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dammit now I’m thinking about kayaks again I guess covid means no rentals this year 
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what am I doing with my life
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May 9, 2020 17:03
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it's a $400 "advanced elements" inflatable that is really easy to setup/break down and throw in the trunk I've been taking it out into the puget sound and watching seals and eagles. it's fantastic
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May 9, 2020 17:08
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Looks like a real nice time 
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May 9, 2020 18:11
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i keep thinking about getting an inflatable kayak, they look like fun
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May 9, 2020 20:50
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the annual 20% REI coupon excludes real kayaks while inflatables are included so that can be a good way to get one inflatables are a compromise for a situation where you can't get a real kayak - they cost more and are slower and more maintenance intensive than a regular kayak but you can fit one in the trunk of your yaris. very similar niche and tradeoffs to a folding bicycle now that i think about it also for the advanced elements models the "spine" accessory is basically required, otherwise it handles like a wet noodle with efficiency to match
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yeah it's definitely a trade off but I don't have a hitch or roof rack so it's what I can use. I'm also just going out to be out, not trying to get anywhere. it handles surprisingly well in the ocean waves despite not being meant for that at all.
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May 9, 2020 22:15
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oh yeah not dissing it at all, its the only kayak i have as well. just pointing out that if you can make a regular kayak work in terms of storage/transport then you're a bit better off going that route but any kayak better than no kayak obv
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May 9, 2020 22:50
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I have an inflatable kayak that seats 2 that fits in a backpack with all it's gear. It's amazing I'm gonna go use it today
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I guess a SUP wouldn’t be a bad second choice too
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May 9, 2020 23:11
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 I rode my bicycle and the mountain was out on display
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any recs for a one-person sit-in kayak for still water? i live by a lake and i’d be able to easily walk one down there but i have no clue what brands are reliable, etc. i hd an inflatable one a while ago but I hated it, it was just waaay too slow and wouldn’t track at all. renting a sit-on-top was more fun so i got rid of it.
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EIDE Van Hagar posted:any recs for a one-person sit-in kayak for still water? i live by a lake and i’d be able to easily walk one down there but i have no clue what brands are reliable, etc. I just looked at REI comments since they have an amazing return policy
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May 10, 2020 01:55
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did about 3 hours on the water today, lots of people out on the beach
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May 10, 2020 03:54
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HAIL eSATA-n posted:yeah it's definitely a trade off but I don't have a hitch or roof rack so it's what I can use. I'm also just going out to be out, not trying to get anywhere. it handles surprisingly well in the ocean waves despite not being meant for that at all. we're in the same situation and have been putting it off until we have a vehicle to put them on but now I'm seriously reconsidering so we can avoid rentals
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May 10, 2020 05:49
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mine has paid for itself about 10x over what renting it for the same number of uses would cost. we live in a 1bedroom apartment so the inflatable is ideal
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yeah easy storage seems like a big plus with inflatables, but also the open 2 seaters seem like they tend to have more space than rigid ones, so the dog can come too
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May 10, 2020 06:51
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 riding around and saw a llama and/or alpaca
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May 11, 2020 18:10
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there's some nice local llamas/alpacas in a spot I liked to go running before all this covid business hit 
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May 11, 2020 19:31
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Steal the llama
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May 13, 2020 13:36
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Whip teh llama’s rear end
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May 13, 2020 14:09
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i told the llama it was good and expressed disappointment that it did not want pets from a strange beanpole
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May 13, 2020 16:19
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Should've put a saddle on it and ridden into the sunset
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the turkey poults have evidently hatched and are out and about; I didn't even know they could fly that young 
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May 14, 2020 18:19
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Down by teh fukkin lake.
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gently caress yeah
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5 minutes after BVMTHM and I got to the lake there was a sudden drop in temperature by like 20 degrees and thick fog just appeared but over the next hour it slowly burnt off (this was between like 1740 and 1840, the sun was low so the mist burnt off slow), it was v.dramatic and pretty but of course BVMTHM was only interested in shooting the hordes of zombies? I wish I wasn't so poo poo with my phonecam.
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May 16, 2020 13:11
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bump
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May 16, 2020 19:30
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I wanna go to the beach 
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Also interested in joining the circus
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May 16, 2020 22:13
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Dixville posted:I wanna go to the beach Dig a big hole in your backyard and fill it with water
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ambient oatmeal posted:Dig a big hole in your backyard and fill it with water I think this miiiight piss off the hoa
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May 17, 2020 00:31
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Good
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May 17, 2020 00:34
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pretty sure if an hoa is enraged then it takes more damage
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HAIL eSATA-n posted:pretty sure if an hoa is enraged then it takes more damage paint a big dayglo orange spot on your garage
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last night the pacific crest trail association sent an email effectively stating that through-hiking isn't happening this year. feeling crushed. i'd been looking forward to this for years, even delayed my trip multiple times to climb the job ladder (fuckin stupid), and was determined that this season would be it. quit my job, moved and everything. i'm grateful for my health and my privileged position during this pandemic, but it's so hard for me to give this up yet again and hold on to hope that maybe next year it could work.
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Kind Friend posted:last night the pacific crest trail association sent an email effectively stating that through-hiking isn't happening this year. feeling crushed. i'd been looking forward to this for years, even delayed my trip multiple times to climb the job ladder (fuckin stupid), and was determined that this season would be it. quit my job, moved and everything. i'm grateful for my health and my privileged position during this pandemic, but it's so hard for me to give this up yet again and hold on to hope that maybe next year it could work. cheer up, you could be this guy. spent his life training to be an ultra-athlete, finally about to make it. then rona hits and he's bagging groceries
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oof. that hurts. at least i get to go on some smaller outdoor adventures in the meantime. that's been fun. i caught a fish last week   don't worry, i put him back. Kind Friend fucked around with this message at 19:02 on May 19, 2020 |
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May 19, 2020 18:51
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Steal the fish
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I took the day off to go hiking. good choice
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