what to sit on when ground hunting

[GingivitisKahn]

Well, I used to use a folding tripod stool but apparently my big butt is mightier than the stool...

 

Now, I sometimes use Dean's seat (with my pad on it)

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... but find that it hurts a bit.  I think I need to make another with slightly deeper dimensions (I'm 6.4" and 12x12 just isn't making it for me).

Sometimes I use a folding lawn chair (no pic of that at this time) with some para-cord arm straps.  It works fine, but if I plan to do any walking, I leave this one at home - to clunky.

Mostly I just sit on that pad on the ground.  As to making too much noise getting into a shooting position - try shooting from the ground.  Turns out I shoot about as well from my butt on the ground (sitting cross legged) as I do standing.

That may be some commentary on my standing shooting but shhhh.

:-)

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by Legolas:
If any of you know what a sewup is I will be impressed.

Paul

It is (or was, anyway) a high-end bike tire/tube that gets glued to the rim and is best known for being very light and for 'rolling' of at the worst possible time.  :-D

Sew-ups are the chiggers if the cycling world.

[Legolas]

Botta bing botta boom You got it! I am impressed.

 I had a few laying around and could not find a garden hose I wanted to cut up and these work better anyway.


The Torges seat just  feels good.. It must be a fulcrum thing that is going on.I glued some closed cell foam on mine. No legs to sink into the ground.

Paul

[GingivitisKahn]

Legolas - that's the best use of a sew-up I've ever heard.  :-D

Oh - and please excuse my typo - I meant to say I was 6'4"  and *not* 6.4".   Quite a difference.  

Heh.

[DeerSpotter]

The one I talked about " the magnum" if you break it double bull will fix it, or give you a new one if they can't, it's like seting in a La-Z-Boy compared to the other one.

Carl

[Deadsmple]

I'm a torges seat guy as well. I make a load of them with the best quality scraps I can get and some good rope, give'm a few coats of poly and stash them in all my different spots year round. Then I just carry a pad in and out 'cause I don't seem to have enough natural padding when I sit. I got quite a few that have been out there for several years that are still going strong.

[DannyBows]

I got one of the three legged folding seats with the swivel feature. Haven't hunted with it yet, but it's easy to shoot from, and the swivel should make it easy and quiet keeping inline for a good shot. I also picked-up one of those thick seat cushions from Wally World that fits it perfect. It doesn't have a back rest though, so I'll find out this week when I start hunting with it if it's good for sitting very long.

[GingivitisKahn]

For you Dean seat guys - what kind of rope do you use?  I got the size his site recommends and it was even in a cool orange and black weave, but the stuff is so danged slick it *really* resists knots and it's kind of loud.

I know the cotton / hemp / etc ropes won't last as long, but I'm wondering if they wouldn't work better anyway.

[ZaneD]

I use the torges seat and I like to use this rope I had made out of Spectra. It is only about 5/16" dia. but it is tested to 1500lbs. breaking strength.

[fyrfyter43]

I tried using some rope that I had in the shed. I believe it was braided nylon. The problem was that it stretched too much. After about 2 minutes sitting on the seat, it would fall out from under me.

I ended up getting some braided polypropylene like Dean recommends.

[jeff / sc]

After trying several different ones, I ended up using 3/8" braid poly from Lowes..it's blue / white stripe and costs about $0.32 per ft...I use 10 ft (the knots will shorten the length). I tie a bunch of knots in it about 3-4 inches apart and after the knots tighten up the rope doesn't stretch.
Really like using this seat but waiting to see what Ray's going to show us.

[John Nail]

I use 5/8" poly

[Deadsmple]

GingivitisKahn, I like to use either 3/8 or 5/8 poly rope. It's real cheap at home depot and last forever. I prefer to use a sorta hitch to adjust and secure the seat instead of all those knots. Here's a few pics to explain how I do it.
first a view from the top:
 
from below:
 
up top again:
 
finished view from below:
 
hope that helped.

[GingivitisKahn]

Deadsmple - actually it does help.   That rope I bought looks cool(ish) but it has the consistency of braided pvc pipe.  Whereas your rope looks more like... rope.

Try try again.  :-D

Thanks!

[b.glass]

   

The Torges seat and a three legged stool from Duluth Trading Co. It is light, adjustable, comfortable (even thought there is no backrest) and it is very strong. The cheap ones break too easy especially in soft dirt. It's kinda expensive (around $60.00) but worth it. It's rated to hold upto 800 lbs. I don't weight that much anymore but it's nice to have that kind of confidence you won't be sprawled on the ground at an inopportune time. I wrapped the aluminum colored legs with camo tape.

[1/4 away]

I use the Torges seat but need a seat for when there isn't a suitable tree where I want to set up. I've tried a stool, nif-t-seat and a Double Bull seat but each has its drawbacks. Sure hope Ray can help.

[Ray Hammond]

OK,

here is the hunting chair I was talking about.

First picture is it in backpack mode. This is a prototype, first try. We are changing to include a set of welded on pieces of flat 1/2 inch wide stock that will allow a day pack to be added to the chair when packing around, and a fanny pack down lower if you so choose.
 

[Ray Hammond]

next view is the chair with its 'third leg' you cannot see but is strapped to the side of the chair while in backpack mode.

Its also this way only on prototype..we are changing to make it permanently affixed to the stand at all times, in its socket, so its that much faster to set  up. In addition, we are making the feet larger in diameter so when placed on soft surfaces, or places with lots of duff on the ground the feet will be large enough to keep it from sinking in and it will stay in place.

 

[Ray Hammond]

If you are using it against a tree, you just don't 'deploy' the third leg..you leave it against the back, and lean the chair at whatever angle you desire/need for your bow limb to not hit the ground...more upright, less upright is up to you.

 

[mooseman76]

Ray, how bout some more specs on the chair.  Weight, weight limit, height, width, price, etc...?  Thanks this is very interesting and something I'd like to try out...Mike