Pimp My Camping Chair

[Philmandoo]

Hi Folks

Thought I'd share a couple of mods I made to my lightweight camping chair that has made it even better. First up......cure for the "sinking feeling".

I have tried various feet to try and stop the legs sinking into the ground - this is the total cure! I took two pieces of 25mm aluminium tube, drilled holes through one face for the legs to fit in (don't go all the way through or it won't work!). Then fit the legs into the holes and sit down I use two loops of elastic to ensure they don't fall off when moving the chair - I really don't like that sinking feeling.

Second thing I did was to cut a piece of a closed cell camping mat to fit the chair. A couple slits make sit bend and assume the shape of the seat quite nicely. This stops the wind cooling your back and instantly transforms the seat with a feeling of warmth.

Both these mods cost next to nothing (if you have some scraps you can salvage from the garage), weigh virtually nothing and make the chair a pleasure to sit in, especially in the winter when the ground is soft and the wind cold. The tubes roll up with the chair and I fold the foam in four top surround the bundle of the seat when in my pack. I've been using this over the last year I'm pretty pleased with it.

Hope this helps,
Phil

 

[saxonaxe]

Good idea fitting the tubes on the chair, I like that, my only reservation being, if you were on a slope, in snow, the last we might hear of Philmandoo was that he whizzed off down the hill and people are now digging in the big snow drift looking for someone...

 

[1 shot willie]

Hi Phill.

Got to say that is one of the best Mods I have seen......brilliant job....simple....effective.....and cheap.
Like the cell foam to keep the kidneys warm.......proper job!!

Thanks for sharing

 

[1 shot willie]

Annie...... @Brambling......get your drill working

 

[Ark79]

@Bam you seeing this buddy suit you sir

 

[Ark79]

Hi Folks

Thought I'd share a couple of mods I made to my lightweight camping chair that has made it even better. First up......cure for the "sinking feeling".

I have tried various feet to try and stop the legs sinking into the ground - this is the total cure! I took two pieces of 25mm aluminium tube, drilled holes through one face for the legs to fit in (don't go all the way through or it won't work!). Then fit the legs into the holes and sit down I use two loops of elastic to ensure they don't fall off when moving the chair - I really don't like that sinking feeling.

Second thing I did was to cut a piece of a closed cell camping mat to fit the chair. A couple slits make sit bend and assume the shape of the seat quite nicely. This stops the wind cooling your back and instantly transforms the seat with a feeling of warmth.

Both these mods cost next to nothing (if you have some scraps you can salvage from the garage), weigh virtually nothing and make the chair a pleasure to sit in, especially in the winter when the ground is soft and the wind cold. The tubes roll up with the chair and I fold the foam in four top surround the bundle of the seat when in my pack. I've been using this over the last year I'm pretty pleased with it.

Hope this helps,
Phil

spot on

 

[Madriverrob]

Nice job

 

[1 shot willie]

I think @Bopdude and @Madriverrob might like this too Mark

 

[1 shot willie]

Crossed posts

 

[Ark79]

I think @Bopdude and @Madriverrob might like this too Mark

true buddy.. a was just pointing it oot to bam cause he busted his

 

[Brambling]

Nice. I use furniture castors to prevent that sinking feeling. They work well. Like the mat 'cushion' idea.

 

[1 shot willie]

true buddy.. a was just pointing it oot to bam cause he busted his

Ohhh I see.....was it due to too much Breakfast Mark???......just asking

 

[Madriverrob]

My chair is an OEX one, comes with a mat that attaches the legs and spreads the load - works well

Al’s chair usually collapses with him in it when he’s had too much vino collapso

 

[Philmandoo]

Glad you like! I tried various feet and you end up losing them in the dark - these I have managed not to lose
The foam mat is well worth doing on any chair - weighs nothing but is pure luxury!

 

[Ark79]

Ohhh I see.....was it due to too much Breakfast Mark???......just asking

Thats a fair and valid question bill

 

[Oot]

As a near victim to someone collapsing a stool and knocking me of my camp chair.....cant name the Bam .... That's a good idea

 

[G1ZmO]

Great idea and well executed.

 

[Bam]

true buddy.. a was just pointing it oot to bam cause he busted his

Funnily enough ordered one of those on prime and it arrived the next day. Its been out a couple times since and managed to support my boyish frame. Think Phil is on to something, I was getting that 'sinking feeling' so looking for a remedy. The matting is genius and easy for most of us I reckon, I did consider plastic shed drainpipes but the ali ones look smart.

Just catching up on stuff after an afternoon wasting cash on a gash game of foozbaal, think I'll stick to the wild camping its cheaper (even with bust chairs) athough the lack of breakfast does need to be factored in.