"KMAN" wrote in message
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in article ,
at wrote on 12/30/05
6:46
PM:
Hello - Am wondering if anyone has had experience with using the Crazy
Creek Canoe Chair II in an Alumacraft canoe..
My partner and I have been canoeing in the BWCA and Quetico for years.
This past summer we thought it might make sense to add a little comfort
to the trip so we purchased the Crazy Creek chairs and strapped them
onto our canoe seats. The seats themselves were very comfortable, but
we also gradually noticed that the canoe felt 'tippy' and slightly
unstable.
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realized that the backrest itself was causing the problem. When we
would lean back into the seat, our body (from the hips to the shoulder
blades) was essentially locked into the back rest - the slightest
leaning resulted in a leverage being applied laterally on the canoe,
causing it to want to tip over.
A fully loaded canoe could manage for awhile, but an empty canoe was
downright dangerous.
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Try a kayak. Nice seat with a back on it, and your ass is ain't sittin'
above the water line.
OP has the right analysis, I think. It's not the mass of the seat itself but
the way it interferes with the (reflexive, especially in a long-time
paddling team) balance adjustments in the upper body. Maybe a low-back or
lumbar support would be a useful compromise.
Like a k**** seat.
Hth,
Fred Klingener