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Bill Tuthill

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Larry, have you investigated using kayak floatbags as an IK foot brace?
My friends who have footpegs have either lost them (the plastic ones break)
or cut their legs on them (metal ones are sharp). My friends who installed
foam footrests have had better luck, although the foam is hard to backpack
and takes up lots of space in transit.

I've switched to paddling the Force XL on everything except overnighers (still
paddle the real kayak a bit, too). I would think that it would work, since that
is basically what Aire has done in the Force. I think that I would double bag
them like they do, though. I wouldn't think they would be durable enough to use
a foot blocks on their own.

Why don't they just lash a small dry bag into the front of the boat. I last a
small one between the footrest on overnighters and end up using it as a rest.

SYOTR
Larry C.