Lost 100 pounds commuting by kayak. Then Geoge must have weighed well over 200 pounds. How did he ever fit in the doggone thing to get starded?

cool.. if i lived in los angeles i would ride a bicycle.. or maybe kayak :)

How does he get home? What does he do when the "river" dries up?

Going 50 Miles like that would take forever. And he definitely wouldn't do it wearing a tie...

And he would be better servesby a kayak with less rocker to reduce his draft and increase straight-line stability.

I smell exaggeration. Maybe he did it once to make a point...

LA: and the provenance of the source is not so terrific, and such a tiny little playboat is an odd choice, that one is not going to pick up for 50 bucks on a streetcorner. But it is an interesting alternative.

that's one of the stupidest things i've ever seen...not worthy of treehugger

"How does he get home? What does he do when the "river" dries up?"

Have you never done anything spotanious before? This obviously wasn't a rational choice for him. He followed his impulse and from what I gather of the article he's experiancing something new and wonderful for him.

I always thought we need to use our waterways for travel more in the states. Though I would say in ones with a little more depth to them.

Even at a relatively high speed (say 25 km/h) that's a long way to work, 3+ hours. Then take into account the fact that paddling back takes at least 2x as much time, it seems highly unlikely to me. Cool statement though!

Have you never done anything spotanious before?

No, never. I AM A ROBOT. NICE TO MEET YOU.

The claim in the article is that he does this regularly and it has helped him lose 100 pounds. So it is not a spontaneous, one-off event.

This obviously wasn't a rational choice for him. He followed his impulse and from what I gather of the article he's experiancing something new and wonderful for him.

All of which has nothing to do with my questions - how does he get home if he's "commuting" by kayak? Does he paddle upstream for 50+ miles every day? Load a kayak onto a bus? Think about it for one second. There needs to be a car at the other end to drive him and the kayak back. Then if he were to do it again, how does the car get to the other end again?

Think.

I always thought we need to use our waterways for travel more in the states. Though I would say in ones with a little more depth to them.

I know a number of people who have, or still do, use the water to get to work or school. But not a flowing river, and certainly not a distance of 50+ miles.

As far as the commuting time is concerned, keep in mind he will not have to go to the gym, and he probably is getting all the kayaking he wants, so spending hours on the weekend kayaking is probably not necessary, as well as not needing psychotherapy from sitting in traffic several hours a day.

Seriously, a friend of mine lives about 70 miles from downtown LA, and if he waits until 7 to go to work, it takes over 3 hours, so he leaves at 4:30 and gets there in less than an hour.
That makes the kayaking look not so bad to me.

If he were to choose a kayak style that were more appropriate for speed than for whitewater, he could probably cut the commuting time (and the sweating) in half.

Re the remark that over 200lbs is too big for a kayak, I am 235lbs and pilot a slightly longer kayak several times a week.

I am curious about the reverse commute as well. Perhaps he carpools one way, or is hiding a tiny folding bike and kayak trailer inside the kayak.

There in reason to get bent folks. LALA Times is a satire site.

There is no reason to get bent folks. LALA Times is a satire site.

There is no way this is possible! It is nice to see that people are thinking of other ways of transport, and local, and state governments should set up programs that initiate alternavtie form of travel. But we will never see that, unless we get whole towns and cities to make the shift voluntarily.