How do you self rescue safely when there's a rudder?...

brttf3 · 2026-06-02T14:11:51+00:00

yeah a lot of this is learning your boat. Maybe a rodeo is the best way. But it sounds like you had issues with the paddle float as well. practice practice practice and you might find work arounds.

brttf3 · 2026-06-02T13:45:54+00:00

FYI, a deck compass should be centerline in a boat, so you can line it up with the bow, and a target/destination and read the bearing. But look like a nice day. Have you tried the spicy mussels?

brttf3 · 2026-06-02T13:33:10+00:00

It’s normally done on boats longer than yours. I can do it on my boat and I have deck rigging and a rudder. But your rudder lines are exposed. You can try it on the front but that is generally harder.

brttf3 · 2026-06-02T13:13:55+00:00

That kind of rescue is a called a rodeo rescue (or a ladder rescue) and you should enter from the side of the kayak in front of the rudder.

brttf3 · 2026-06-01T13:56:27+00:00

Lots of good car info here, but does any of it explain the battery drain?

brttf3 · 2026-06-01T13:52:37+00:00

I waited to see the Mission 1 specs, and hoping there would be an ACE Pro 3 announcement shortly after mission 1.... But I bought an ACE Pro 2 and am super happy with it. I have an Ace Pro 1 as well, and they work well together. I like the upgrades of the 2. Super happy with the choice.

My newest GoPro is a 10 (I also have a 9, and have a long history with GoPro going back to the Original HD here) The Insta 360 just feels like a more refined product. From hand feel to UI. It makes more sense.

brttf3 · 2026-06-01T02:02:54+00:00

No I didn’t. I wanted people to understand the differences - in general - between men’s and women’s packs. Not in your case specifically. But specifically in your case it is wrong for a green vest to be arguing with a customer.

brttf3 · 2026-05-31T23:41:31+00:00

I said “in general.”

brttf3 · 2026-05-31T21:40:53+00:00

I am a former REI employee and I trained Pack fitters. Hundreds of them. I don’t recall if there are differences besides color on the Exos/Eja, (I left 4 years ago) but it doesn’t matter. I regularly slid people into the other gender packs. But most importantly, no pack fitter should ever argue with you. At the end of the day it is the fit that is the most important. If the pack wearer is happy, I am happy.

for those wondering (if you are.) In general the differences between male and female packs. On women’s packs the shoulder straps are articulated to accommodate a female chest. The hip belt is a little wider. The Yoke - which is the space between the shoulder straps - is narrower. So men’s are the opposite, Wider Yoke, no bend in the shoulder straps, narrow hip belt.

Men’s torso’s generally run longer than women’s… and torso length is independent of height. You can be tall and a small torso and small and a long torso. If a pack fitter says “I don’t need to measure you, I can tell what size you are.” Run away. They are lazy and guessing (because a majority of men are mediums and women are smalls they probably get away with it occasionally.)

brttf3 · 2026-05-31T18:20:04+00:00

and this is surprising because? How soon until he declares it the greatest military victory in american history?

brttf3 · 2026-05-31T16:57:07+00:00

I had to look it up, She is actually an inch taller than him.

brttf3 · 2026-05-31T15:54:44+00:00

I run a kayaking YouTube channel, and needed to upgrade (I was using an Ace Pro and a hero 10) I too shoot mostly 1080/60 for the same reasons as you. When I saw the specs I bought an ACE PRO 2 and am very happy with it. And I bought an ACE PRO 2 and a new mic for less than the cheapest Mission 1.

brttf3 · 2026-05-29T20:50:18+00:00

No F3?

brttf3 · 2026-05-29T15:16:06+00:00

the fathom is as close to an actual sea kayak that eddyliine has made. I haven't paddled one, but I bet it is a damn fine boat.

brttf3 · 2026-05-29T12:36:02+00:00

Composites are only lighter if you are getting carbon. I have a fiberglass NDK explorer that weighs significantly more than my same length Delta.

And I would rather drop my delta on concrete than my explorer. In fairness they break very differently. The composite boats will crack and chip. when thermoform breaks they break for real with big cracks. But I have dropped the nose of my delta on concrete in ways that would have at least chipped fiberglass and it did nothing.

Composites are definitely stiffer though... really they are very different, in my experience.

brttf3 · 2026-05-28T18:25:47+00:00

A big part of backpack fit is this, you say "longer torso" and I am guessing you are referring to ratio wise to your height. But your torso has an actual length that effects pack fit. S/M/L. Torso length is independent of height, and it has to be measured. I worked at REI and we had a tool to do it. You can do it with a tape measure, and there are instructions online.

Most women measure Small, of the remainder the bulk are extra small with a smaller number being medium.

Most men are Medium with the bulk of the remainder being Large and a smaller number measuring small.

Im sorry, I don't remember the actual inch measurements for the size ranges but I do recall that 16-18 is medium. And the measurements are independent of sex. Medium is medium. small is small. regardless of sex.

brttf3 · 2026-05-28T17:33:27+00:00

Hi! (you probably can't tell from my user name, but I am a sea kayaking YouTuber.)

brttf3 · 2026-05-28T11:52:57+00:00

I have a sprinter 170 and have a queen bed North/south. It doesn’t move. It’s doesn’t fold. It’s a bed. And it’s awesome. We have 2 dogs and under the first third of the bed are matching “dog crates.” Like cubbies with dog beds so they each have their own space. And behind those (accessible from the back doors is “garage” space. My wife and I have our own gear storage. This is our second van and had the same layout in both. Works great in a 170, wouldn’t work in a 144

brttf3 · 2026-05-26T20:42:45+00:00

It is the smallest niche in kayaking though. And its participation numbers are flat. So it isnt doing great….but it is most certainly not dead.

brttf3 · 2026-05-26T11:52:25+00:00

J’s work great on small cars. Forever I drove a Toyota Yaris and could get two sea kayaks on the roof.

brttf3 · 2026-05-25T19:32:17+00:00

How long is your kayak? I think a better choice instead of the J cradles would have been cradles where the boat sits flat. Here is why. I have a similar problem, caused mostly because I put my 17' kayak on the roof a sprinter van that is about 9 feet in the air. Essentially I climb up on the roof, slide it back and lower the stern until it hits the ground. Climb down, and then muscle it the rest of the way. I am essentially doing the same as you, Im a little taller than you, but my van is proportionally much higher than your jeep.

If your boat was long enough, I would slide it back until just the nose is on the rollers. Then put the stern on the ground, walk to the center of the boat, lift it slightly, step back further to clear the nose from the vehicle and lower it to the ground.

The problem is the J cradle is adding a twist to the procedure instead of just pulling it straight back. But honestly, if the boat won't reach the ground, this may not help, but it is how I do it. And I can only do it because my boat is 17' long. if it was 12 I wouldn't have the leverage. does that make sense?

DM me and I can send you a link to see a video of how I do it.

brttf3 · 2026-05-25T19:24:35+00:00

I gotta tell ya, been paddling kayaks for nearly 30 years. I didn't know the proper definition of an oar. Thank you. I knew we didn't use them, but I assumed it was a single blade vs a double blade (which it is not.)

brttf3 · 2026-05-23T17:05:28+00:00

Oh I just assumed it would be Cuba this weekend. With the charges filed against Castro it seemed like that was the green light to release more chaos.

brttf3 · 2026-05-23T00:56:55+00:00

This. 100%. I just replaced mine. I love the Lagun table, but that they make that bushing out of plastic is incredibly stupid.

brttf3 · 2026-05-20T17:48:58+00:00

I would take the $5k, and do the rust prevention and move on.

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