I wanna reconfigure my way of sitting when I make a set. What kind of chair, stool or whatever do you sit on while predator hunting? Mine is like a camo beach chair ya know what I'm talking about? The one that sits lower in the back than the front that ya gotta kinda roll to one side to get out of :hahaha:. Mine is really light just unhandy to tote around for any distance. So I'm in the market for something else just not sure what is yet. So......Somebody tell me what I'm looking for please.
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I use a lawnchair :shrug: It's comfy
:laugh2: @ ^^^^!!
Frogman really likes the little stool that folds up.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/HS-Strut-Deluxe-Strut-Seat/746537.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dhunting%2Bstools%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=hunting+stools&WTz_l=Header;Search-All%20Products
I like those wedge cushions with the back on them. I don't use sticks or a bipod so it's easier for me to adjust.
I actually have the same problem. I usually set on my legs or if there's a lot of snow, I'll squat. But it's getting to the point I cant get back up cause both legs fall asleep setting like that. :doh2:
If I ever had to get up and go in a hurry I'd have snow in my teeth.
Rick uses a turkey seat, which straps to him like a backpack. When he sets down, the chair is automatically right there.
I've never been able to find or afford one I like.
Interesting thread. I use a stadium seat and am looking forward to some other easy carry items.
I wear a turkey hunting vest with seat attached. It automatically drops in place as I sit. Keeps me dry and comfortable to a point. But like some others it is getting harder to get up off the ground these days. Arther do cause his problems for us geriatric folk :biggrin:
Some folks like to stand next to a tree so they can see better too. Your area might not dictate that tactic tho.
I use a turkey seat similar to the one HaMeR posted about Frogman. I also wear a turkey vest with a seat attached but I leave the seat folded up to serve as a back rest against the tree. Very comfortable.
I use a turkey seat that's about 7" tall or a folding stool that sits about 15" tall. I can't sit on the ground. My legs would be asleep in just a couple minutes. I like the taller folding stool the best.
I'm using a Walkstool now, the highest 26 inch tall version, which is a little too high for normal comfort on level ground unless the legs sink into soft ground a bit. I bought it a couple of years ago for about $40 which is outrageous for a three legged stool. I drilled more holes in the legs to take the spring loaded buttons, so that it adjusts to different heights. That also lets each leg extend a different length so it fits on steep sloping ground.
I have used MANY types of seats for predator calling and have never found the perfect item, including some I have made, but this one will do. It telescopes the legs short enough to easily fit in a day pack, and with a closed cell foam pad, is comfortable enough. I sit on it for hour long stands.
Next project is to put spike ends on the legs so I can use the stool more securely on big stumps or on big old growth logs.
Google Walkstool.
All good Idea's, Thank's! I tried the turkey vest But since I always carry a daypack of some sort it makes it kinda unhandy, Yotehntr has a seat like the one HaMaR talked about but I really want something with a back on it. Seems like it never fails not to be able to find just the right tree to get against. Maybe If I just lost this gut my problem would be solved and I could kneel or squat with out looking like one of....Well, you know!
I really like the on I use most but If ya walk or climb very much its hard to keep it from banging into your rifle and such and I dont like scuffing my shootin irons! :shrug:
Prolly not a perfect solution for my delima but I thought I would ask to see what ya'll use?
I think I need a Caddie :biggrin:
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Doug if I am going to hunt the edge of fields where I won't have a tree to lean against I use a cheap Walmart version of the Crazy Creek chair. Pretty comfortable and it allows me to lean back and take the strain off of my back. I can't sit still for more than a few minutes if my back starts to bother me.
http://www.crazycreek.com/product/1/1/
Pat
http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/search.cmd?form_state=searchForm&N=0&fsch=true&Ntk=AllProducts&Ntt=gobbler+lounger&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products&x=13&y=10
That's really close to what I have now HaMaR but mine doesnt fold up as compact as that one does I'll have to check it out a lil more, I also like the one Pat has.
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My unit is a lot like Pat's but it zippers up both sides making a good bag to carry a coke and camera in.
I use one of the Hunter Specialties Tripod Chairs that has a back rest, Folds up, pretty comfortable and light weight , I put a strap on it so I can sling it over my back when walking, for an Old Fart like me its a necessity. Check the link below to see it.
http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/search.cmd?form_state=searchForm&N=0&fsch=true&Ntk=AllProducts&Ntt=folding+stools&x=20&y=5&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products
I also have one of these.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Ameristep-Swivel-Tripod-Stool-and-Archers-Chair/746501.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3DSwivel%2Bstools%26x%3D20%26y%3D4%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=Swivel+stools&WTz_l=Header;Search-All%20Products
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I use a ameristep stool. gets me off the ground about a foot. it has a small area under the seat to carry things. my ecall and a water bottle fits well. Tommarow at cabelas I am gonna look at the speedy yote seat they just came out with. I already have a predator vest I don't use because it is too small over my hunting jacket. if I dont have the ameristep seat I use a hs strut style turkey seat but it is made of steel. I got it at a local sportsman's liquidation store.
Pat can you actually lean back in that and be supported, without it snapping and then a guy goes rolling head over heals backwards :laf:
Remember I've been laid off and I am wintering :innocentwhistle:
Quote from: FinsnFur on January 13, 2011, 09:49:55 PM
Pat can you actually lean back in that and be supported, without it snapping and then a guy goes rolling head over heals backwards :laf:
Yes
They are really very comfortable. I also use one in the canoe when I'm fishing.
Pat
I'm keeping my eye out for a 4ft wooden ladder. Feels like a big dis-advantage sitting on the ground, especially when calling in the thick stuff.
(http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x65/butcher45/Thickwoods005.jpg)
Try standing up tight next to a tree in thick stuff like that. I use a mono-pod to hold the gun up. Works for me.
I use one similar to that crazy creek but mine is camo and has shoulder straps, when I fold it up I throw all my stuff inside it. Works best for me vs the other chairs I've tried. I have a buddy that uses a bucket seat with a swivel and back pack straps and keeps all his stuff inside.
Quote from: Semp on January 13, 2011, 10:42:26 PM
Try standing up tight next to a tree in thick stuff like that. I use a mono-pod to hold the gun up. Works for me.
I'm going to do just that until I find a 4ft wooden ladder....already have/use a mono-pod. Wonder how I'll hold-up standing still for an hour.
I make a little seat form 1x12's that you lean up a against a tree, rock, bank, etc. You can pad it and or customize it any way you want. It's got shoulder straps for carrying and finger holes for toting. I've never posted here before and I don't see how to attach a picture. I'm going to post and see if I can.
Well, phooey! No luck, it's pretty cool and cheap though.
(http://forum.gon.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=554131&d=1283523138)
(EDIT; I fixed your picture for you John)
I use an ALPS chair but I dont see it on their site any more, but here are some others...
http://www.alpsoutdoorz.com/ALPS%20Outdoorz%20Hunting%20Chairs.html
http://forum.gon.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=554131&d=1283523138
That's pretty slick JohnK. :wink:
Welcome aboard JK! :biggrin:
I remember a JohnK that was on a levergun or six shooter board.
Would you be him? :wo:
Quote from: Semp on January 12, 2011, 07:16:17 PM
I use a turkey seat similar to the one HaMeR posted about Frogman. I also wear a turkey vest with a seat attached but I leave the seat folded up to serve as a back rest against the tree. Very comfortable.
Same here, My exact set-up.
Welcome aboard JohnK , glad you made it over to the darkside !!
Jeb
That looks like it would work :eyebrow:
Welcome aboard John
Quote from: vvarmitr on January 15, 2011, 07:32:54 AM
http://forum.gon.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=554131&d=1283523138
That's pretty slick JohnK. :wink:
Welcome aboard JK! :biggrin:
I remember a JohnK that was on a levergun or six shooter board.
Would you be him? :wo:
Not me, sorry. Jeb, is that you? let's go get 'em.
Quote from: JohnK on January 16, 2011, 07:55:41 AM
Not me, sorry.
Well, you're still welcome aboard! :wink:
As Glen pointed out above, I like the folding turkey seat . . .
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee269/Frog6man/lbl2011prizes/DSCN2607.jpg)
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee269/Frog6man/lbl2011prizes/DSCN2608.jpg)
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee269/Frog6man/lbl2011prizes/DSCN2609.jpg)
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee269/Frog6man/lbl2011prizes/DSCN2610.jpg)
That you see in the photos above. I have modified mine by adding a foam seat to the top of the mesh with wire ties to keep my butt dry when sitting in snow! The folding legs are longer on one side than the other making the seat comfortable when sitting on a hillside. You can turn it different ways to make it comfortable. It gets me up off the ground a few inches which I find more comfortable than sitting on the ground on just the foam pad. The legs fold up for carrying and it has a nice carry strap.
Downsides:
It is a little heavier than just the foam pad! A little harder to carry through the woods.
It is a little noisy when snapping the legs into place at the beginning and end of the stand.
Works for me!
Jim
http://www.cabelas.com/stools-chairs-seat-cushions-bull-stool-terrain-seat.shtml
Ive had mine 3 years and I love it..recommended to me by Big George Ackley...folds up small...height adjusts alot..and swivels which is real handy.
I like that, a lot. But that looks like a little more then I want to add to my haul.
Quote from: FinsnFur on January 19, 2011, 12:20:31 AM
I like that, a lot. But that looks like a little more then I want to add to my haul.
That's the problem right there. Just how much do we want to haul. :sad:
I have a similar seat to what Frogman has w/ a foam pad I zipped tied to it too, but the legs are adjustable.
I've used it as a rest to shoot prone from. :thumb2:
There are guys out there hauling step ladders to get the height advantage. :huh:
Quote from: vvarmitr on January 19, 2011, 08:43:59 AM
There are guys out there hauling step ladders to get the height advantage. :huh:
It is a HUGE advantage.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Hunting/Hunting-Accessories/Stools-Chairs-Seat-Cushions%7C/pc/104791680/c/104734980/sc/104607180/Cabelas-Seclusion-3D174-Gobbler-Lounger/714391.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fhunting-hunting-accessories-stools-chairs-seat-cushions%2F_%2FN-1100133%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104607180%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%3BMM%3Bcat104734980&WTz_l=SBC;MM;cat104734980;cat104607180
Hard to stay awake in this chair, extremely comfortable.
Bing----- ameristep low-pro chair. they sell the chair separate from the blind. I'm trying to lay my hands on one now. Steve
Jeb-- I have a hard time staying awake in my gobbler lounger too. Especiallly right around 9 AM. :eyebrownod: :eyebrownod: