Go ahead, let the criticism begin.
Both of us are going to be packing the REI Flex Lite Chair. To us, this is 28oz of pure comfort, and is worth its weight in gold! I'll at the least shave a couple oz off of these before we leave.
Go ahead, let the criticism begin.
Both of us are going to be packing the REI Flex Lite Chair. To us, this is 28oz of pure comfort, and is worth its weight in gold! I'll at the least shave a couple oz off of these before we leave.
Don't let the naysayers sit in them. I wish I had the ba!!s to carry one. Hike your own hike and sit wherever you want.
what pad are y'all using? If you have a neoair, this is the one i was talking about in the other thread.
http://www.cascadedesigns.com/therm-...e-seat/product
I meet a woman who started out with a chair last year. She said she'd never part with it. Guess what? 100 miles later, no chair.
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For a couple of ounces more you could carry a bearikade canister and have a camp stool plus bulletproof food protection with no hassles. I don't normally carry the bearikade where not required but I have taken it on short trips just to have a camp stool with additional functionality.
HST/JMT August 2016
TMB/Alps Sept 2015
PCT Mile 0-857 - Apr/May 2015
Foothills Trail Feb 2015
Colorado Trail Aug 2014
AT: Rockfish Gap to Boiling Springs 2014
John Muir Trail Aug/Sept 2013
x2 on this.
Plus the fact that I would need one that can hold enough food for two, or I'll need two of them.
My wife and I have a pretty good system as far as weight carrying goes. I carry 90% of the food, cooking stuff, tent, and a few others. She'll be carrying the sleeping bags, pads, clothes, and her crap.
their great for sitting around the shelter or campsite or at lunch time, break time, HYOH.
I thought about getting the REI Flex Lite Chair but it looked like it would take too long to set up and break down on short breaks and lunch and it sits too low to the ground (13" seat height). That's why I got the Roll-a-Chair 19" seat height and sets up and breaks down in a flash. It does weigh a bit more, 2 lbs 8oz.
My total base weight with the chair is 18lbs, 25lbs with food water and fuel.
I did a 40 mile shakedown hike from Amicalola to Neels last Oct and had no problem carrying 25 lbs. The Chair is my only luxury item. I actually call it a necessity item.
We always take our Pack stools, Made in the USA and only 14 oz. Really high quality - mine is at least 10 years old and still in great shape.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime; give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish.
Nope! Only crocs and stuffsacks.
Boots and Backpacks
There is much to be said for a dry place to sit, even if it is backless. Of course, you don't need a pack stool for that.
I use my pack as a backrest, and sit on my pad. If I don't have a handy rock or tree to lean my pack against, I brace it with my poles. On day trips in wet conditions, I bring a little piece of blue foam as a sit pad.
I always know where I am. I'm right here.