Quoting Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>: > On Jan 29, 2008 10:54 AM, Rafael Mier <silidriel_at_prodigy.net.mx> wrote: > >> >> The lower section or end of my spine, or lowest vertebra ends up sore >> after >> 4 or more hours on my seat. > > > Like the guy who broke his arm in two places... the doctor told him to stay > out of those places. :) > > It's probably unreasonable to expect no pain from sitting in the same > position for many hours; there is always going to be some discomfort. Through evolution, I have adapted sort of a strategy to combat back pain. My boat came with a very hard fiberglass seat, and guaranteed pain within 1-2 hours of paddling. So I did the following: 1. Bought a nice back rest from a kayak shop. 2. Place a water bottle under each knee (for knee pain). 3. Eat lots of cookies and brownies. This increases my natural padding. The only problem is that because of 3., I can barely fit in my cockpit anymore. Maybe there's a better way. Also, I learned on a white water canoe trip to always leave an air pocket in your water bottles, otherwise they sink. BRC *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Jan 29 2008 - 13:49:41 PST
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