helinox swivel chair

ozy clint · April 19, 2017, 04:54:00 PM

anyone used one for hunting?

Preston Lay · April 19, 2017, 07:40:00 PM

Not the swivel version but I have used a Helinox numerous times hunting. They fold small and are comfortable.

luv2bowhunt · April 19, 2017, 09:40:00 PM

Looks intriguing.

Kevin Dill · April 20, 2017, 05:34:00 AM

I don't own one yet but this IS definitely a chair I will be buying. I've sat in one twice and was very impressed. Stable. Has some flex in the back for comfort. Fast assembly. Light enough for mobile hunting and small enough for use in a tent. The swivel is exactly ideal for bowhunting.

ozy clint · April 20, 2017, 05:54:00 AM

cheers kevin for your opinion. i want to use it in a 12 man kifaru tipi for general car camping trips plus pack in trips where i want to live it large out of the tipi. i've been looking for a hunting chair for a little while and while i like the idea of a tripod seat with adjustable legs for uneven ground like the redneck or A-rest chairs something like that isn't as light and packable as i need a chair to be. i'm a mobile hunter most of the time but i like to have a chair with me for when i find a spot worth sitting at for an ambush, especially so when deer hunting . the swivel chair seems like a good height for shooting a bow from too.

dhaverstick · April 20, 2017, 07:52:00 AM

The two things I see wrong with it are 1) the legs are not adjustable and 2) the feet will sink into soft ground. It certainly would not work for the rough Ozark terrain that I hunt in.

Darren

ozy clint · April 20, 2017, 07:59:00 AM

yeah i see that too. what else is out there that is light, very packable, comfortable, adjustable for uneven ground?

tracker12 · April 20, 2017, 08:12:00 AM

There is always a compromise. And for light weight you are not going to get everything. I have a Helinox in the non swivel version and it is a great chair for what I use it for. Great for in a tent and great for packing in where you want a chair to hunt out of or glass from. If you go on Youtube there are mods where guys add a small ball on the feet for soft turf. Adjustable legs would be nice but not a game stopper for me.

April 20, 2017, 08:26:00 AM

I bought a swivel chair, it was a bit flimsy IMHO. Returned it and got the "Tactical" version which is sturdier I think, but no swivel.

wingnut · April 20, 2017, 08:29:00 AM

We use the Helinox chairs for spotting on our annual moose hunt in AK. If you think they are going to sink in soft soil get old tennis balls and cut a hole in them for the feet. Problem solved. I've sat in one for 8 hrs while on a spotting scope and they are very comfy.

Mike

lt-m-grow · April 20, 2017, 12:13:00 PM

It looks like it leans back to far to shoot from.?