Paddle Sitting Down In Your Paddle Board Kayak Seat For A Whole New Experience
Well, paddleboarding is fun, but sometimes you may want to sit down and experience another kind of ride. This is why you can create your own stand up paddle board kayak by just purchasing a kayak seat for your stand up paddle board.
More and more brands are offering an optional kayak seat, like MOAI, Blackfin, Aqua Marina, iRocker and ZRAY. Bluefin even includes a kayak seat in the package with most paddle boards specifically the all-around models they sell, which is a great extra to have for free. So a SUP paddle board hybrid is always a good idea, and it’s incredibly easy to make it yourself!
How to install your own paddle boards seat? This is very easy!
How To Install A Paddle Board Kayak Seat
Your paddle seat must be comfortable for you, so you need to take a few seconds to set it up right! It’s effortless, and you don’t need a lot of time to do it. Everything can be done in about 5 minutes and get ready for your paddling adventures!
- Start by placing the SUP seat on your paddleboard in the right position. You will see two sets of straps. Two are meant to be attached on the back, two on the front.
- Attach the back straps to the board.
- Arrange the seat again and attach the front straps.
- Adjust everything so you can comfortably sit in your newly installed seat!
Below is an example video from iRocker setting up their own kayak bundle so you have some visuals of setting up the paddle board kayak seat.
Everything can be done in under five minutes, and you will have the most comfortable paddleboard kayak!
Now, let’s take a look at the various kayak seats available!
Different Types of Paddle Board Kayak Seats
It’s important to note that there are two types of SUP kayak seats. You can get an inflatable paddle board kayak seat or a foam paddle board kayak seat.
They are both excellent and straightforward to assemble. The biggest advantage of an inflatable paddle boards seat is that if it gets wet you can just wipe it off, when the foam seat gets wet it will soak it up and stay wet for some time.
But then again, a foam seat will be a lot more comfortable and the chances you will fall into the water while kayaking are even slimmer than falling into the water while Stand Up Paddling.
Both versions will offer good back support as they are attached tightly to the board and it will carry the weight of your back. I can enjoy and paddle around on the water more relaxed, as it doesn’t take your whole body to move forward.
An example of a foam paddle board seat is the Bluefin kayak seat, this is an ultra adjustable, foam-made sup kayak seat that provides good support. As said this comes includes with all of their all-around paddle boards, like the popular Bluefin Cruise 10’8″ Paddle Board and the Bluefin Cruise Carbon 10’8″ Paddle Board.