Short of hip implants, the best way I've found to get the nether regions firmly established in a sea kayak seat is to build up some hip pads with closed cell foam --- or pay three times as much and buy them pre-made at an REI or equivalent. You can shave them to fit your needs (as it were) with "dragon skin" for a comfortable fit, remembering that neoprene or a drysuit and insulation take up a bit more room in cooler weather. While gravity and friction will tend to keep you pretty well locked in while dry and upright, negative gravity and seawater as a lubricant make these things pretty easy to exit <in extremis>. Another thought is to glue down a piece of thin neoprene cut to butt characteristics --- if you're daring, sitting on a photocopier can generate a pretty good template --- with the nylon side down. Creates an anti-skid plate of sorts. But hip encapsulation in closed cell foam worked best for me. Joq *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Apr 03 1998 - 09:41:54 PST
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