FW: [RC] padding in riding pants - Chastain, Shannon L.
How about if they make a saddle cover
(with sheepskin on the top) instead of a lined
pant??
Shannon
I
thought I would put this out there for input. I am testing a riding pant
for a company that is working with the people that make Thinline Saddle
Pads. They want to insert this material in a riding pant for endurance
riders to reduce concussion, since so many of us use sheepskin, etc. The
material is not fluffy though, it's more like a thin neoprene. I used to
have a pair of Carousel Tights that had padding that I loved until they wore
out. But the padding in the crotch (it served it's purpose) took some
getting used to, it was a bit like a diaper between my legs when I wasn't in the
saddle.
They have tried a few ideas with this
Thinline pant. It was originally for a cancer patient that had lost a
lot of weight and it was used for her seat bones primarily. But the
material is too non-flexible for an entire half-seat lining of it. So,
they also have tried to make them slide in as inserts where needed.
Maybe the inside of the knee/calf also.
I am not "thin", just average built and have my
own padding built in, so it's hard for me to help them with suggestions.
I must say that I took my sheepskin off my saddle,which has a hard seat, and
this material in the pant was awesome. Just not comfortable to walk
around in because it's a bit stiff.
