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Looking for a stool that will packup small enough to carry in or on a backpack for a day hunt but tall enough for shooting off of.

Glenn

Not cheap by any stretch..but check out
http://amplestuff.safeshopper.com/217/cat217.htm

ChuckC

double bull makes a folding seat for there groundblinds, and cabelas carries a swivel seat called the "Bull Stool" that would be perfect for a pack. Tim

I could Use one of those Stools to Plant My Gimpy Butt on too!! Thanks for the Link and the Info!!

Try this one....

Thinking of making one myself.

http://www.bowyersedge.com/treeseat.html

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=313306   i got this and i love it, hope it helps....

COOL!!  I Like Both of 'em!! That Last One looks just Handy!

The tripod stools will sink into the ground.  Get the kind like in the sportsmanguide link witht he frame that goes along the base.  Here's one my company carries:  

 (http://www.dqeready.com/images/234/normal/MC4047_Open_Med.jpg)

I'm not a sponsor and this isn't an ad to buy, just an example of a good, cheap, comfortable chair.  Made in Mexico, not China  :)

The buck or bull stools (sold through a sponsor 3R) are pretty good once set up.  Kind of noisy when you put them together (plastic with integral "button" pins, and until you sit on it, the bearings on the seat are noisy.

The three legs adjust independently for uneven ground, and the feet are flared out so as not to sink too far intot he ground.

I like mine, and at 250# I am well supported.

Not sure how small of a package you are looking at, but check it out.

P.S. - get the pad or make your own, the seat is hard without...

http://www.fortune3.com/hunting/Speciality_Products-All_Terrain_Seat.html
THIS IS THE SEAT THEY ARE REFERRING TO!!!!(CABELAS SELLS THEM )

Hi Glenn,
I would have to go along with onemissippi on this one, the Dean Torges tree seat is really practical, cheap and works like a charm. I have made and used several of them. I hunt in cover which is typical here in KY, cutover areas of dense brush, multaflora rose, brambles n briars, oak woods or cedar thickets. I manytimes use a Rancho Safari Guillie get up called "the shorty" (I think!). this setup allows me to be very mobile.
Harry.

I am using this one this year

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=102713-46665-GB1200&lpage=none

I've got a couple of the walkstools mentioned by ChuckC above.  They work quite nicely an are very strong.  No complaints with the product.  

Hunting from the ground, on a stool is much easier on my old knees and is easier to get into shot position at the moment of truth....a lot easier than getting up off the gound

Check out the (Git-r-done Seat) at Git-r-done archery, a sponser here.  There is a review of it on the Peteward.com site under trad reviews.  If you see the reviews, overlook the pictures of my ugly mug that Pete put on the review.  LOL!!!!  Hard to beat the price and light to pack.

Can't believe nobody has mentioned the Nif-T-Seat yet.  At first glance it doesn't look like it would be stable, but once you try one you'll find none better or more versitle.

I'm thinking of using a Double Bull seat or a Summit Tree seat, just strap it around a tree at what ever height you want.  http://www.summitstands.com/catalog.aspx?catid=TreeSeat

I use the "tree seat" that onemississipp posted. I make my own. Basically free. Just find some plywood from a construction site dumpster and some nylon rope. easy to move from one place to another quickly. Easy to carry with my gear.

I'm with Whip. Have used the Nif-t-seat and love it!

O.K. fellas,where can a person get a look at this Nif-t-seat?  Leland

Here ya go:  Seat (http://www.nifftseat.com/brochure.htm)

I like the double bull but it gets hard to sit still after a while.

Thanks for the info, I have a seat my dad and myself made like the tree seat but where I am going I think a free standing seat will work better. I had looked at the bull stool from cabelas but they are out of stock for 2-3 weeks and I will need before then, didn't know 3 rivers had em. Thanks again.
         Glenn

Leland, niftyseat.com. This will be my third season with one, love it!

I just got one from Campmor, It has shock-corded legs that fold up. Also it is in camo, I think that i payed around $10

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c188/jethro224/HPIM0180.jpg

Pretty much the only way I hunt anymore is with a stool. I have these 3. Always use 1 or another depending on the circumstances.

The small tripod stool is from Wally World at @ $5.

My favorite is the one in the middle with my quiver strapped to it and leaning against the big one. Basically the same as the small one but with a back rest. Gander Mountain @ $15.

The big one is more like a chair. Great for a short hike to a long sit. Also Gander Mountain. Sorry, forgot the price.

Each stool has a shoulder strap and a velcro strap around the top to keep it folded. I use a detachable bow quiver and strap it to the stool using the velcro strap and carry the whole works like a back quiver. Fletch down. Can't hide velcro noise is the only problem. Well, they will sink a bit in soft ground...

No contest....

Nothing better than the Niff-T-Seat.  The most versatile, portable, adjustable and carryable seat I've ever owned.  Also one of the few things I bought sight unseen that exceeded my expectations for quality of construction.  Not cheap and not as comfortable as a full size chair but for it's intended use, it's the best there is.

Oh, in case you couldn't tell, I REALLY like mine....  :bigsmyl:    :thumbsup:

QuoteOriginally posted by John Scifres:
The tripod stools will sink into the ground.  

Most will. But a buddy of mine and I found tripod pack stools at Gander Mountain last year that have a webbing at the bottom so they won't sink more than a couple inches into the ground. They collapse in half too so you can fit them into a pack easily.

I did a Google search and found them for sale direct from the manufacturer for about $25.

 http://www.gcioutdoor.com/products_packseat.htm  

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I've been happy with my Double Bull folding blind seat. Plenty of support, has a back which is nice, light weight and folds into a small package easy to carry, quiet and about $30,00.  :thumbsup:

The niff T seat works well for me. I can hardly tell I am carrying it and you can even sit on hill sides. I find I do have to have a tree to lean against for long periods of time.

Thank-You Mr. Vegas   Leland

I agree with onemississippi, I made and used Mr. Torges stool for about 3 years, and works great, light, can put a hinge on it to fold into a back pack, but I find just using the rope as a sling works great.

I had a Nif-T-Seat but as I got older with more back problems I needed more back support.

My next seat was a double bull type tripod. This is the one I carry the most. It has big, round feet and doesn't sink into the ground.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/hunting%20stuff/buckblind1.jpg)

I made a Torges seat, works well but I have a creak in mine and and think it is coming from the rope. I have another rope but haven't changed the old one out yet.

For very long sits I carry a Summit tree seat. Very awkward to carry through the woods, heavy, but like sitting in a Lazy Boy once you get it on a tree.

I can't find a link for the one I have but here's a similar one.
https://www.jesseshunting.com/osCommerce/product_info.php/cPath/37_102/products_id/948?osCsid=6b6f7b8906cd2f2f9d74122068643bf6
The one I have is actually for Turkey hunting and was purchased a Wallyworld for about $10. I add a self-inflating seat for comfort. I have taken a "nap" before while using this setup.  

Nif-T seat.
May not have it spelled right.
I use the Torges tree seat when around trees, but hunt a lot where there isn't a tree convenient to where I want to be.
Last year, they had a Katrina sale going on and I got one for me and a son.

Ok I'm a bit diffrent but it don't bother me. For the past several seasons, I've been using a 6 gallon plastic bucket that I get from work. The 6 gallon is the ideal seat height for me to shoot my bow off of while sitting. The 5 gallon buckets are a bit too short. I spray paint the buckets using several diferent color flat primers,ie, brown, black, grey. The other day I cut some small branches and snipped some leaves and used them to paint foliage patterns on the buckets.
I also utilise the tops so that I can carry some stuff inside the buckets like pruning saw and ratchet cutters, field dressing kit, deer calls, spare sweatshirt, shooting gloves, extra face masks,etc, etc.
These buckets are pretty cheap if you buy them. I have several that I leave in the woods inside some of my ground blinds during the hunting season. It's like having multilpe tree stands in place all season. Just dont leave anything in them that you might not want stolen if they are found by other hunters or anti's.

Question for you tripod seat users:
I have a double bull blind seat. I like it a lot, because it's light, sturdy enough and has the backrest.
BUT the goofy thing REALLY pinches my, ur, uh scrotum.
Doesn't the same thing happen to you?
An hour in it is like a session with the Grand Inquisitor.

QuoteOriginally posted by onemississipp:
Try this one....

Thinking of making one myself.

 http://www.bowyersedge.com/treeseat.html  

Yep they work well... a lil toying and figuring... but gets strapped to my pack... when I bother with a pack...especially those earlier season evening hunts that only last an hour or so...   :knothead:

For those of you that use the Nif-T-Seat:

Does it work well when no trees are around?  I can't count on having trees around in the area I hunt.

Watch out for legs that sink into the ground! I tried a three legged  one and it is useless in soft soil.

I did however make a "whitetail seat" from bowyersedge.com that is the berries.  :goldtooth:   Please take a look at Dean Torges design. It costs little to make and I really like shooting my bow from it.

Paul

Allan. You dont have to have a tree. Just anything to lean against. I also heard tell of using a rope to tie it to something for support. You just dont want to be holding your self up straight for more than an hour or two. It gets tireing for me. There is no good answer. I use the tripod ones too but the legs like to sink in the ground and if its not perfectly flat I have problems with them.

Also if anyone gets a Nif t seat.  Keep an eye on your belt loop carry strap. I have lost 2 of them from forgeting about it and pulling my belt off when I get in my truck and having it fall to the ground.

Glenn, I just bought a seat that looks a lot like the one ChuckC posted at Menards for $10.00, even came with a carring sheath.