Duane: Here is Israel we use NDK kayaks. Nearly all of us remove the standard backbands and use a tightly rolled foam pad instead. We tape it closed with duct tape. The pad is of the foam type similar to those used for a sleeping while backpacking (but not the egg crate type), or sometimes we use the foam employed in the insulation of large diameter hotwater pipes. I have had my Explorer for nearly four years, and have yet to replace the pad. It never comes out of the kayak either. The pad is great for rolling too, as it is low, and does not interfere with layback rolls. Keep paddling. Josh On Wed, 14 May 2003, Strosaker wrote: > Are there any > other sea kayakers out there paddling without any kind of a back rest? ============================================================================== Dr. Joshua Teitelbaum Tel: [972] 3-640-6448 Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and Fax: [972] 3-641-5802 African Studies E-mail:teitelba_at_ccsg.tau.ac.il Tel Aviv University Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978 Israel ============================================================================== *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 15 2003 - 00:22:31 PDT
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