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From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] gel seats
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 1999 08:44:10 -0800
Someone asked:

> > Is there some reason I haven't thought of why
> > someone isn't producing an inflatable kayak seat.

Could be that an inflatable seat would lead to a severe case of "mushy tushy,"
the awkward feeling that your bottommost part is not firmly seated.  I know I
was not happy with a small Thermarest cushion as my seat in one of my boats. 
YMMV.

I like my feet and upper thighs to be "locked in," and suspect that I would
lose some control of the boat if I had a really soft cushion under my butt.

I also think some of the forward force my body exerts on the boat is produced
by the tush-hull contact, and with "mobility" down there, I might get chafing
with an inflatable seat.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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