I have to agree with Celia on this

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I have to agree with Celia on this
Posted by: Waterbird on Dec-23-12 12:14 PM (EST)

I watched the video and that looks like just about the most difficult way I can imagine to get in and out a kayak for an older person. The guy in the video appears to have both upper and lower body strength and good balance and he's on the slim side. Many people over age 60 have problems in all three of those categories---strength, balance, and body weight. Some people have trouble getting out of a chair, let alone standing up in a kayak from a seated position.

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Difficult entry & exit of kayak - Rennyrij - Dec-05-12 10:19 AM
- Try a canoe? - tktoo - Dec-05-12 10:27 AM
  - Canoes can be tricky also....... - Yanoer - Dec-05-12 3:46 PM
- Have you - glendorado - Dec-05-12 10:43 AM
- Are you using the paddle to help? - Celia - Dec-05-12 10:57 AM
- Have had same problem - redmond - Dec-05-12 11:12 AM
  - I second... - ByronWalter - Dec-05-12 2:57 PM
    - SOT, yes - sissy103 - Dec-06-12 8:13 AM
- What is your launch site like? - Yanoer - Dec-05-12 3:49 PM
- Where do you hold on to? - Kocho - Dec-05-12 6:20 PM
  - SOTs vary - jimyaker - Dec-05-12 6:31 PM
- A couple of mentions are made... - Bob_d - Dec-05-12 8:18 PM
  - Totally agree - Waterbird - Dec-23-12 12:04 PM
- Some ideas: - mick_allen - Dec-06-12 1:10 AM
  - Mods - mick_allen - Dec-06-12 3:02 PM
- This might be what you need? - siriushf - Dec-06-12 4:32 AM
  - I'm not loving this one - Celia - Dec-06-12 3:28 PM
    - You don't have to love it... - siriushf - Dec-07-12 5:10 AM
      - I'll say it more directly then - Celia - Dec-07-12 7:18 AM
        
        Open your mind - siriushf - Dec-07-12 11:31 AM
        
        Why spend money for a guess? - Celia - Dec-07-12 5:02 PM
        
        Don't spend money - siriushf - Dec-07-12 10:57 PM
        
        I have to agree with Celia on this - Waterbird - Dec-23-12 12:14 PM
        
        What I do with a dock like that - lalleluia - Dec-13-12 3:25 PM
- I Have an Elderly Hip - Kudzu - Dec-06-12 5:28 PM
  - SIT on TOP easy exit and entry - FrankNC - Dec-06-12 6:41 PM
- How I do it is - qtrhorse1.5 - Dec-07-12 5:44 PM
- Kayak dock launch help - longtail - Dec-07-12 11:28 PM
  - That's a Truly Embarrassing Ad - VK1NF - Dec-13-12 8:40 PM
- What's That Smell? - Kudzu - Dec-08-12 6:03 AM
- kayak balance - ppine - Dec-13-12 1:06 PM
- Exiting - oakflowers - Dec-14-12 4:33 PM
  - Rennyrij, I too am an older paddler. - shirlann - Dec-18-12 9:21 PM
- painter line... - rrose - Dec-18-12 11:02 PM
- This method is foolproof - Waterbird - Dec-23-12 12:45 PM
  - tktoo suggested trying a canoe and I - mornstein - Dec-23-12 1:40 PM
    - Single blading - Waterbird - Dec-23-12 11:00 PM
      - If you get out of a SOT a little - redmond - Dec-23-12 11:14 PM
        
        Exactly right - Waterbird - Dec-24-12 7:18 PM
      - Canoe is likely to be heavy? - Yanoer - Dec-23-12 11:15 PM
        
        Example of a light CHEAP solo canoe? - Waterbird - Dec-24-12 7:23 PM
      - Canoe heavy? - mornstein - Dec-24-12 9:42 AM