Another vote for the creature comfort seat. I really like mine. Jim >>> <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com> 09/22/98 10:42am >>> Andree Hurley wrote: > > I have one made by Cascade Designs - it's a bit like a therm-a-rest, > only the shape of a seat. > > Andree I have that seat which I use under the sling seat in my 1996 Nautiraid 1 (I give the year since the regular seat has now been changed). It has several virtues. It has two densities of closed cell foam plus it can be inflated some. I use it to help with a psiatic nerve problem and to give me some extra support. Cost is around $30 or so. A better seat is the Creature Comfort seat that is sold through Chesapeake Light Craft (kayaks_at_clcinc.com and 410-267-0137). This a wonder seat and while costly (around $75-80) is worth its weight in gold. It has a 2.5 inch slab of dense foam that has been anatomically carved out to accomodate your tush. The thinnest part is just a half-inch thick which keeps your center of gravity low (I recommend it in my review of the Folbot Kodiak which is tippy feeling for a folding kayak with its factory provided 3 inch seat). But since it it shaped to your tush, you are only marginally resting on that half inch with the main support up around your buttocks. It can be attached in a myriad of ways including velcro which is provided in a wide width with a glued down portion as well. Its attached seat back is superb in giving small of the back support. The whole thing is covered in nylon mesh for speedy drying. I would use it in my Nautiraid 1 except that the ribs are too close together and one rib raises the front more than I like. I may try it again as I only tested it when my psiatic nerve was really at its worse. BTW, the one I have I bought full price from CLC. No gift. No paid endorsement. best, ralph -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Sep 22 1998 - 10:08:10 PDT
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