Back-channel, I was contacted about more info on the Cascade Designs seats I recommended for outfitting. When I checked for the correct names, I found that the product line can be confusing. Therm-a-Rest offers a sport seat which is best used for stadium seating and the like. I don't recommend that one. The one I use is called the "Touring Seat" and is offered under the Sealine product line. It is built more appropriately for paddling and also has loops around its perimeter for tying into the boat. I just use a length of nylon cord, tie it to one loop, run it under the seat corners, threading it through all the other loops to hold the cushion to the seat bottom, then I tie the cord off on the first loop. Easy to do, easy to remove. The lumbar cushion (about 7 x 15 inches) is called the "Back Rest" and is sold in the Therm-a-Rest product line. Cascade Designs offers (or offered - I can't find it in any on-line catalogs) a slipcover for the Back Rest which has a wicking layer on the front side, nylon back, and a strap with side-release buckle to enable you to mount the cushion around a chair, airline seat back or whatever. Where the strap mounts to the ends of the slipcover, it Y's out to give two points of contact on each side. I use the pad in various boats by threading the strap around the seat-back or backband strap, running the loose ends back through opening formed by the arms of the "Y", then fasten the buckle behind the backband pad. If I was using the Back Rest in only one boat, I would probably make a custom cover for the backband/seatback which would accept the cushion and close with Velcro. Harold *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 20 2000 - 07:32:54 PST
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