I went to the Kittery Trading Post in Kittery, Maine some years ago. The building had three levels, and at that time they were installing an indoor water course so people could try out the kayaks before buying—and the course had a slope of at least 45 degrees.
The kid needs to learn that the kayak was in use by the Inuit, Yup’ik, and Aleut peoples before Europeans reached the Americas. Those are also Native American groups.
Kayaks return 100% of the effort of the individual in them. Canoes with more than one person always have someone not paddling as hard and not following directions. An overnight camping trip in a canoe is a great marriage compatibility test.
Kayaks can be controlled by 1 person. Canoes usually require 2, 1 up front steering, and 1 in back providing power… Canoes require people to work together and it seems we just don’t do that very well anymore. We’re too independent.
Before 1492, the Swiss didn’t have chocolate, the Turks didn’t have tobacco, the Irish didn’t have potatoes, the Italians didn’t have tomato sauce, the Spanish didn’t have peanuts, none of them had canoes or kayaks, and the Amerinds had to get by without starlings, rum, or smallpox.
The simple explanation is that canoes require rack bars longer than their beam (width). That usually means rack bars at least 1.2 m (4 ft) long, straps or clamps to fasten it to the bars, plus bow and stern straps to keep the wind from ripping the whole thing off the car at 100-110 km/hr (62-68 mph). Canoes also weigh more then kayaks of similar length, although they can carry more people and/or cargo than a kayak.
GreasyOldTam about 5 years ago
Or if they had had more firepower than the European settlers, or more virulent diseases.
lee85736 about 5 years ago
I went to the Kittery Trading Post in Kittery, Maine some years ago. The building had three levels, and at that time they were installing an indoor water course so people could try out the kayaks before buying—and the course had a slope of at least 45 degrees.
Concretionist about 5 years ago
I can row a boat. Canoe?
Geophyzz about 5 years ago
OK, you can’t put two canoes on a car; but you can put two people in a canoe.
MikeM_inMD about 5 years ago
The kid needs to learn that the kayak was in use by the Inuit, Yup’ik, and Aleut peoples before Europeans reached the Americas. Those are also Native American groups.
gkepchar about 5 years ago
Indigenous Alaskans had kayaks.
sandpiper about 5 years ago
And the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts (HW Longfellow, 1858)
pcmcdonald about 5 years ago
What about canoes vrs kayaks?
Bruce388 about 5 years ago
One huge advantage to a kayak: back support.
cervelo about 5 years ago
Not very often Frazz doesn’t get to squeeze a word in edgewise… Kid forgot to take his Ritalin?
PoodleGroomer about 5 years ago
Kayaks return 100% of the effort of the individual in them. Canoes with more than one person always have someone not paddling as hard and not following directions. An overnight camping trip in a canoe is a great marriage compatibility test.
Rosedragon about 5 years ago
Kayaks can be controlled by 1 person. Canoes usually require 2, 1 up front steering, and 1 in back providing power… Canoes require people to work together and it seems we just don’t do that very well anymore. We’re too independent.
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 5 years ago
Before 1492, the Swiss didn’t have chocolate, the Turks didn’t have tobacco, the Irish didn’t have potatoes, the Italians didn’t have tomato sauce, the Spanish didn’t have peanuts, none of them had canoes or kayaks, and the Amerinds had to get by without starlings, rum, or smallpox.
jbarnes about 5 years ago
Canoes are harder to lift on top of a car. Ours has been gathering dust in the garage.
Billy Yank about 5 years ago
The simple explanation is that canoes require rack bars longer than their beam (width). That usually means rack bars at least 1.2 m (4 ft) long, straps or clamps to fasten it to the bars, plus bow and stern straps to keep the wind from ripping the whole thing off the car at 100-110 km/hr (62-68 mph). Canoes also weigh more then kayaks of similar length, although they can carry more people and/or cargo than a kayak.
falcon_370f about 5 years ago
Considering that both canoes and kayaks originated from Native American watercraft.
comics.tba about 5 years ago
Have both – had the canoe first and loved it. Then tried the kayak – so much easier. Have wondered why I didn’t try it sooner.
DM2860 about 5 years ago
There are more places to rent canoes than kayaks. Also the people I know who Kayak do so frequently. The people I know who canoe do so rarely.
galestreger.dk about 5 years ago
Best drawn comic strip since Calvin and Hobbes!!
sbischof about 5 years ago
Kayaks are also an indigenous invention, just from a different part of the world. One with more waves!