07-10-2010, 07:33 PM
Hi, cp, sorry it didn't work.
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[quote cpierce]Out of curiosity I got around to trying out the air mat in the seat. Unfortunately, I have to say that I did not like it at all. It would work in an emergency, if for some reason you spring a leak in your air seat while on vacation. I found it to be usable but very uncomfortable.
It was lumpy and slanted me forward on the bottom. It was also hard to inflate.
Did you use the Amazon 6 separate tube mattress? Yes, it is time consuming to inflate as indicated in the directions I gave. I have a powerful electric pump that does all the time consuming stuff, so I only have to top off by hand pump. I also have adapters to use a car tire as a pressure tank if need be. I don't think any normal heavy duty air mattress will work at all because you cannot inflate to high pressure. Also a single valve air mattress may be faster to inflate, but will not be stiff enough and will just move air around from one tube to another when you sit or move around. The mattress is doubled thickness on the bottom seat and did not sag, but I also use a foot crossbar for keeping my feet out of water and a1.5 inch closed cell cushion to keep my butt out of water also. You can control your pitch forward to some degree by adjusting the air pressure on the middle tubes. It is far more comfortable than the solid FOAM inserts on the ODC420 and at least the same if not better than the bladders for me. I have some back issues and have to use a lumbar support with any float tube if I will be out all day, so maybe the lumbar support makes things better.
For me it wouldn't work. I would like the inflatable seat for the convenience of packing smaller in a vehicle. This is way too hard to inflate and deflate like I would need for traveling. Yes, I can see its not for everybody, thanks for your comments. I leave the seat pressurized and set up on my tube, and my wifes uses the regular bladders because it is not used as much. I don't have a Fish Cat 4 to try it out on, but it may not work if the seat compartment is bigger or wider.
Sorry, but thanks for posting it.
Maybe the idea will help someone out who has different wants and needs. Also maybe it is a difference in the size between an ODC420 and a Fish Cat 4, which is what I have.[/quote]
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