John Winters wrote: > Richard asked; > > > >What did the Inuit use for seats? > > According Eugene Arima (Contributions to Kayak Studies and others) they > used skins to pad the bottom. Many used no backrest or just used the > cockpit back. Since cockpit heights varied considerably one suspects they > did not recognise back pain as a problem or did not associate it with the > backrest. I think John is holding back. He knows full well that the Inuits used inflated stomach linings of Brits that were sealed tight; the amount of air in this stomach-based seats would vary with sea conditions and other factors. It is one more positive proof that the Inuit kayak culture sits on top of a Brit contribution. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Dec 08 1998 - 08:13:22 PST
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