Re: [Paddlewise] legs fall asleep

> > ive been having some trouble with my legs "falling asleep" 
> 
> Most likely inadequate support under your upper thighs. 

PLUS too much pressure on the outer buttocks.
 
> To cure my "falling asleep" problem, I had to extend my seat/pad to
> mid-thigh. 

I keep pointing out to people that the chair they sit in to 
watch TV or their car seat, both have long support. Most 
kayak seats are tiny (short) buckets.

Do make sure it angles up at the same angle as your legs 
make to the knee/thigh braces. Make the seat humped, not 
hollow, with the hump running fore and aft along the middle 
of the seat. The hump runs between the legs.

Alex
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Alex Ferguson      a.ferguson_at_chem.canterbury.ac.nz
Electronics Workshop, Chem Dept, Univ of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
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