Hunting chair?

[Flash]

I don't do trees, so ground blind it will be. Both bow and gun.

First use is in the month or two before harvest when I might be sitting in it all nite. At 183cm and 92Kg those little triangle things won't do.

Silent swivel, doesn't have to be 360*... comfortable seat, and backrest.

Thanx for your suggestions.

 

[ontheedge]

Little weighty, but cabelas folding swivel chairs are fairly rugged, collapsible and quiet

 

[savagelh]

I'm larger than you and love my helinox chair one. Spent many days in it. Doesn't swivel though but very light and packable. Or are you looking for a chair just for a blind?

 

[toxic]

The Blackout 360 swivel blind chairs (no armrest) are what we have in our blinds. Very comfortable for a long sit. We had one of the model with the arm rests but the arm rests were flimsy and we returned it.
A couple of big warnings on those Blackout chairs. They are heavy to lug around and the folding legs get creaky after a while.
Ours are setup permanently so weight isn't an issue. I've modified two of them with my own bases replacing the legs. The actual seat and swivel part is fantastic. The legs, no so great for being super quiet. We have 4 of these and they all have the same issues.

 

[Bfranklin]

I'm larger than you and love my helinox chair one. Spent many days in it. Doesn't swivel though but very light and packable. Or are you looking for a chair just for a blind?

Same. I've been using mine for almost 10 years.

Helinox does make a swivel version if I am not mistaken.

 

[homer76]

Disregard. The advice I gave didn't meet his criteria.

 

[cantgetright]

I use this heavy duty bag chair. Plenty of room with heavy clothes on and a nice high back to support your head during naptime. Doesn't swivel though. I'm 6'4" and close to 3 bills with bad hips and this thing is very comfortable and durable. Its not light and it does go on sale regularly.

 

[Flash]

I'm larger than you and love my helinox chair one. Spent many days in it. Doesn't swivel though but very light and packable. Or are you looking for a chair just for a blind?

In the month prior to harvest I may need to be closer to crops for faster reactions to my cell cam that watches for thieves.
In season possibly in a ground blind, maybe a homemade one without a roof, depending on where I go.
Lack of swivel isn't a dealbreaker... in fact it's one less possible thing to make noise or go wrong.

 

[savagelh]

In the month prior to harvest I may need to be closer to crops for faster reactions to my cell cam that watches for thieves.
In season possibly in a ground blind, maybe a homemade one without a roof, depending on where I go.
Lack of swivel isn't a dealbreaker... in fact it's one less possible thing to make noise or go wrong.

The helinox can make a bit if noise setting up but once it is, there's no noise. It is low to the ground but I find that preferable if using natural cover. You can set it up very quietly if you don't let the shock cords move the aluminum legs around. A guy could tape the legs if he thought it was an issue.

 

[Suther]

How flat is it where you are, and how high do you want to sit?

I've got one of these, great for situations where low to the ground is preferred, and due to the angle you sit at it's still comfortable on a downhill slope, you don't get that falling forward feeling like a regular chair would give you.

 

[stuckon308]

How flat is it where you are, and how high do you want to sit?

I've got one of these, great for situations where low to the ground is preferred, and due to the angle you sit at it's still comfortable on a downhill slope, you don't get that falling forward feeling like a regular chair would give you.

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I've killed a couple of elk and bear sitting in that chair. They're surprisingly comfortable for long periods of time and are fairly light and compact.

The only downside is that my wife kept on stealing mine for the beach. So I had to get her another one.

 

[Suther]

I've killed a couple of elk and bear sitting in that chair. They're surprisingly comfortable for long periods of time and are fairly light and compact.

The only downside is that my wife kept on stealing mine for the beach. So I had to get her another one.

Yeah they're not as lightweight as something like a helinox, but light enough to carry for a while. Wouldn't want to backpack 10km with it and all my other gear, but 1-2km in from the truck with a half-empty pack is fine, bonus points for not having any setup/tear down. And comfy enough my buddies have a habit of taking unscheduled naps in them.

And my wife does the same thing! Lol

 

[stuckon308]

Yeah they're not as lightweight as something like a helinox, but light enough to carry for a while. Wouldn't want to backpack 10km with it and all my other gear, but 1-2km in from the truck with a half-empty pack is fine. And comfy enough my buddies have a habit of taking unscheduled naps in them.

And my wife does the same thing! Lol

I agree. After a couple of km mine can get annoying if it's not strapped to my pack. On my backpack I barely feel the extra pounds though. I usually bring my tripod trigger stick and that chair strapped to my backpack if I'm going further than a km. Both are fairly light and well worth lugging around. A light camo "blanket" can be shoved in my backpack if needed for extra blending. I've had elk and deer within 5 yards before they noticed me.

 

[Beeron]

How flat is it where you are, and how high do you want to sit?

I've got one of these, great for situations where low to the ground is preferred, and due to the angle you sit at it's still comfortable on a downhill slope, you don't get that falling forward feeling like a regular chair would give you.

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I've got one too and its great for glassing uphill.
It is a bit of a trick for this 225 6'3" dude to climb up out of. especially in a hurry.
But I do like very much how low I am in it.

 

[ToeCutter]

I remember my dad having an old backpack that had a fold out seat/stool integrated into the frame, hadn’t seen one in ages till last year when a coworker had a modern version. Was more like a backpack with an internal frame, the top was the seat. Easy to take it with you if size is an issue vs a chair I would think, fjällraven was the brand.

 

[jjohnwm]

I used a couple of those low-to-the-ground folding chairs illustrated above for years while turkey hunting. For that use, where I would be likely to move a few times in a day's hunt, I liked it; way better than trying to get comfortable on the ground, and not much higher than sitting on your butt. And uncharacteristically (for a Cabela's-branded product) mine were quite durable.

I've had a couple of those 500-series Cabela's folding chairs recently, and they were comfortable enough until they fell apart...which never seemed to take very long. Usually a season or two and they were done.

When I am hunting at home, I have a couple permanent blinds set up on my land, and I now use two of the Blackout swivel/folding chairs. They're way too heavy to schlep around every day, but I put them out in the blinds before the season and then leave 'em out there until hunting is over. They've worked well for me for the past three years.

If I were looking for a hunting chair right now, I'd check out WalMart. They sell, or at least sold, a fishing chair that I got about two years ago and I love it; I think it would be great as a blind chair as well. It folds, has backpack straps, a couple of roomy storage pockets and best of all the legs are individually adjustable (no tools required) for length and are equipped swivelling foot cups that conform to various surfaces. Super comfortable, and mine has held up well to a bunch of fishing use on both rocky shorelines and on the ice. No swivel, unfortunately.

 

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I use this heavy duty bag chair. Plenty of room with heavy clothes on and a nice high back to support your head during naptime. Doesn't swivel though. I'm 6'4" and close to 3 bills with bad hips and this thing is very comfortable and durable. Its not light and it does go on sale regularly.

I purchased this chair at 12:00 high noon today. Regular price was $99.99, on sale for $59.99. A very sturdy unit, with great quality material.

 

[blakeyboy]

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/...b6uBiqdd6jTCSdDvf1q48waAufaEALw_wcB#store=930

I like these basic folding chairs from Canadian tire, what you pull out for guests at bigger dinner party's etc. I can cut the legs down and re-install the feet to get the right height in most blinds for the windows. The swivel part is mitigated by being able to swivel yer arse on the chair without making noise, shift weight, lean back, they are very quiet chairs. I'm about your size also. Can shoot off em sitting with bow also but generally I get down to knees for that but it's doable. The comfort hasn't been issue but they are very quiet and easy to swivel and move around on. Price is right.

like em on ice also in huts although I fish out of a trailer now, I did bulk of my blind work with bow so very close range and silent with mobility in the blind was the key, this was my solution and it is still my solution, they don't weigh too much for carrying in either

also easier to fit more than one chair in the blind and have some elbow room with your guest, you don't want to be in a bucket when it's time to get on an animal and you have to move into whatever position and angle you need to be at, getting to edge of chair etc. quiet, easy