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Re: S&G: Weight
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 7/12/2010, 12:04 am
In Response To: S&G: Weight (Eric)

: Am I to heavy or big for a Pygmy Arctic tern high ? 6' tall and 250
: pounds !?

Probably not. At 5'11" and 200 lbs. I loaded 60+ lbs of gear into a AT std, and had no issues. I felt the AT std was too big for me as a day paddling kayak, so the HV would seem HUGE.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Weight
Eric -- 7/11/2010, 10:02 pm
Re: S&G: Weight
xplorz -- 7/12/2010, 10:03 am
Re: S&G: Weight
Mike Hanks -- 7/12/2010, 12:04 am