Taping Your Seat Board

Did you know that your seat board can act like a saw? The motion of sliding into your seat and weight shifting can cause the rough edges of the seat board to abrade the inside of your harness. Taping your seat board covers the rough edges with a smooth slick surface. Your harness will have either a wood or fiber board seat. Pay extra attention to the fiber board seat as the edges can be very abrasive!

Start wiggling the seat board lose from the rear edge. You'll find that the legs straps go from the top, around the back and under neither the seat. Check for wear at the point where the leg straps bend around the edge of the seat. A little fuzziness of the leg strap webbing is normal. However, if the webbing is cut or damaged seek expert help! Look around inside the pocket you have removed the seat board from. Is there any wear?

Move the leg straps off to one side to remove the seat board

Get some nice big, fat, slick tape. Tape around the edges.

Slide the seat board back in.

Put the leg straps back into position and continue to slide the seat
board in.

Great! You're finished.

Remember, It's up to you to maintain your equipment. Treat it well.

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