Yeah, I got it narrowed down to the Wise Deluxe and the Tempress Navistyle. Seems to me that I had read about a similar problem of water retention (see DuckNut's post above) with the Tempress. What has been your experience with the seats getting wet? Also, how has the frame of the Tempress held up for you? I have a tendency to lean back on the seat quite a bit, especially when I'm doing a 180 turn .....so the hefty metal frame of the Wise has that appeal. I've had the opportunity to sit in a Navistyle, and it seems pretty comfy.Get a look at Tempress Navistyle seats (they come in both standard and high back models). They’re what I have on my old Maverick- and I can’t say enough good things about them. Believe you can see them at any Bass Pro shop (the standard model).
All of their models can be found at Tempress.com
So, it sounds like you have vinyl covered seats, yes? I'm interested in camo seats, and the only camo Navistyles that I was aware of I saw at Academy...... and those were covered in Cordura (as are the Wise seats I'm considering). Today I looked at the Tempress website and, low and behold, they make camo Navistyles covered in vinyl OR cordura. Makes sense that seats covered in Cordura would take on water more readily than seats covered with vinyl. Decisions, decisions.The biggest threat to any kind of covered vinyl cushions is actually sunscreen and bug spray....
I've tried the Millennium seats, and I know a lot of folks who swear by them. I like them a lot for a deer stand, but not for fishing.
You have made a “Wise” decision!Well, I ordered the Wise seats. I likely would have liked the Tempress seats as well, but I had bonded with the Original Bottomland camo pattern.
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Dave - add that site to the list that is being created
