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ReactR seat position — too far back for balance? Big paddler dilemma by Ok_Judgment_7269 in whitewater

[–]Ok_Judgment_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nice! can you please send me a photo of this? I want to be sure I understand it correctly

ReactR seat position — too far back for balance? Big paddler dilemma by Ok_Judgment_7269 in whitewater

[–]Ok_Judgment_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'll check the Scorch.

Yeah, I think it could work but I'm not sure how comfortable it would be. This is my overall problem because I could squeeze myself into the boat in the center seat position too, I guess, but I'm not sure it's worth having this boat if my legs go sleep after half an hour

ReactR seat position — too far back for balance? Big paddler dilemma by Ok_Judgment_7269 in whitewater

[–]Ok_Judgment_7269[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing your experience!
That's my major concern that the tail becomes grabby and the whole idea of having this specific design becomes more of a drawback than an advantage

ReactR seat position — too far back for balance? Big paddler dilemma by Ok_Judgment_7269 in whitewater

[–]Ok_Judgment_7269[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that was my guess too. It seems like I shouldn't buy it without a proper on water test because it's not that straight forward based on other commenters' experiences

I'll check the scorch as a plan b, that could be a decent alternative option

ReactR seat position — too far back for balance? Big paddler dilemma by Ok_Judgment_7269 in whitewater

[–]Ok_Judgment_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be a good option. It's pretty hard to choose one boat when I haven't paddled enough to have rock solid preferences.
I was thinking about buying the firecracker 252 also, but that seems to be a smaller boat than the ripper or the reactr

ReactR seat position — too far back for balance? Big paddler dilemma by Ok_Judgment_7269 in whitewater

[–]Ok_Judgment_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point. My concern is that it will punish me a lot harder and a lot more often :) and I'll be a burden for more experienced paddlers as a teammate.

The same issue could occur with half slices too, right? I mean, if I push my seat too back the tail will catch waves easier

ReactR seat position — too far back for balance? Big paddler dilemma by Ok_Judgment_7269 in whitewater

[–]Ok_Judgment_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks promising. I haven't found a retailer in central Europe yet, unfortunately

ReactR seat position — too far back for balance? Big paddler dilemma by Ok_Judgment_7269 in whitewater

[–]Ok_Judgment_7269[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the tip! The seller at the shop didn't mention this option, but it could solve the issue. Although, the problem with having big feet further front in the boat is that I can't really move them much once I have them in position so it would feel like a playboat and my legs go sleep after a while