what to sit on when ground hunting

[Legolas]

Torges whitetail seat I made. So easily carried and comfortable. I frequently practice from it also. Costs little to make. I used a sewup bicycle tire for the treeside edge. If any of you know what a sewup is I will be impressed.

Paul

[Montyc]

I build a small T seat made of a 2x4 about 2ft high, and a 2x8 board cut to about 14 inches long.  Screw the 2X8 to the top of the 2x4, and cut a v in the bottom of the 2x4 so it will push into the ground.  Tie a rope on for sling to put over your shoulder to carry.  I also put a cusion on it with a cover for comfort.  Works anywhere you want to go, and cost about $10.

[mjh]

I've tryed just about every seat out there except the strap on the side of a tree type seat.  Can't always find a tree in the brush I hunt in.  Have not found the perfect seat most likely does not exist, all have there pros and cons.  I use to use the Niff-T-Seat its small, light weight, quiet, can move/rotate quietly, some adjustablity.  Can't sit it in for more than an hour or two then the legs start getting the shakes and I'm usually out hunting longer than that. The bucket seat is cheap somewhat quiet and you can get the rotating seats for it, a bit cumbersome in the brush and noisy if your not careful, can be unseady if the ground is uneven. The Double Bull seat the one I'm using this year,  it is quiet easy to carry set up comfortable, can be a bit off balance on uneven ground, reasonabley ok to rotate some but not as good as the rotateing or niff t seat.  All Terrain Seat expensive, the new ones seem to come with a pad a must on the hard plastic, rotates very well, adjustable legs nice, noisy to carry and set up. I'd use it more and used it all last year but I'm concerned with the noise factor. If I ever get around to making a polarfleece bag for it I'll start using it again.

The prefect seat would be very quiet to carry and set up, have adjustable legs, have a back rest, be able to rotate 360 degrees  with no noise, hold 500lbs, be very comfortable on the butt and back, less than 5 lbs, $50 or less, something you could sit in all day and have no pain.

yea I'd better get my product line moving so I can make some money on this one....

[Plug]

Originally posted by mooseman76:
Two problems, it isn't real comfortable and I need to move alot to get into position to shoot.  

There's a third and bigger problem.  What you leave behind. (no pun intended)  Your butt crack is the stankinest part of your body and every time you sit on the ground you're polluting the area with man smell for days.

If you want to hunt on the ground use a folding stool and carry it out with you.  And IMO you'll be a lot better off if you avoid leaning against a tree.  Your back ain't your butt and a tree trunk won't absorb and hold odor like the ground.  But lean against a tree and you still leave your calling card at least long enough for the "nightime cruiser" to wander by in a few hours and smell it.

Don't dare think deer will ignore man smell left behind in the woods.

[mooseman76]

"There's a third and bigger problem. What you leave behind. (no pun intended) Your butt crack is the stankinest part of your body"

You musta talke to my wife, Plug...lol

[mooseman76]

mjh...I'll take 2 when you start production

[Brian Krebs]

I like the three legged chairs with a back - that are made for pop-up blinds.                    
 
One warning about any chair; and that is to put it on solid ground. I have been real comfortable in a ground blind and then realize the chair has sunk so far down; it made survival the issue over hunting    

 I have fallen over backwards; to the side. As the ground warms up; and the resulting thaw makes what I ~thought~ was solid ground wasn't- it makes wonderful memories.  
                                                  Although my hunting buddies love to find me stuck in the mud; its only mildy amusing when your falling.... as a deer walks in range    :(

[bill m]

I too use the 3 legged, with back rest, Double Bull stool, and I like it a lot. I use it in natural brush blinds and just can't do without a back rest. Quiet, easy takedown with strap to keep it closed, along with carrying strap.

Bill

[bucksaw]

Nif-t-seat. Great product. "Simplicity is the closest thing to perfection"

[Stone Knife]

I just picked up a double bull chair, their new big one with an adjustable lumbar support. I had a cheap three legged stool and there is no comparison between the two. You need a stool that you can sit still in for hours to avoid being detected. This new double bull stool will fit the bill.

[jhinaz]

Sitting 60-90 minutes in one place is plenty long for the way I like to ground-hunt. I use the Niff-T-Seat when I hunt in the ponderosa pine forest and use the original Double-Bull 3-legged seat when I hunt in the desert. Both fit my needs very well. - John

[joebuck]

My chair above for clarification is made out of 3/4 and 1/2 conduit. It's about 10 years old .A friend welded it up for me after I tweaked another friends( probablys Ray Hammond's friend too) design..The height is critical that your bow clears the ground. The great thing about a two legged seat is you can LEAN up away from the trunk of the tree when you need to shoot. If this doesn't make sense then it will when you draw back and your back is up against a tree and your drawing elbow hits the tree trunk 4" from anchor! I use the seat to haul decoys and blind fabric when walking. Is it strong ? I'm 250#.....

[mooseman76]

joebuck, does that seat fold up?  cool design for sure.

[John Nail]

ditto the Torges' seat. I made mine with a lot of rope and sit with a good sized tree behind me.

[joebuck]

Mooseman, it does fold up....i sent the dimensions to Squirrelbait some time ago. I use this seat in my Double Bull or Ghillie suit or dove hunting..It's got a lot frequent flyer miles from AZ to Fl.  I have a day pack I strap on the back that carrys my video camera,calls, and decoys.....It also has a coupling so you can fit a pole as shown for a third leg...I posted this seat a while back on a turkey hunting thread..some TGers PMed me to do a build along but I'm not a welder so I declined rightfullly so...I'll have it at Pittsburg,PA in March for a seminar. Plus for this style seat is that it doesn't feel like it's half way up your colon after 4 hours in a blind like the DB or or any circular supported seats...IMO

[woodchucker]

I wear a padded seat cushion on my belt,and I sit upon what ever the Great One provides.    

[DeerSpotter]

I just purchased  a stool from Dubble Bull, it's called The Magnum, they say that it is for bigger guys, but the chair is not that much bigger, it was easy to pack in, and it is comfortable, it has a second padded cloth adjustable lumbar, I sat in it today from 1:00 PM until 5:40 PM without any problems, and I've had back surgery three times, it is a great chair.  I think I even took a five minute nap !    

Just look it up on their web site, I think I paid $40 it is a little bit lower in height not much, but that's so it doesn't cut off circulation on your legs, really it's comfortable.

Carl

[Alex.B]

IN CAMO, OF COURSE!!  :D  
seriously, I have boulders, fallen logs, leafy grounds, a thermarest, and for those really akward, uncomfortable spots, I have a folding canvas chair with backrest from Gander Mt.

[xia_emperor]

I just use the upper part of my lone wolf self climber.  

[DesertDude]

I need one for the Big Guys. 6'3" 300# any Ideas......