Its really no different than reading reviews. I had a specific tire on four family cars, three were on a my kid’s Z24’s and one was a Monte Carlo SS. I also drove beefed up Caprice fleet vehicles that were designed for extreme abuse. The tire performed flawlessly. I had the same tire on a new model Challenger and they were treacherous. I replaced them after 23,000 miles and thought good riddance. The tire that I selected as a replacement is getting twice the life, better gas mileage, better handling and is quieter.
Don’t recommend unless you know the parameters of the question. I can tell you one tire works on these cars, but definitely not on this one. While researching the current tire, I focused on reviews from owners driving the same car as mine. Reviews ran the gamut, claiming they were the best/the worst; the quietest/the noisiest; best tread wear/the worst; best braking, cornering, wet roads, dry roads/and the worst. Its all anonymous, but surely nobody intended to mislead, unless they had an ax to grind with the manufacturer.
Be careful about giving and getting advice. Be specific with questions. I’ve seen questions like what’s the best paddle, what the best kayak, how much should I spend on a paddle . . . Then someone tries to answers it! Or someone says I need a kayak and it has to be less than 12 ft . . . And somebody tell them about a 17 ft boat that’s just what they need . . .
Its hard to imagine a member in good standing would intentionally give bad advice. It can only happen so many times. That doesn’t mean bad advice or inappropriate advice won’t be given. It just means the person asking for the advice needs to read between the lines. If there’s disagreement, we all actually benefit from it. Sometimes we learn things that aren’t event related to the topic. I dont know about anyone else, that’s just icing on the cake to me. The only problem with unrelated information is that it hard to locate the tread if you want to review it again. Oh well, better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all peace be with all yall, spring is abloomin in many places around the country!
Bring a Strainer - It’s a Stew of (Too?) Many Cooks
There’s a Jim somewhere in paradise,
high eye Q-C-C on Cooper.
No other sunshined state or hull will do,
his outlook narrows you on super.
Askew to there high-strung desert son,
Gloria in excessive Polythene Pammie sings.
Loco lico sound beat into ground,
a madness sinks in such grey things.
And there’s drain ditch addlers come consummate paddlers,
own-em-all their longest trip.
Ten miles in hull and they’ll know it all,
paddle over cliff notes their Jane’s Ships.
So come here and swear paddling the rom-com.
Remember free advice often tragically drowns,
those who forget these solutions work with grain of salt,
and all a peeling scatters anger on Coffee’s ground.
When I bought my sea kayak last summer, I got excellent advice from the folks on this board - first on the boat, then on the paddle, then on the sprayskirt. I’m thankful to them every time I get out and enjoy that boat.
Yep, the affirmation seeker is the main reason I no longer bother with either reading or offering any commentary on the Advice forum.Too many times, especially in the “Which boat? Batman versus Superman?” department, we never hear back from what the OP’s final decision was. And also in many cases, not so much as a ‘thank you’ to the actual knowledgeable people here who DO have real seat time in the craft being enquired about.
So now I only really visit Paddlers Place from time to time… Because as Al Pacino’s Scarface once said in the movie,
“Don’t waste my Mothereffin’ time!”
You spelled out your paddling intentions for the new boat and indicated your skill level and experience, albeit mainly in WW river paddling. You also stated you were willing and EAGER to learn more.
Also, you have been posting on here, credibly, for many years. Those of us who even casually see what you have done BELIEVE what you said when you asked for advice on sea kayaks.
These two things make it easier to help in a meaningful way.
Affirmation-seekers don’t bother me much. There are plenty of contributors who will raise the caution flag when affirmation is being sought for something that doesn’t sound like a good idea. Though we can’t control whether an affirmation-seeking OP is actually open to advice, offering it is still the right thing to do IMO.
Doesn’t matter to me. I use the question to look up information to confirm accuracy before giving advice. That way I refresh my own knowledge. Helping another person make me think, and “I like thinking!” Several off line communications have developed between myself and several members. I found that I gain nearly as much as I give, and many times even more. Being reserved with your time can cost very rewarding relationships. Of course if you don’t have time, that’s another matter entirely.
If you offer advice to someone and they ignore it as if you didn’t reply, remember the lack of decency and “fuggetaboutit”. On a few occasions, I spent a few hours researching and consolidating answer only to have the person ignore my posts. Doesn’t matter to me! I figured out the answer, hope they did as well.
Gotta love Internet discussion forums at this time of year, they’re all like Red Bull Night down at the local nursing home, with old biddies beating the crap out of each other with their purses and walkers…come on spring!
Bring a C2 racing Cruiser to a canoe race on lake Michigan (Chicago to Evanston Il .Get flipped in a swell and almost drown.Life jackets were in canoe (legal) but not wearing them. A miracle we survived .So whats funny!Bring a C2 flat water Cruiser to a canoe race on Lake Michigan.
peace be with all yall, spring is abloomin in many places around the country!