I bet you could even lighten it up more if you used masonry line instead of cord.
Yes. I did not try very hard because I am not all that interested in it my self, it was more one of those "I wonder if it can work? " moments.
As a matter of fact I am using masonry line for my zip pulls. it is bright,light and cheap...
Franco
Nice idea, but it was done to perfection last year by a Hammock Furoms member. Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you a link to the Jerry Chair.
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I cannot access those pages but having joined that forum I have landed on the 5 in 1 version.
Nice if you use a hammock (must come as a shock to some of you guys that not everybody uses one...) but really I don't see how a 1-2 oz $1 piece of string , 20 minute job, can be compared with that...
BTW, I don't mean to imply that my version is better , just different, very different...
Franco
Yeah, masonry cord really is the way to go. I prefer the bright yellow they have! I use that with a tautline knot (or whatever else people call it) to guyout my shelter or tent. I may have to try that to make a lightweight chair now.
Thats a very clever invention.
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Reminiscent of the old "Woodcraft" projects from Boy Scouts.
Nope. It requires the use of trekking poles.Originally Posted by ChinMusic
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i want one of those little egg crate pads. Does anyone know off hand what they are called?
Thermarest Z-Lite.
Skids
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The original Jerry chair is not that much different from yours, though probably quite a bit easier to put together in the field.
It weighs 2.17 oz made of less than a yard of $1.50 coated ripstop from Walmart. I probably bodged it together in 20-30 minutes.
It's pretty much single use though, while I can imagine that yours can be taken apart to use the cord if necessary.
lol yeah. I was wondering to myself what a Lone Wolf Chair was so I started reading.
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