Hello friend, I don't know much about canoes but after you get outdoors can you shoot some photos so we can see what it's like in a canoe? Sounds like a wonderful adventure. Please keep us posted with wilderness photos.
Thanks @Creeperpark. I'll post pictures in the spring when I get the canoe. I'm just trying to do some research now. None of the canoe websites I've checked answer the question.
i've got canoes/kayaks, and i would use a kayak paddle rather than a normal canoe paddle sitting lower like that. i found it much more difficult paddling in a regular canoe if sitting flat, but the height of the sides relative to your position will be important factors in your comfort. back pain sucks...
That's what I thought @armedoldhippy . When I peddle a bicycle even for 50 feet I end up bed ridden for a week or more. I'm not sure the same core muscles and or flexing would be used with a kayak paddle. That is my main concern other than my lumber spine being fused. I do still have the ability to paddle my Old Town Saranac without pain.i've got canoes/kayaks, and i would use a kayak paddle rather than a normal canoe paddle sitting lower like that. i found it much more difficult paddling in a regular canoe if sitting flat, but the height of the sides relative to your position will be important factors in your comfort. back pain sucks...
had x-rays at a chiropractor visit the other day. seems that part of my upper spine is fusing/calcifying in such a manner as to put pressure on the nerves, causing the tingling/numbness in my hands/arms etc. it is somewhat similar to how a bad cold or infected tooth can compress nerves in your facial bones, resulting in Bells Palsy, which i had for months years back...
i didn't need this shit...
That sucks. It seems that as we get older we discover new ailments that slow us down. After a hernia operation in February this year. I've had terrible stomach pain and it feels like someone kicked me in the privates. Those new pains never go away. But, I have no more bulge popping out of my stomach. So, I will continue to do anything I'm capable of doing at this point.had x-rays at a chiropractor visit the other day. seems that part of my upper spine is fusing/calcifying in such a manner as to put pressure on the nerves, causing the tingling/numbness in my hands/arms etc. it is somewhat similar to how a bad cold or infected tooth can compress nerves in your facial bones, resulting in Bells Palsy, which i had for months years back...
