Millennium G100 Chair

[FBB]

After reading Foxbo's post on the Millennium chair I decided to give it a try. Since our season ends on January 1st here I didn't want to wait too long to get one. I paid the freight and had it shipped next day and just received it. My first impression is that this may be the most comfortable chair I've sat in. I've been using a hunt more chair and have had issues with it being noisy and not that comfortable. The Millennium is very light weight compared to what I've been using and I do believe that the shoulder strap that it comes with would work. But I liked the system Foxbo came up with and also ordered a Molle  pack system to attach the chair to, tho I haven't gotten it yet.                          

     For you larger fellows that were wondering about this chair I'd say get one. I'm 6'6" and 280lbs and find it more than wide enough. My brother also ordered one and he's 6'9" and 330lbs and will let you know what he thinks about it. I guess time will tell if it holds up for us. He and I will be hunting the next few days so we will get a better idea if the chair is going to work. Stay tuned. Dave.

[KentuckyTJ]

6'9" and 330lbs      :eek:           We now have solved the mysterious sasquach sightings.

[FBB]

Yeah he's a pretty big boy.

[Chain2]

I'll be watching this. They make me feel small.  6'4" 250..

[cloudbaseracer]

Let us know if you decide on another system to carry it with.

[FBB]

I think the Molle pack system will work well though I'm not sure how I will carry my small pack. My brother and I have been talking about going back to the old ways. Put a pair of gloves in your pocket, a knife on your hip and go hunt. Leave the pack and the extra BS at the house. Again this seat is very light compared to the hunt more and carries easily with the shoulder strap it comes with. I extended it and was able to put it over my head so that the strap is on my left shoulder and the seat is on my right side. We've been carrying the hunt more fully assembled which is a pain but so is setting it up every time you go in the field. I was doing just that for a few years by strapping it to my pack. Though it was easy to carry this way taking it down or setting it up in the dark was always fun.

[foxbo]

FBB, congrats on your new chair. I had stated in the other thread that the single padded strap which comes with the chair will get the job done. I also carried it over my head on the opposite shoulder and it carried well, but made my neck hurt after a mile or so. The molle frame allows both hands to be free and makes carrying the chair so easy and comfortable.

If you decide to extend the forward leg of the chair a notch or two in order for a reclined position, the chair will on occasion tend  to tip backwards, depending on the terrain. The molle frame's weight will make this more evident, but can be fixed by adjusting all legs to the same height, or not extending the forward leg more than one notch further than the other two legs.
Play around with it and you'll solve any problems.

I was using my chair the other evening and when I first sat in it, the left side felt a tad bit low. No problem, I just extend the left side leg one notch and the chair became perfectly level for sitting.

View the utube video to see how the shoulder pads and hip belt are attached to the molle frame.

Attach the top of the frame to the seat first, but don't pull the zip ties too tight to start with. Once the top ties are attached, move to the two bottom ones. Attach one on each side loosely to start with. Then pull each tie a little at a time until tight and make sure to maintain equal space on both sides between the frame and the edge of the chair. Once the bottom is tight move back to the top and push the frame corners toward the chair as you pull the ties tight. Once tight, the chair will not move on the frame. Good luck!

[FBB]

My brother received his today and though he was at his office he did sit in it at his desk for several hours. The owner of the company thought he was crazy since he doesn't hunt and doesn't realize how important a comfortable seat is. Until he tried it and thought he may get one for the golf tournaments he goes to. Any way my brother said it was also the most comfortable seat he's sat in and can't wait to the woods tomorrow.

[GregD]

FBB, I know I'm getting off track but what kind of draw length does somebody have when they are 6'9"?

[FBB]

He doesn't have monkey arms plus pulling a trad bow isn't the same as a compound. His draw is only 31" with a recurve.

[Carpdaddy]

ONLY; that's a pretty long draw length, I am not messing with either of you guys. Thanks for the test drive on the chair, sounds good.

[FBB]

I received my Molle pack frame today and luckily it was already assembled and the only thing I had to do was adjust the strap to make it fit. The one thing I changed was to mount the chair so that the hinge on the chair is on top of the frame. That way I didn't need to add another buckle to keep the chair from opening when I'm wearing the pack. Since I like to take things a bit far I may paint some hose clamps black and use them in place of zip ties.    
                                                       
I can't really see how to improve on the idea that Foxbo came up with. I guess if someone wanted to just use the shoulder straps from the Molle pack system to lighten it up a bit they could try and attach it to chair's frame some how. But it attaches so easily to the pack frame I'm not sure if it's worth trying to. Of course I have all winter to tinker with it if I choose to.

Also my brother used his the last two hunts and can't say enough about how much he likes it. So as long as it doesn't break I would say that this chair and system gets two thumbs up from a couple of big bowhunters. Dave

[Gen273]

I am fairly big guy, and I really like mine. It is the best ground seat that I have tried, and I have tried a bunch. It also makes a great camp chair, so that is one less thing you have to take on a trip.

[Flingblade]

I bought one last fall and have to say it is the most comfortable chair I have used by far.  With the legs pushed all the way in it is the perfect height for my ghostblind.  For someone with a bad back it may not have enough lumbar support but in that case I'm not sure there is a better option out there.

[FBB]

Just a quick update. I did take the plastic pack frame off and attached the shoulder straps to the chair frame. The shoulder part works just fine but the frame of the chair does hit me in the lower back so I added the waist portion and this did do away with feeling the frame in my lower back. The benefit to doing away with the plastic frame is that it reduces the chair tipping back if you have two legs toward the back. BTW it does take a little rigging to make it work but it's easy to figure out. Dave

[cloudbaseracer]

Dave,

How about some pictures?

-James

[foxbo]

I believe you'd experience less tipping if you had attached the frame to the chair with the waist belt towards the bottom of the chair. With the waist belt being at the top of the chair's back, the weight is at the very top instead of the bottom. Did you actually try it this way with the molle frame? I know you attached it backwards from my method to get around having to attach a strap to keep the chair closed.

 I experienced a bit of tipping, but it was no problem at all, especially if you remain seated.

Each to his own, but I wouldn't change a thing about my setup. I love the molle frame and the support and comfort it provides. I don't know what it weighs, but it can't be more than a pound and a half.

[FBB]

I never said your system wasn't good. In fact it's much easier to attach it to the plastic frame. I was just letting everyone know that it can be done without the frame and also I was trying to get the lightest "system" possible. Obviously if you remain sitting it really doesn't matter how weight you have hanging off the back. I'm not even sure I'm going to stick with the way I have it but I do know that having the hinge pointing up simplifies the whole package. Though adding an additional strap wouldn't be that difficult I just wanted to keep it simple. I appreciate you posting your review because without it I never would have even known about it. Thank you. Dave

[foxbo]

I believe you'll find that if you use the frame, it fits the contour of the chair best the way I showed it.

 Rigging a piece of nylon with quick release buckle to keep the chair closed is pretty easy and really adds no weight.

I'm happy you're enjoying your new G100. Keep playing around with it and maybe you'll come up with something that works better. If so, I'd love to know about it. Thanks...Ed.