As the father of a high school football player, I've spent many days and nights watching games at Pop Warner fields and high school stadiums. As a racing fan, I've attended events ranging from the quarter mile bull-ring once known as Riverside Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., to the vast expanse in Florida we call Daytona International Speedway. In as much as these applications and venues are extremely different, they do share something very near and dear to every fan in attendance: hard bleachers. Whether it be the old, splintered wood planks at a Desoto Super Speedway, the cold concrete seating on the home side at Brandon High School's Pat Fussell Stadium, or the blistering hot aluminum bleachers surrounding South Georgia Motorsports Park, the coarse denominator is the fact that your butt suffers. At the end of the day (or night), your backside is Whether numb, blistered, or has acquired any unwanted wood samples. Regardless of the seating option you've been subjected to, your viewing satisfaction has been compromised because of it.
Compare this feel to arena seating found at hockey games or basketball games. Nice, fold down cushions with seat backs. Yeah, that's the life. Unfortunately, stadiums which are exposed to the elements cannot have such luxury. Sure, the occasional ball park will have a seat back. A metal back that runs the distance of the bleacher. And of procedure it is one size fits all, with no adjustability, and it always runs across your back in just the wrong place. Sometimes there will be a vender renting seat cushions at the venue, but they are becoming as rare as a smoking section in restaurants, and will cost you as much as a typical trip to the concession stand.
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So, what are your options to as a matter of fact save your butt? Take a blanket to spread out and sit on? Minimal relief, and doesn't help the back. Pay for the rental, when available, every time. Does the job, but at .00 per event, not very economical. Plus, you don't know where it's been, who sat on it, or if it's been cleaned. I don't know about you, but I'd rather not put my butt on the line like that.
Or, you can purchase your own personal seat cushion. Most are light weight, easy to enounce and clean, and come in a color other than burnt orange (no offense to Texas Longhorn fans). I have found stadium seat cushions in my teams colors, in full vinyl with seat backs held on by straps and have plastic hooks that secure them to the bleachers. Others are heavier duty, with metal bases covered with cushioned vinyl and a fold down seat back with aluminum hinges. Whichever option you choose, I warrant you will enjoy the event more with it than without it. Your indispensable other will be happier as well not having to take off splinters from your backside (this has happened to me, not as funny as it appears in cartoons). One hint though: Get enough for every person in your group. If you're the only one to take a upholstery to the game, be aware that when you get up to go to the rest room or concession stand, your seat will be busy by your spouse or child when you return. Or worse yet, during the third quarter, you will start to hear the whining of those less fortunate, and will feel compelled to give up your seat in the interest of house unity.
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