Re: [Paddlewise] Save your butt. (was CLC)

From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 08:12:30 -0700
Phil Huck wrote:
> 
>   I also use a Thermarest stadium type seat in my
> boats. It is about a 1 1/2 in. thick and varies to how
> much pressure you want. I velcroed (soft side) onto
> the seats of my boats, and the scratchy side on the
> pad.
>   This works especially well on longer White water
> trips when I am using my Overflow.
>    Now my butt doesn't fall asleep and neither do the
> back muscles of my legs when I am really in tight.

Phil's use of the Thermarest pad is a good one.  I also used one, but
inappropriately.  Mine was flat against the inside of the hull in my Pygmy
Osprey Std.  That did not work out for me.  I had  major butt soreness and
muscle soreness in the muscles of my legs.

I replaced it with a carved minicell foam seat custom tailored to my tush
and the lower surface of my upper thighs.  Now I am comfy all day.  I'm
convinced that supporting the upper part of my legs is vital for my comfort
in a cockpit.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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Received on Tue Apr 20 1999 - 08:25:19 PDT

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