What are the mean, median, and mode? It appears that many are approaching 6 Sigma.
You mean liars, damn liars, and statisticians?
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Correct. That being said, why would older people be especially keen on telegraphing their age?
… Well, I’ll admit, I have more important things to do right now than post on this forum/thread. Could be those younger folk are just ya know… working a bit harder…
We aren’t. We’ve just accepted it as reality.
We also are a bit proud of still being out there when so many have retired to their chairs. Or their grave.
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Maybe to show that they can still do it?
Actually, if you look at the users that are the most active, day in and day out, I think it is because they are retired and doing what they love to do. Those people also (generally) have been around this forum for a long time and actually like to help people. Really, I am serious, they like to help. Sometimes, they (me too) can get a little overbearing, but they really, really want to help.
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Just the same, it’s an actual statistic of the age of those responding. No lie about that.
I also paddled around without admitting it, and now I’m going down hill.
I think you’re right, people are extremely helpful on this forum. It is a bit too easy to take that for granted. That is a neat perspective about showing one’s ability to have adventures later in life.
I could also create a map of users’ locations. No doubt the more data the better though for all these types of visualizations.
Here’s a lot more kayaking demographics to chew on. Specifically check page 6: https://outdoorindustry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2015-Paddlesports-Research.pdf
Indeed, according to this, in 2015 only 28% of kayakers were aged 45+. 37% were aged 25-44.
Raosborne, I agree with that. I guess we develop stronger convictions, become less tolerant and lose inhibitions as we age and accumulate experience. There’s a lot that a young people could learn, if they dare approach. We’re most successful when we are approachable.
Wow, not sure what I thought it would be, but didn’t expect that distribution. I do realize that the distribution is probably just the active participants in the sampled discussion, but still suprising.
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Name: initials
Age: do I have to?
Location: Ontario,
Kayak
Flat water, River.
5yrs, I won’t count the inflatable kayak we used when boating.
(From what I know about posters here, the median age might be higher than you think, self-selected reporting not withstanding.) I used to call paddling.net Geezer.net, until I became one.
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Many years ago my wife’s brother said he realized he was getting old when a cop stopped him and he said, “Did I do something wrong, son?”
We’re all still kids, just busted up kids.
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I’m in Ontario too! Looks like there aren’t many of us “Northerners” here!
I have relatives in Sarnia but haven’t seen them for over 50 years.
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Name: Nilson
Age: 32
Where are you?: Mobile, AL
Kayak or canoe?: Kayak
Type of water-flat, ocean, river, white? Flat and light coastal/open water.
Years paddling? 6
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Name Roy
NW Wisconsin
years paddling - 63 {started as a bow paddler in a canoe, with my older brother}
canoe and Kayak , both WW and flat. Raced Canoes for several years. and did multi week trips in both canoe and kayak.
Prefer Greenland paddles {I have made several}
Lake Superior , and many of the rivers through out several states {from spring thaw on}
Paddled most of the BWCA and some into Quetico. {canoe}
have done all the great Lakes and a couple of times in Iceland} {kayak}
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Dang Roy, you been around.
Name: MJ
Age: 50+
Where are you?: Sarnia area, Ontario
Kayak or canoe?: Kayak
Type of water: flat, ocean, river, whatever I can get
Years paddling? 25+
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