courierguy wrote:I saw one of these at my local food market, they now have a small camping gear area, interesting. Three people folder.

https://www.google.com/search?q=folding ... wAb1V-M%3A

That's not a chair--it's a couch!

Cary

Hammer wrote:Those hammock chairs are nice all right, but I think by far the best camp chair ever made is the Thermalounger sleeve that a Thermarest fits into and bends it into a chair. Super light and incredibly comfortable. If you're going ultra-light then your sleeping pad does double duty as your chair, and if you're not going that light then your chair becomes a back-up sleeping pad.

They don't last forever, but you can repair them a few times before they need replacement. They're easy to take with you on a day hike if you want to stop and look for game along the way. And they're warm...something lacking in most camp furniture.

I've sat in them for hours at a time while glassing game or drinking rum and lemon-aid under the wing. I've never found a more comfortable or versatile chair, and I've tried most of them.

Your problem, Hammer, is that you're still too young to understand the ravages of old age! I have a Thermarest chair, which I used to use backpacking. I still bring it with me, just in case I need an extra chair for drop-in visitors. I agree that it's very comfortable. But it's hard as heck to get out of it!

Cary

I've had a Grizzly Creek camp chair, similar to what Hammer describes I think, you sit right on the ground. Doesn't sound good, but the ground is now like a foot rest on a LazyBoy, plus you no longer need a table, the ground serves as that also. Mine has two straps that easily adjustable to change your backrest angle, while you are sitting in it. It weighs 1.5 lb, folds up instantly and takes up almost NO room, and is still my go to chair if solo camping. The only reason I bought a more conventional folder was the height difference, sitting around a camp fire with others towering above you, getting talked down to! I usually take both, and use one as a guest chair. Still my favorite chair is the Griz, plus on rocky ground it's extra padding under the Thermarest pad, and also handy to have around when getting under the plane etc. Simple, Light, cheap, and comfortable.

The one that hangs from the tiedown ring on the strut would have another big advantage if it is as comfortable to sleep in as mentioned... no bugs or crawling critters are likely to get to you, no wet or soggy ground will get into your bag or pad, no pebbles torturing you at 3AM, etc. No cold from chilly ground soaking heat out of you.

A modified version of that hanging chair, Velcro the speeping bag to it and able to recline a littlemore for real nighttime sleep, SEEMS like it would be a really good thing.

I'm not a highly experienced camper or wilderness expert type, and there are indeed people like that here on BCP... but it seems pretty cool to me.

Your problem, Hammer, is that you're still too young to understand the ravages of old age! I have a Thermarest chair, which I used to use backpacking. I still bring it with me, just in case I need an extra chair for drop-in visitors. I agree that it's very comfortable. But it's hard as heck to get out of it!

Cary

I hear you Cary, but it's use-it-or-loose-it! The solution to reduced mobility isn't to move less, it's to move more. Just by putting the cooler slightly out of reach and only grabbing one beer at a time I'm able to stay remarkably fit. From afar it looks like someone doing calisthenics to the point of exhaustion...

Hammer wrote:Just by putting the cooler slightly out of reach and only grabbing one beer at a time I'm able to stay remarkably fit. From afar it looks like someone doing calisthenics to the point of exhaustion...

Hahahaha!

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Hammer wrote:

Your problem, Hammer, is that you're still too young to understand the ravages of old age! I have a Thermarest chair, which I used to use backpacking. I still bring it with me, just in case I need an extra chair for drop-in visitors. I agree that it's very comfortable. But it's hard as heck to get out of it!

Cary

I hear you Cary, but it's use-it-or-loose-it! The solution to reduced mobility isn't to move less, it's to move more. Just by putting the cooler slightly out of reach and only grabbing one beer at a time I'm able to stay remarkably fit. From afar it looks like someone doing calisthenics to the point of exhaustion...

If I did that, I'd get more exercise than you, because every 2nd beer, I'd have to go find a bush. I prefer to waste away, with my cooler right at hand.

Cary

I like something that is useful in more than one venue. The hanging chair is great if you're only going to sit under the wing, or under a tree. I like something I can drag to the campfire, or lay back in to watch airshows overhead. This puppy fits the bill for me. They sell them at Costco now at a discount. They have pockets for snacks, good padding and backpack straps for walking around big fly-ins or airshows.

http://www.tommybahama.com/en/Solid-Blue-Deluxe-Backpack-Beach-Chair/p/TH33688-2245

Grabbed a couple of the Tommy Bahama chairs from Costco. Got the most Gawd Awful colors possible so there would be no doubt only someone with no tastes whatsoever owns them.

TD

I saw this one at REI last night--very tempting, made by Thermarest, "only" $99.95 plus the governor's tip. I really liked how it folded up into its tripod legs for a very compact, lightweight package.



Cary

You guys have waaaay too much space in your airplanes, obviously. This is one of the reasons us Cub drivers install Airstreak tires......

MTV

EZFlap wrote:...........A modified version of that hanging chair, Velcro the speeping bag to it and able to recline a little more for real nighttime sleep, SEEMS like it would be a really good thing.........

Don't hardcore mountaineers use something like that, for spending the night hanging on a rock face?

The wife and I are getting a pair of camping hammocks this summer

https://www.rei.com/c/camping-hammocks? ... cks&page=1

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CamTom12 wrote:The wife and I are getting a pair of camping hammocks this summer

https://www.rei.com/c/camping-hammocks? ... cks&page=1

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I've always wanted one of those, but these days I fear I'm beyond the weight threshold for using it on an airframe. All this talk of hanging stuff from tie down rings; I think I'd put a wingtip in the dirt.

Zzz wrote:

CamTom12 wrote:The wife and I are getting a pair of camping hammocks this summer

https://www.rei.com/c/camping-hammocks? ... cks&page=1

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I've always wanted one of those, but these days I fear I'm beyond the weight threshold for using it on an airframe. All this talk of hanging stuff from tie down rings; I think I'd put a wingtip in the dirt.

Back to the Useful Load thread, eh?

MTV

mtv wrote:

Zzz wrote:

CamTom12 wrote:The wife and I are getting a pair of camping hammocks this summer

https://www.rei.com/c/camping-hammocks? ... cks&page=1

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I've always wanted one of those, but these days I fear I'm beyond the weight threshold for using it on an airframe. All this talk of hanging stuff from tie down rings; I think I'd put a wingtip in the dirt.

Back to the Useful Load thread, eh?

MTV

I have an acquaintance who thought it would be great to tie one end of a hammock to his tie-down ring and the other to the landing gear strut at the fuselage. Problem: it stretched, and he landed on the ground. The tie points have to be a lot farther apart. It might work from the tie-down ring on the wing to the tail ring or tailwheel structure, because that's farther apart. That's why I went for the lounger chair. FWIW, my 195# hasn't yet tipped the airplane over!

Cary

Zzz wrote:

CamTom12 wrote:The wife and I are getting a pair of camping hammocks this summer

https://www.rei.com/c/camping-hammocks? ... cks&page=1

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I've always wanted one of those, but these days I fear I'm beyond the weight threshold for using it on an airframe. All this talk of hanging stuff from tie down rings; I think I'd put a wingtip in the dirt.

Hahaha!

We're back in the land of plentiful trees, I figured we'd just tie them to those.

Here's my favorite camping chair-- folds flat, fairly lightweight, and very comfortable. Three position reclining back. The only problem is getting out of the damn thing in any kind of graceful fashion. Usually I wait until no one's looking, then do sort of a half--roll flop out of it onto my hands & knees then stand up.
Had it for years so can't remember where I got it or exact price, but knowing me I'm sure I didn't spend over $20 on it.

I just don't care for those folding camp chairs that stow in a bag. Just not comfortable for me, although I see a lot of people using them at fly-ins & such. I do have two which I won at a raffle, put a "for sale cheap" sign on them at the Arlington Fly-in one year but no takers. Maybe no one else likes them either, I see no one's posted a pic of one here.

It would be nice to be able to haul big Yeti coolers, four burner Coleman stoves, lounge chairs, but, for us LSA guys, no such luck. And to be honest, though I like that type of gear for my jeep travels, I like going the light route, kinda like your sierra backpacking mode, and I enjoy that approach.

As such, this is a chair that I use, and though I was skeptical of it's comfort when I saw it (don't like the slingie type chairs) I actually prefer it over the Costco chair beside it for comfort. It sits high for those that don't like doing the roll over method of getting out of a low chair, and coupled with the table beside it, I'm set, a place to set my drink or gear also. (though the arms have drink holders)

Both items fold and stuff into the cases in the front, and as you can imagine, are a fraction of the weight and size of the other chair. Chair's good for 300 lbs, Spencer Aircraft has their name on this one, but I believe it's also sold under TravelChair.

Cabela's has a similar product under the Helinox name that is ultralight and looks pretty comfy although maybe not up to napping like the OP wanted.