Hiking Shorts

Originally posted by GRF Having said that I had been working on this hiking assistant device like a shoulder harness that connects to your toes via a swivel up knee brace thing should make the whole unpalatable process a little more comfortable, but it wont ever make it kewell.

Can you integrate a Dakine waterman bladder- jus to make damn sure it gets banned on the first outing? ;-)

Originally posted by iGRF Originally posted by Rupert sitting out isn't for gentlemen. My point entirely Rupert. Hiking should be banned, if you want to extend beyond the extremities of the boat then there should be some accommodation to that end, like a wire, or one of those sliding gentlemen perches they use on those canoe boats, if the boat isn't designed in such a way as to make it comfortable then it shouldn't be allowed. Having said that I had been working on this hiking assistant device like a shoulder harness that connects to your toes via a swivel up knee brace thing should make the whole unpalatable process a little more comfortable, but it wont ever make it kewell.

Originally posted by Rupert sitting out isn't for gentlemen.

My point entirely Rupert.

Hiking should be banned, if you want to extend beyond the extremities of the boat then there should be some accommodation to that end, like a wire, or one of those sliding gentlemen perches they use on those canoe boats, if the boat isn't designed in such a way as to make it comfortable then it shouldn't be allowed.

Having said that I had been working on this hiking assistant device like a shoulder harness that connects to your toes via a swivel up knee brace thing should make the whole unpalatable process a little more comfortable, but it wont ever make it kewell.

Once upon a time, they were banned in the Firefly fleet. Still should be, according to the rules. Can't remember the wording, but sitting out aids aren't allowed, barring toestraps, and it used to be that hiking shorts fell into that catagory. I went AWOL from open meetings for a few years, and when I came back, loads of people were wearing them. Probably should have protested, to see if the rule was being broken. Too late now, I guess - they have become the norm.

I solve the problem by perching - sitting out isn't for gentlemen.

"hikers should be banned"

.....back to canvas shorts, cable-knit wooly jumpers and obligatory pipe smoking down wind eh? set off with perhaps just a hint of 4X beer towel sown onto one's shorts.....