The best outdoor products for big and heavy people. From camp chairs to bike to paddleboards, we’ve got you covered!
“Go camping!” they said. “It’ll be relaxing!” they said. I guess they didn’t foresee the situation where my Walmart “Camp Chair For Big Guys” had two of the legs bend right in half and the seat tear, dumping me on the ground. While that day was a little bit painful and a whole heap of …
When I first decided to get back into riding, I looked high and low for a bike that would support my weight. Finding a bike as a big guy wasn’t easy, but I finally managed to find one with a frame rated for over 300 pounds (read about the bike here). The first time I …
If you’re a big guy or girl you’ve probably been thinking about increasing your fitness level (or losing weight) for a while. For several years it was pretty much all I thought about. How could I think of anything else when I couldn’t tie my shoes without being out of breath? I know that when …
“What? You want to get to class faster? Nah man, you’re too fat for longboards, bikes, and scooters. Guess you’ll just have to walk everywhere on your slow fat feet.” Well thanks, man. Just because I’m a big guy doesn’t mean I don’t want to cruise around campus on a longboard or bomb down that …
Too mature for a heavy-duty kick scooter but too poor for a Tesla? Well, settle for the next best thing, a heavy-duty stand-up electric scooter! Well, the next best thing might actually be a Prius, but if you’re looking for electric transportation over a short distance, through a busy city, or to give you thrills, …
I’ve always hated trying on clothes. I would much rather just buy a pair of pants and then return them later if they don’t fit. Even though I probably won’t return them. This drove my mom nuts and makes my wife even nutsier. However, I was never able to see their side of the argument …
Finding a director’s chair suitable for big and heavy people can be like finding a needle in a haystack. Luckily, that’s what we do here. As a big guy, I’m always keen on the challenge of finding high-weight capacity furniture that’s suitable for people from overweight to obese. An average director’s chair will have a …
So let me guess, you’re a bit bigger than average but you’ve somehow caught the kayak bug. I hate to tell you this, but that bug isn’t going to go away! I was bitten by the bug to own a kayak several years ago and now have half a dozen of them in my garage. …
One of my old pub quiz teammates recently moved to Colorado and has been trying to get the rest of the team to take a trip and come visit him. Part of the trip would involve going skiing or snowboarding in Aspen since it’s only about an hour’s drive from his house. He called me …
A friend of mine recently moved to Hawaii and has been trying to convince me to round up the rest of our friends and go visit her down in Honolulu. I find Hawaii to be a little too hot and humid for a fat guy like me who sweats buckets while walking down the street, …