Seat pad (again)

[Mike De Petris]

Is there any worthy seat pad on Amazon?

I've some troubles when using different boats, so (very) different seats, some have exceptionally large holes and it seems I am compatible only with a small range of shapes.

Is there a pad that can work on most situations even if not all of them?

I'm lucky I have no problems of ergs, only the marathon lets me we small "under the bottom" soreness for a couple of days, where my wife has severe blister problems, but that can be fixed with a towel.

I'm asking about Amazon just because in Italy the shipment would be prohibitive for those gadgets.

[don Vickers]

The one several members of our club use is the Skwoosh Row Pad Seat Cushion. Most of them like it a lot. It has gel cells which claim to help.

Just as many of our members use cutouts from yoga pads and seem just as happy with the result.

don

[Mike De Petris]

seems the good one, and it also seems there is no way to get one in Italy without expensive international shipment

[Berend van Wachem]

You could buy this seat-pad at a European internet store?
https://www.4row.com/de/en/accessories/cushions/

I have a Godfrey seat pad/EU-Row seat pad:
https://oarsport.co.uk/shop/seat-pad
https://www.eurow.eu/en/parts-rowing-boats/seats-rowing-boat.html

On the Ergo I just use a towel. I have an RP3 and although it's a fantastic machine, it has one of the most uncomfortable seats I have ever sat on.

A seat pad will change the height of the rower by between 0.5 and 1 cm, you may want to reflect this in the setup of the boat.

Kind regards, Berend.

[don Vickers]

It's a shame that the top-end pad is not easily available. As I said, many members of our club find the home-made pads just as effective. These are made of various padding material, like yoga mats. I took a photo of one of them this morning and you can view it at or near http://tamparowingclub.org/Portals/0/Images/JSS/SeatPad.JPG

I wish you more comfortable rowing,
don

[Mike De Petris]

Thank you this is an appreciated consideration. I will go for a yoga mat, if I find an old one to cut. I think I will have a try at a real seat pad only if I find one at some event, even if I do not know when this will happen, as there will be few regattas at the end of the year, and may also be not so attractive for sellers.