Roll a canoe over, and you lose everything, pretty much, including the canoe itself if the water is more than walking depth. Dealing with a water current, and it's all gone. The kayak is probably considered a higher tech canoe at this point. Can't sink it, hard to damage, but is not as useful due to a more specialized interior/occupant design. Tradeoffs.
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