To Chair or Not To Chair ?

[ex-member Raikey]

Helloooo everyone,...

not sure if this has been asked over and over,

looking at some pictures of meets i seem to see more and more chairs,,..

i just wondered how many of us carry a chair into the woods for a meet or prefer to feel a little "closer" to the place by either making or finding something that keeps you comfy,...

i,m firmly in the NO CHAIR camp mainly because i feel if , once i,ve put the pack on and set off , a return to the truck for a chair or box of stuff would be "cheating",

but that may be just personal to me as i like to live out of one bag and be able to walk a good few miles to my spot if needed.

i,m going to try and apply a poll too so we can see at a glance where the balance is.

cheers


Stu,..

[Tank]

I dont take one in with me, usually find a log to sit on or a tree to prop myself on, however i do get jealous of people sitting comfortably around the fine in winter meets.

[SimonD]

at meets i always take a chair as it's only a short walk to the car and alot of the time is spent sat round chatting. on my own i use just the one bag and tend to sit on the floor. mostly cos i hike a good bit before i set up.

[Toddy]

You missed the, 'it depends', option on the poll.
If I've to carry it any distance, forget it. I'll just sit on a bit of waterproof fabric......you can get yards of cheap stuff meant to cover garden furniture for £1.
If it's a settled weekender somewhere with loads of company and the blethering around the bushcraft tv, I'll take a chair.
Actually, for the Moot, I headed to Tesco and just bought one to use there. I did eye up Cobwebs sticks and hessian sack one with some envy though, but the woods wouldn't survive us all taking enough for them if we did it every time we were out. Cobweb takes hers from home and reuses but that's just a different chair really I suppose. I can make the wee three legged stools, I can make the four logs hammered in and cross sparred, I can make the hammock chair, but it's the same necessity to cut down to make them.

So, it depends where and when and how long, tbh.

cheers,
Toddy

[ex-member Raikey]

You missed the, 'it depends', option on the poll.
If I've to carry it any distance, forget it. I'll just sit on a bit of waterproof fabric......you can get yards of cheap stuff meant to cover garden furniture for £1.
If it's a settled weekender somewhere with loads of company and the blethering around the bushcraft tv, I'll take a chair.
Actually, for the Moot, I headed to Tesco and just bought one to use there. I did eye up Cobwebs sticks and hessian sack one with some envy though, but the woods wouldn't survive us all taking enough for them if we did it every time we were out. Cobweb takes hers from home and reuses but that's just a different chair really I suppose. I can make the wee three legged stools, I can make the four logs hammered in and cross sparred, I can make the hammock chair, but it's the same necessity to cut down to make them.

So, it depends where and when and how long, tbh.

cheers,
Toddy

feel free to add the 3rd option Mary,...

i never really thought about it,......but, even if i,m next to the car, and staying the week,.....a chair is still a no no for me.

[Teepee]

My chair is my hammock, or a foam mat against a rock or tree stump.

One day, I'll get round to making a 'Jerry Chair/pack cover'

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ht=jerry+chair

At the last meet, I took my fishing chair and my back really appreciated it.

[pauljm116]

I always take a folding chair with me and usually get loads of grief for it, about how unmanly it is to be out in the woods with a nice chair, but yet every time I get up and go for a wander some cheeky git nicks my seat and wishes theyd bought one too. I can rough it but prefer to be comfortable and my joints dont complain as much.

[Dreadhead]

i bought a swedish ergolife fold up chair and got all excited. but 2 years of operations on me erse means iv never been able tae try it out yet! but in the past iv always hated having tae squat or find a log or rock tae sit on so the wee ergolife seems decent enough

Hamish

[Toddy]

feel free to add the 3rd option Mary,...

i never really thought about it,......but, even if i,m next to the car, and staying the week,.....a chair is still a no no for me.

Bet you're one of those lean, lang dreeps who can sit on his hunkers for hours
I'm a little, very round, lady these days and sitting like that's a no-no. I'd rather stand or find a bit to lie down

cheers,
M

Lean, lang, dreep.......tall, slender, kind of drapes himself comfortable on anything

[southey]

No chair! No pipes! No singing under my tarp.

[mountainm]

My chair is similar to this:


Folds down very small and flat and keeps you off the wet floor if a log/stump can't be found.

[tartanferret]

Car camping - yes, cheap folding thing with a beer holder !

Carrying my own stuff - No way !

[Humpback]

My chair is similar to this:


Folds down very small and flat and keeps you off the wet floor if a log/stump can't be found.

Mine is the National Trust/Boots version which works well on canoe trips as it really does pack to a small size.
Got two from ebay £4.99 and £5.50 last year - there are often several to choose from - as new.
Alan

[ZEbbEDY]

to chair defo


but to carry or not to carry.... im not to carry so its a catch 22

like the look of that one ^^ looks a bit flimsy for my bulk though

[mountainm]

to chair defo


but to carry or not to carry.... im not to carry so its a catch 22

like the look of that one ^^ looks a bit flimsy for my bulk though

I weight in at 15st and mine is strong enough.

[greensurfingbear]

Depends for me to. No reason to be uncomfortable if its a short walk from the car.

Given the amount of sitting around and chatting that occurs at the meets its nice to have one... And like SimonD said when you wander off you can guarantee someone will be keeping it warm for you.

I'd like to make one out of canvas that hangs on a tripod, that I can pack away into an ruck sack.



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[Shewie]

Not that I really do meets but if I'm base camping for a few days then I'll probably take one, I sometimes just use my food box though on canoe trips.

For trips anywhere on foot I don't bother, I'll just take a section of mat to sit on.

[treefrog]

When canoeing, I just sit on one of these…..



or general camping, I turn my Therma-rest into a chair…...

[John Fenna]

I cannot walk too far these days so multiple trips to the vehicle are within the ethos for me and I will often take a comfy chair, or use my food box BUT on the site I use most I can safely leave some kit in place and then I use my home made chair - even more bushy than sitting on a stump/thermarest/foodbox lounger IMHO.

[ex-member Raikey]

I cannot walk too far these days so multiple trips to the vehicle are within the ethos for me and I will often take a comfy chair, or use my food box BUT on the site I use most I can safely leave some kit in place and then I use my home made chair - even more bushy than sitting on a stump/thermarest/foodbox lounger IMHO.

John!!!

thats a throne!!!!!

All hail King John,..hahah (was he the crazy one?)

[tinderbox]

I don't carry a chair, but I replaced the stiffener in my rucksack with a trifold of closed cell foam. It's only been used a couple of times, it's mainly there for first aid purposes if I need to protect someone from the cold ground. In general it's just too much hassle to get it out and back in again.

[John Fenna]

John!!!

thats a throne!!!!!

All hail King John,..hahah (was he the crazy one?)

Kneel when you say that - serf!
King John was not mad - he was the one who lost his crown jewels( ) in the wash - I never use cheap laundry services myself.....

[Shewie]

Didn't you have two chairs John?

[Ratbag]

<snip> i,m firmly in the NO CHAIR camp mainly because i feel if , once i,ve put the pack on and set off , a return to the truck for a chair or box of stuff would be "cheating" <snip>

My thoughts exactly. When I'm at a meet I prefer to get everything in one go. If it can't be carried in one go then it's cheating somehow. Make do or do without.

This last weekend I did about four trips to the car though, as I had the boys with me!

Rat

[John Fenna]

Didn't you have two chairs John?

True

or did you mean the third ... the multi purpose chair/table/firewood pile that went to fulfill its third job when I sat on it too hard?

[Pandabean]

It would depend if I was near the car or not and how long I was out for. If its for meets and bushmoots then yes I do take one, but if it was a bit of a walk I would either make do with a stump/hammock/ground (on a mat) or build a chair when I got there if I was staying for a while.
I don't see it as cheating personally.

[Shewie]

or did you mean the third ... the multi purpose chair/table/firewood pile that went to fulfill its third job when I sat on it too hard?

That's the one

I miss that place

[Hoodoo]

Here's mine.



I sleep on a short thermarest as well and this goes under my legs.

[Man of Tanith]

No chair! No pipes! No singing under my tarp.

i do two of those
chair and pipe on meets as its about comfort specially over several days
just pipe when i walk to the permission but thats cause its a pointless exercise carrying a chair for one night i feel

[ex-member Raikey]

i do two of those
chair and pipe on meets as its about comfort specially over several days
just pipe when i walk to the permission but thats cause its a pointless exercise carrying a chair for one night i feel

What about the singing?....

maybe a spot of poetry? made up on the spot?......