"Smed" wrote in message
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i know it might sound like a petty thing to ask a question about but im
trying to get my wife into the sport of canoeing and i want to make it as
pleasant as possible...


Having guided canoes for a dozen years, and having sat in cane seats, molded
plastic seats, 2x4s, webbed seats and on milk crates, my suggestion is to
find some aftermarket seats that have very wide webbing straps. Cane seats
are nice until your butt pokes through them (for me, it takes about 30 miles
or 2 days. I seem to have a sharp butt), and molded plastic seats are too
hard, too uncomfortable, and often do not have a drain hole so they are a
puddle if its raining or a wave breaks over the side. The wide plastic
straps (like on a lawn chair) make a very comfortable, cool, dry seat that
is durable. I also carried a CrazyCreek chair with me for my bow paddler to
use when 'just chillin', which made an excellent portable backrest, and
doubled as a kneeling pad for whitewater. If you are doing trips, rig the
boat so that there is a large, flat surface behind the bow seat (like a
cooler or several evenly matched ammo cans) and the open CrazyCreek chair
makes a nice mattress for a snooze. You'll definately get your wife hooked.

--riverman