"Barry" wrote...
on my first all day trip, I had real problems with numbness in both legs
and
feet.

First, move the foot pegs forward a notch or 2. Someone borrowed my kayak
and moved one of the pegs back, and my first trip after that was agony!
After I re-adjusted them, no problems...

John....

I tried adjusting the foot adjustments (I have a rudder so I don't really
have foot pegs as such...just adjustable straps that change the position).
I tried just laying my feet out straight, moving around a lot to keep the
circulation going...but nothing seemed to help. It's the one thing that
limits how long I can paddle right now. In fact, I had trouble getting out
of my kayak on one occasion as my legs/feet were so numb. I'm thinking
about trying one of my paddle floats as a support for my thighs to see if
that helps.

Thanks for the feedback.

Barry

"John R Weiss" wrote in message
news:zy9Pc.63452$8_6.30609@attbi_s04...
"Barry" wrote...
on my first all day trip, I had real problems with numbness in both legs
and
feet.

First, move the foot pegs forward a notch or 2. Someone borrowed my kayak
and moved one of the pegs back, and my first trip after that was agony!
After I re-adjusted them, no problems...

On 1-Aug-2004, "Barry" wrote:

I'm thinking
about trying one of my paddle floats as a support for my thighs to see if
that helps.

This is a topic that comes up at regular intervals on this forum. Try looking
back thru the google archive to see other answers.

As you realize, you have to provide better support for your butt and upper
thighs. The paddle float idea is ok, if temporary; play with different
degrees of inflation (i.e. height). For a more permanent solution,
consider some kind of outfitting. You can replace the seat with a better
one or make a seat out of closed-cell foam (like minicell available a
good paddling shops). Fooling around with paddle floats and other
things will point you in the direction of what kind of permanent mods
you'll need.

I haven't looked, but given the frequency of this, there might be something
in the Sea Kayak FAQ.

Mike

Mike..

Thanks for the feedback...it's appreciated

Barry

"Michael Daly" wrote in message
...
On 1-Aug-2004, "Barry" wrote:

I'm thinking
about trying one of my paddle floats as a support for my thighs to see
if
that helps.

This is a topic that comes up at regular intervals on this forum. Try
looking
back thru the google archive to see other answers.

As you realize, you have to provide better support for your butt and upper
thighs. The paddle float idea is ok, if temporary; play with different
degrees of inflation (i.e. height). For a more permanent solution,
consider some kind of outfitting. You can replace the seat with a better
one or make a seat out of closed-cell foam (like minicell available a
good paddling shops). Fooling around with paddle floats and other
things will point you in the direction of what kind of permanent mods
you'll need.

I haven't looked, but given the frequency of this, there might be
something
in the Sea Kayak FAQ.

Mike