What do you guys like and prefer? Thanks. BILL
Huntmore chair. pricy, but I love it. can't wait to hunt out of it this year. extremely comfortable and super-quiet.
I made one of these using a base and boat seat with a swivel. It works really good and is pretty comfortable.
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http://www.camptime.com/roll-a-chair.htm
Best I've found for ground hunting...spray paint the legs flat black...Jim Jones from Firefly bows turned me onto this stool...has great back support...seat height 19"...fantatic height to shoot from....and the seat supports your ass great...It is rated to 250 pounds.
Breaks down in seconds and only weighs 2.5 pounds...if these folks marketed them in camo they would sell a bunch...it is hard to find green fabric...(I did) most are blue now and are made for hikers etc...cost around 50.00 ..but are quality made in USA....can't beat them for a ground pounder that likes to move around without xtra weight.
Make sure you order the roll a chair ...and not roll-a-stool....the chair has the back support
What ever you do, do NOT use this form of "Banana Hammock". Everything from my tailbone down went numb. I had the bright idea to take the frying pan I had at camp to flatten it out a little. It was like going from Haiti to Hawaii. Plus, how cool would it have been to kill a deer while sitting on a frying pan. Some of my ideas (Read that as MOST of my ideas) make sense only to me but I tend to be a little more comfortable. Got the frying pan for the trip, little did I know I'd drag it around with me all week. So much for taking a cheap light chair to save weight on the hunt.
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I use a Double Bull
Don't know what the best choice would be.
What has served me well is Waldrop Pac Seat.
--Has permitted me to shoot a 62" bow vertically out a std DB blind.
- Has provided me comfort during extended hunts and some all day'rs.
- Quick and quiet repositioning for taking a shot.
- Has provided adjustment for a comfortable nap.
- Easily straps on my blind bag and travels unnoticed.
I also like the Double Bull chair when using a blind but that boat seat looks pretty comfy!
Harbor freight, cup holder and a fold up side table.29.99
X2 on the bouble bull. It fits us bigger guys in the area that matters most. I mean the butt and thighs btw
Shappel 360 is what i bought for this season. Legs adjust individually from 16 to 20 inches. Packs up nice. Weighs a little over 3 pounds. It is comfortable and easy to shoot from. It sells for around 60 bucks and its camo what else could you want.
Big Jim Hunter Seat is great if you have a tree to lean it against. Rock solid. No possible squeaks.
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Kingsnake
A seat with a back rest!
Just spent a week in Colorado with a Huntmore 360. Without a doubt the best seat I've ever used.
I haven't used them all but I have a Huntmore 360 and can't imagine a more comfortable well built chair that is still portable. It's heavier than some so if you pack it a long way a pack from or molle system would be better than the one shoulder strap bag.
My dad built this one about 20 years ago. The seat threads on and off. It allows for multiple 360* rotations. Very quiet also. It's heavy, though, so it's meant for leaving in the field.
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The ground where I hunt is all sand, with an inch or two of decomposed leaf material on top. Anything with chair legs sinks right on in, so I need a seat with bars across the bottom.
What I used last year, and it worked very well, was my broadhead target. Layered foam, very light weight, flat, soft surface to sit on. Plus, if I don't get a shot at anything with fur on it, I can at least bury a broadhead in something on the way out :)
I may have to check out the roll-a-chair. It's taller than the 3-legged stool I have, and the back sure looks nice.
Huntmore Chair.......
I really like my waldrop pac seat.
5 gallon bucket. Doesn't sink in much, I can swivel around on it easily, weighs almost nothing, costs almost nothing, and I can haul stuff in it going to/from the blind. Or I can leave them at a blind long term and not worry about being stolen or ruined from too much exposure.
My son gave me a triangular shape chair [3 legged] from Bas Proshop. Really comfortable, he payed less than 20 bucks for it. Has a back rest too.
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5 gallon bucket. Doesn't sink in much, I can swivel around on it easily, weighs almost nothing, costs almost nothing, and I can haul stuff in it going to/from the blind. Or I can leave them at a blind long term and not worry about being stolen or ruined from too much exposure.
Try a 7 gallon bucket, and you will never sit on a 5 gallon bucket again.
I will be hunting with this stool this year, hunted with a proto-type last year. Spot 360 great stool for turkey or deer. (http://i.imgur.com/Sytwnm4.jpg) (http://imgur.com/Sytwnm4) . (http://i.imgur.com/IhasqPP.jpg) (http://imgur.com/IhasqPP)
I have the bucket seat with pad and a double bull xl. The xl is okay but still bothers me some setting a long time. I also find it a bit shorter than I would like. For shooting turkeys close range. I have been thinking about the hunt more, but I like the look of the roll a chair.
I often hunt marshy areas and use several cheap seats (I have not found "the seat" yet). I started carrying a 2 1/2' square piece of decent weight indoor outdoor carpeting, like you might find in a decent boat, to set down first, then the seat doesn't tend to bury in the soft ground and my feet don't make noises in the grass, leaves and such.
Works for me
ChuckC
Double Bull for me.
Rack Pack by Magnus.
Lazyboy works the best.
I like the Browning Woodland Chair.
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I find the big Double Bull three leg stool to very comfortable, even for several hour sits. I have a smaller lighter version that isn't near as nice. The DB seems to be holding up very well, too. I not ready for a $200 seat yet.
If you want to stay seated for hours without twitching,standing to stretch legs,or add pillows to make a chair comfortable then I would suggest save and buy a "HUNTMORE 360" and throw all the others away or give to someone you just cann't stand hunting with...
Bucket $4.00
Triangle seat $15.00
lawn chair $10.00
360 NOISY Bucket top about $15.00
wood stool $18.00
wood stool with cushion about $25.00
office chair with 360 option and height adjustment about $125.00 to $400.00 for a good one
recliner $300.00 and too heavy to carry and looks funny and "redneckish" for sure sitting in woods
Huntmore 360 $200.00 but has all options one can imagine and built to last for years and has a man that backs up his product....
Is it common for the HUNTMORE 360 to be noisy? During my summer vacation travels, I ran across a couple of the seats to try out in two different states. One was out for display, the other, the dealer set the chair up for me. Both were loud and creeky, not a little noisy, but very noticeable from most any movement. If I understood the dealer correctly, you had to keep the bushings lubed up with white grease or they'd be noisy. He tried to make some adjustments on the chair, but he couldn't stop the noise.
Granted that was a sample of two, but those two samples gave me reservations. Any of you guys have experience on how to eliminate the noise? Is it a constant battle with grease, or can it be adjusted out so it stays quiet??
Thanks :)
Scott explained to me that the nylon washers can squeek if the bolts are too tight and he has sent me some Stainless steel washers to use instead...If the white grease doesn't work you can use a very heavy waterproof "O" ring lube that is odorless and can get it at Lowes in the plumbing isle...It's in a small container and has a flip top ...Made by Danco I believe...First try the yearly maintenance that Scott has on the instruction sheet..Very simple thing to do and I do mine before hunting season starts...Mine is Whisper quiet as long as I don't overtighten those bolts like Scott has explained...Worth the $199.00 my wife spent on mine as a birthday present about 4 years ago or so...I can sit the entire day from sunup to sunset if I pack a lunch :)
I must be lucky, second year with my Huntmore and no squeaks so far. I'll keep the grease in mind though, almost anything seems better with a dab of lithium...lol.