This is Superior Forrest Product's new canoe backrest avialble through Red Rock. Forrest (first name) is the guy who builds these beuaties and if you need a fast set-up, well-designed backrest, this may be the ticket for you.
Backrest in stern of beautiful canoe
Maximum reclining position
Maximium upright position.
Secures quickly and easily for portaging
Adjustable Model fits other canoe seats by moving the forward pin
Canoe chair assembled
Canoe chair packed
Backrest mounted on Forrest's collapsible chair.
Is this cool or what? Take the backrest off the canoe and stick it on the chair.
The engineer's testing apparatus. Forrest is loaded for bear.
Now for the really cool part. This is what engineers do when they aren't driving trains. At 220 pounds of weight, the backrest holds strong. That's as much weight as one big feller doing something stupid like using the backrest as a stair step to reach something high up. Drop one penny on top of this and it explodes. I'm making that up. Going beyond 220 pounds of force seems like overkill.
For those of you who are in the 400 lb. range, if you sit carefully, you'll be fine. Now, a 400 lb. feller who gets further than the entry point parking lot for a BWCA canoe trip is a bit beyond my scope of imagination, but I suppose it could be done. You're gonna need a bigger canoe. If you are that heavy, sit carefully, grasshopper.
When Forrest isn't testing and redesigning in his spare time, he's out enjoying the great outdoors with his pretty cool canoe back rest and chair. Guess what, this chair would also be very handy outside of the BWCA as well. Throw it in the back of your car and head out for a picnic in your neighbor's backyard. Talk about a useful conversation piece!
Order your Superior Forest Backrest and Camp Chair here