Posted by FishinRod:
"Any chance you could get a person with regulatory experience on your board, or at least get them as a volunteer consultant? Having that type of person might stop you from wasting time following attractive leads that cannot ever be completed due to some regulatory road block."
Great idea! I can search for someone knowledgeable in this realm and see what happens. I currently volunteer with USACE, so I might be able to find the right person to help out. Thanks for the advice.
Posted by FishinRod:
"P.S. I don't understand this part below. Why does elevation matter to people with prosthetics? My father was an amputee (one leg, above the knee) and he lived at a much lower elevation. (Just trying to learn more to help out other people in need.)"
When I asked about the standards for the campground, both of my Army bubbas rogered up with this, "We can take the heat all day long. The humidity makes us sweat out of our liners, shrinking our remaining nubs until we drop the prosthetic. The blistering and pain are paramount to enjoying ourselves in nature. Lose the humidity and we can camp, hike, kayak, and whatever else is available with no problem." When I conducted a ton of research, it seems this is a pretty big issue with amputees. Myself, being from Southern Missouri, I get it. Even our sweat sweats there.
To be clear, this is not a fishing pond. I want to build a site that will allow people to utilize adapted kayaks, WaterWheels (think floating wheelchairs), Paddleboards, and other adaptive equipment. I wasn't planning on having a fishing element, but that would be amazing to see or help someone who is blind, reel in a fighting Bass.
I may be off on the lake size. What size do you think would be best for these activities?
Thank you again for all of your help and feedback.
Jeffrey
Last edited by MobilityMountain; 08/27/24 06:27 PM.
