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Re: Other: seat covers?
By:Andy Waddington
Date: 4/22/2003, 3:51 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: seat covers? (Jim Kozel)

: It's comfortable but I thought, ultimately, redundant. The foam is already
: pretty soft and comfortable.

I use a moulded foam seat, which is basically the same sort of foam, but
the moulding gives it a smooth finish. My backside can move about on this
(whether in shorts, paddling overtrousers, or drysuit) and the "grip
factor" to hold me in place during rolls or braces comes mainly from the
foam at the sides (covering the "cheek plates"), the solid bulkhead footrest
and the backrest (which is cordura-covered sleeping mat). I wouldn't want a
really grippy seat, and something with two layers glued together always has
the risk of some movement between layers givcing rise to uncomfortable
wrinkles.

: I also encountered none of the issues you deal with when you're wearing
: booties or a wet-suit for several hours.

Same experience - I've just paddled three days wearing the same wetsuit
boots, they weren't too obnoxious at the end, and one cycle in the washing
machine renders them suitable for use as a pillow :-) I've also paddled
all day in summer in a drysuit - sea spray or a quick splash in the water
keeps the temperature down (mind you, this is a British summer we are
talking about :-)

: You're sitting ON the stuff, it's
: not wrapped around you.

Well, if you are padding out your cockpit to be a really tight fit, then
it *is* pretty much wrapped around you, and you don't want too much grip
or it becomes hard to get in and out, or to make subtle changes in your
position if you want to change the trim a little...

Andy

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