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Re: Other: seat covers? *LINK* *Pic*
By:Richard Kohlström
Date: 4/22/2003, 3:16 am
In Response To: Other: seat covers? (Bill Burton)

Last year I was out paddling for a whole day, it was rather warm in the air but the water was cold. I put on my diving-wetsocks, 7mm neopren with rubber sole.
Afterwards when I slipped out of the boots I could have used them for pesticide purposes, killing ants, moths and smaller mammals too. The boots was disgusting and took a lot of work to get in order again.
I would not for any reason what so ever put neopren, nylon coated or not, on my seat in the kayak. Every human tissue is breathing, exept your teeth, and in a closed compartment, as a kayak-cockpit and on a soft absorbing material the moisture, water damp, sweat and maybe saltwater, have nowhere to go. Its getting warm and become a very nice environment for microorganisms. I wouldn´t sit on that seat more then once. The next time it would be poisionus and regarded as a biological weapon.
I stick to my wooden seat, its dry and comfortable, easy to wipe off and nice to your butt.
Novadays I dont use the wetsocks during the whole day either. It wasn´t so fun to get them in shape and get rid of the odour.

Messages In This Thread

Other: seat covers?
Bill Burton -- 4/21/2003, 3:01 pm
Re: Other: seat covers?
Scott Ferguson -- 4/22/2003, 10:51 am
Re: Other: seat covers?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/22/2003, 9:36 am
Re: Other: seat covers?
Jim Kozel -- 4/22/2003, 9:05 am
Re: Other: seat covers?
Andy Waddington -- 4/22/2003, 3:51 pm
Re: Other: seat covers? *LINK* *Pic*
Richard Kohlström -- 4/22/2003, 3:16 am
Re: Other: seat covers?
Tony -- 4/22/2003, 1:57 pm
Re: Other: seat covers?
Richard Kohlström -- 4/22/2003, 6:27 pm