Ok, so if it’s me with the tools this is a half hour project. But you could get pretty fussy if you wanted. I’m still wondering if I want to stain the contraption. Anyway I ran out to the hardware store and got a 4 foot long 1×10 board, some 2″ wood screws, and a pre-formed 12″ table round. The whole thing cost around $12. when I got it all home I set up on the coffee table. I put the board on the floor and sat on it. It was a bit too long for my short self so I cut 8 inches off an end. That would have made it about 3’4″ I think. Then measured in another 8 inches from each side and marked the inside edge of where my rockers would go. My next task was to cut the table round in half. Actually that took the most time. Having no talent with this sort of thing I found it surprisingly hard to get the exact middle line. But I got it in the end. For strength I also cut a 2×4 to fit between the rockers and add support to the board as well. I then just glued and screwed the rockers to the 2×4, then attached the whole thing to the board putting screws in from the bottom and gluing the whole thing down as well. From the top I put 4 screws in to connect the board directly to the rockers themselves. Next I went around and sanded all the edges and softened the corners. That’s it really. As best as I can tell it seems pretty tough. It should last awhile. So there’s just a quick little project to give us something to play with in the winter.

“What can you do with this thing?”, you ask. Well you can sit on it with you feet up while you watch TV. (Carpet is a bit easier than a solid floor.) Try legs flat first, then knees up when you get the hang of it. You can lay down on it, stand on it, stand on one foot, sit on your knees, do core exercises while balanced, hand stands, head stands with your old GP, and who knows what else. Remember, the basic idea is to improve your balance in (and on) the kayak. Keep your head centered and see what you can do. It will be fun to discover what silliness we can get into.