Hello,
Having just passed the battery of anti-spammer defenses with a lazy J-stroke and my bow pointing downstream, I'm happy to join the forum and learn from y'all.
I'm Magnus from Raleigh, North Carolina (originally from Philadelphia, as few Ralwegians are actually from Raleigh). I used to paddle after work on any given good day until my family population increased, and I found myself being a dad to kids who didn't want to spend hours on the water. Those kids are growing now and finding hobbies of their own, and I'm starting to rediscover some of the hobbies that I used to love... like camping, fishing, and canoeing.
My (edit) renewed interest in canoes came from having bought a kayak this Summer and deciding I liked canoeing quite a lot more. Though the kayak that I procured was spec'd more around keeping my (then) very large belly out of the water than any other performance requirements.
Another potentially interesting twist: I've been over 300 pounds most of my adult life (no doubt for lack of paddling to exercise me). A year ago, I weighed 315 lbs. This morning, 255. I'm not done yet. Not by a long shot. I'll know what my goal is when I hit it, but I think it's safe to say it'll be south of 190 pounds. I'd been telling my family that I'm not dieting so much as training for a canoe expedition. Well now the reality of that promise is starting to catch up to me. I think 2017 is going to be spent largely rebuilding my rusted skill set in canoeing and camping, and 2018 will be the big expedition: a run down the Neuse River from Falls Lake in Raleigh to New Bern.
No doubt I'll be starting threads to seek advice.
-M
Having just passed the battery of anti-spammer defenses with a lazy J-stroke and my bow pointing downstream, I'm happy to join the forum and learn from y'all.
I'm Magnus from Raleigh, North Carolina (originally from Philadelphia, as few Ralwegians are actually from Raleigh). I used to paddle after work on any given good day until my family population increased, and I found myself being a dad to kids who didn't want to spend hours on the water. Those kids are growing now and finding hobbies of their own, and I'm starting to rediscover some of the hobbies that I used to love... like camping, fishing, and canoeing.
My (edit) renewed interest in canoes came from having bought a kayak this Summer and deciding I liked canoeing quite a lot more. Though the kayak that I procured was spec'd more around keeping my (then) very large belly out of the water than any other performance requirements.
Another potentially interesting twist: I've been over 300 pounds most of my adult life (no doubt for lack of paddling to exercise me). A year ago, I weighed 315 lbs. This morning, 255. I'm not done yet. Not by a long shot. I'll know what my goal is when I hit it, but I think it's safe to say it'll be south of 190 pounds. I'd been telling my family that I'm not dieting so much as training for a canoe expedition. Well now the reality of that promise is starting to catch up to me. I think 2017 is going to be spent largely rebuilding my rusted skill set in canoeing and camping, and 2018 will be the big expedition: a run down the Neuse River from Falls Lake in Raleigh to New Bern.
No doubt I'll be starting threads to seek advice.
-M
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