Alpaloosa saddle
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yukon
Alpaloosa saddle
i know this has been discuscussed before but now the season has been on for a bit longer. How are people liking this saddle? I just ordered one looks like it should work great. wondering how it willwork for different people using same boat.
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the great gonzo
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Hey Yukon,
I do nat have experience with the Alpaloosa saddle myself, however most of my boats have a similar bulk head style outfitting.
I really like them, better so than a thigh strap system. The drawback they have however is that in order to have maximum control over your boat and to stay in there as securely as possible, you have to customize it to your body.
It will work well for people with similar build than you (mainly leg lenght and size), people with shorter and/or skinnier legs than youy may be to loose in it, while people with longer and/or bigger legs may not even fit properly.
What you could do however is make some foam pads that that can be attached with velcro or duct tape to adjust the fit for people with a different body type than you.
martin
I do nat have experience with the Alpaloosa saddle myself, however most of my boats have a similar bulk head style outfitting.
I really like them, better so than a thigh strap system. The drawback they have however is that in order to have maximum control over your boat and to stay in there as securely as possible, you have to customize it to your body.
It will work well for people with similar build than you (mainly leg lenght and size), people with shorter and/or skinnier legs than youy may be to loose in it, while people with longer and/or bigger legs may not even fit properly.
What you could do however is make some foam pads that that can be attached with velcro or duct tape to adjust the fit for people with a different body type than you.
martin
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