last night in bed I was thinking about Tabasco's comments in some forums about making a light weight chair as a student project. So I decided to make my own.
This morning I had already forgotten but came across another thread on that so I put a quick mock up together.
Took me about 20 min, and that already exceed my attention span.
The idea is of a corded frame with four loops that slip over the top and bottom of your trekking poles.
It is more of a back rest than a chair , to get a leg lift I imagine that another two poles would be needed. 9I might think about this...)
Likely it has been done many times before but it is a bit of fun.
Total "extra " weight for me would be about 2 oz.
Obviously you need to be able to push the tips of your poles into the ground as well as the two stakes.



Franco

awesome franco, got directions?

Are you holding that book upside down?

:)

Very cool! Here's a similar chair that I made called the Jerry Chair designed by a guy on the Hammock Forums.

Mine runs around 2 oz with the coated ripstop I used. It would be lighter if I used silnylon, or cuben.

Edited by lustreking on 10/10/2010 05:26:40 MDT.

Very impressive!

Dan
Well spotted. A bit more of a hint about it is that the book is one of the dummy series...
( I do this for my own amusement)
Anyway, since in other forums no one figured out that you can put a backpack under it to keep your bum off the ground, I am going to "make" version II.
I already suspect that it will be heavier. I blame customer demand for feature creep.
Franco

Franco,

Who is that photographer in the window? ;-)

Party On,

Newton

Just as I was about to start "Mark 2" I received a parcel with the TT Hogback in it, so I thought I better do this quickly to allow me to play with the tent...
So , half an hour later, this is a slightly redesigned version.
I hope that the pics are clear enough to explain how it is made, but if not feel free to ask. It is pretty simple really.
The backpack has a semi inflated mat inside. This is safer than having the mat outside .
Still about 2 oz and free.
No it isn't compulsory, just for the ones that like the idea.





Franco

Edited by Franco on 10/10/2010 17:19:15 MDT.

I like it.

Very clever! Love to see some plans.

Stargazer

I'm lovin' it. Looks comfy and easy to make. Thanks for that!