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At 6'2, my legs are basically fully extended to the front of the boat, and there is little room to bend them to rest from having them straight for so long, since the cockpit is small in diameter, and rather low. Once in the cockpit, there is very little room to adjust yourself. after an hour or so, your hips will be sore and you will want to bend your legs, and while it can be done, it is kind of annoying to do while in the water, and you risk flipping yourself. Since the boat basically weighs nothing, when you move side to side in the water , it can affect your balance alot quicker then if the kayak was heavier. In order to stabilize, you kind of have to push your knees into the side of the boat to counter balance when trying to move quickly in more open waters, which also results in very sore or bruised knees after a few hours. to keep from flipping over and to just have a more chill laid back time in the bay, I made some DIY sponsons (kayak training wheels) to help the boat balance on its own, so I could just relax and not worry about falling over. That helped, but after a recent 6 mile paddle, I feel like it wasn't "fun" or "relaxing"...the seat pad is also not very comfy, so you would need to get a separate gel pad, and the actual seat is pretty weak if you are bigger weigh more i think.......my buddy has a traditional packable kayak, and while his has a million pieces and takes a long time to setup, he doesn't get as tired or sore, and has an open canoe style, so no space issues, and he can even put a sail on it to sail! but I got the ORU for convenience and portability, which it definitely has! I saw some larger people recently at the bay with the ORU beach, which does not track the water as good as the Bay model supposedly, but has a more open cockpit for larger people/pet/small child too, and space behind the seat for things such as a small cooler. I am most likely going to pick one of the ORU beach model to test out and hopefully it does work or me, because the convenience of ORU is king!
Thanks for the detailed post - helps a lot!