Anyone made one of these? I really found the benefits of smoke pole hunting out of a turkey chair. I can sit in high grass or in the thick area below the browse line and be in a place the deer have no idea you could hide. Now this is not suitable to bow hunt from as you can get out of it to shoot.
I like the sitting on my heels position, but my legs go to speed in half an hour and I couldn't get up to shoot. Sitting on a basket ball helps, but it could be just higher.
I want a portable short chair I can bow hunt from on the ground in just a bit of cover. Normal chairs make too much noise/motion getting out to a knee. I and thinking of building a foldup model out of wood, or steel and maybe a bike seat.
Try hunterseat sold by BigJims
Niff-T-Seat is my all time favorite ground hunting seat, used exactly how you describe.
My body weight is on the chair itself, but I am on my knees.
I like ground hunting from behind trees and natural blinds and what I did was take a fold up three legged stool and cut the legs down. I can sit normal and then roll forward to a knee position to relieve pressure or shoot and then roll right back up to a sitting position
Hammock seat is great. I use it exclusively for mtn bear hunting
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Hammock seat is great. I use it exclusively for mtn bear hunting
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Check out my article in the current TBM. It's on how to make your own hammock seat
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QuoteOriginally posted by Etter:
Hammock seat is great. I use it exclusively for mtn bear hunting
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x3 on the hammock seat. It is great!
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Check out my article in the current TBM. It's on how to make your own hammock seat
Enjoyed that article! May try to make one for my buddy.
How about the Waldrop Pack seat? Low profile, rotate forward to your knees to shoot, very light weight. Love mine.
It may sound funny , I've tried several kinds of stools and chairs and I always go back to a an upside down 5 gallon or 3 gallon bucket. I have about three different areas to hunt like the one you mention, I just leave a bucket at each one so I can just slip into and sit. If you really want to be traditional you can substitute the buckets for lard stands.
QuoteOriginally posted by ThePushArchery:
Niff-T-Seat is my all time favorite ground hunting seat, used exactly how you describe.
My body weight is on the chair itself, but I am on my knees.
I've used the Niff-T-Seat off and on for years. Not comfortable after a couple hours (back) and, if you need to abort your position due to the unpredictable movement of yer game, I have found that abandoning the "seat" to re-position for a shot adds noise to the equation.
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How about the Waldrop Pack seat? Low profile, rotate forward to your knees to shoot, very light weight. Love mine.
Love mine too Bill. It doubles as a lightweight pack frame too. I can strap a thermos of coffee to mine along with a few cookies
x3 on the PacSeat! I love it.
Always used a plastic milk crate myself
I use a plywood tree-seat based on the Dean Torges design - but it requires a tree to tie to.
Not a problem hereabouts.
Do a search on "folding tripod stool"
I lost my cheap little 3 legged hunting stool last year, and forgot to replace it before opening day this year... DOH!
So a quick scramble around the garage produced this lovely little piece of crap:
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Turns out, it works great :goldtooth: . Not a La-Z-Boy by any means, but for my scrawny butt it works. Folds up super small and i can slip it between my fanny pack and back and move along. Works excellent for hunting from my bicycle!
I have no idea where it came from, what they cost, if this is collectible and I could sell it and retire, or how much weight it holds. If you trip over one in your garage or at the thrift store, I can highly recommend trying it out. ;)
for the stool types i found the niffty seat is the best for me.
When I have a really good spot that I plan On parking it for a long time like during the early rut, I use a Huntmor chair. When I am not sure where I will end up I use a Nifty Seat with the longer spike and strap it assembled to my non shooting side.
Waldrop for me does everything with Comfort
Terry
I bought one of those several years ago, about seven bucks, real handy!
Waldrop .best seat I've ever had. . Hang my backpack on it .and away I go !
Where do you buy a Waldorf Pac seat?
Two Tracks, go to the sponsor classifieds here and look up Waldrop PacSeat.
I recently acquired a Waldrop pac seat and will never hunt from the ground without it. Most comfortable and versatile seat ever!
Waldrop fan here as well. Lighter than even a 3 legged stool.
I strap a small pack to it as well as any extra clothes with ease. Lean it up against a tree or in some thick brush...no tree needed. Extremely comfy.
Waldrop Pac Seat work great with or without trees, very light very easy packing. Also use Hammock seat but do need a tree or fence post.
Thanks Hatrick.
That looks like a great seat, cost more than I was anticipating. Would like to see one.
Hammock seat, I sat comfortably yesterday in mine for 5 hours, even napped.
There was a build along somewhere recently to make your own version of the tree hammock seat.
The Hammock works as long as there is a tree in that just right spot. We used them on Canadian canoe trips. I catch it in the back on those and the Hammock seat is great for taking a load off for an extended period. My problem is that many of my best hunting options involve cedar trees, small cedar trees at that, things that need a tree do not work for that situation, but they do provide excellent cover. Those cheap and adjustable three legged things that one can get for $25 or less are not tough enough to last very long, but in the right conditions they are more versatile, like when hunting on a hill side, than many other cheap and small light weight stools. Note, adding a butt pad to them makes them much more comfortable, just strap the additional butt pad to your belt when walking.
Waldrop Pac Seat....I don't do walmart mickey mouse chairs. I take my hunting too serious. (no offense to those that don't)
Had mine for nearly 10 years with NO ISSUES and it will last me the rest of my life probably.