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22" HIGH NYLON CORDURA SEAT FOLDS TO 3" DIAMETER CARRY STRAP Product Description Product Description Black Collapsible Stool: Great For Camping.

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Lightweight, Easy to Use, Go Anywhere Backpack Chair - By combining a lightweight frame that's easy to fold and carry, Sherpa Chair is the most durable and easy to carry chair around. It also provides a spacious pouch to carry everything else. Sherpa Chair can be carried hands-free as it comes with two shoulder straps so it can be thrown on just like a backpack. An optional cooler bag is available, and fits right-into the chair. These features mean the Sherpa Chair can be taken anywhere with ultimate convenience. It is ideal for a soccer mom's chair, camping chair, fishing chair, hunting chair or tailgating chair.

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Weighing only two pounds, this high-back folding chair is light and convenient. It includes a gear pouch perfect for all your small hunting needs.

In my last article, I talked about some super comfortable camping chairs that are perfect for car camping. But as I mentioned, each of those chairs weighs about 10 pounds or more, so what sort of camping chairs should you look for when you are planning on hiking in to your campsite and don’t want to lug around a heavy chair?

(Since we’re talking about lightweight camping and backpacking, it will definitely be worth your time to see if there are any simple things you can do to save weight elsewhere. Make sure to get a lightweight tent and don’t bring a heavier sleeping bag than you’ll need for your trip. You can also pack a small camping water filter so you don’t have to bring as much water as you would otherwise. You can, of course, drink directly from the streams that you find, but one stomach bug will make you wish you hadn’t.)

The first lightweight camping chair we’re gonna take a look at is a traditional camping stool from REI. It’s currently priced around $20 US and weighs just over one pound – perfect for taking on long hikes. You definitely don’t want a big, heavy chair weighing you down on a long trek through the woods.

As you can see, this sort of folding camping chair is a long way from the heavy duty camping chairs with canopies and footrests we looked at last time, but it is well made, durable and reasonably comfortable. It also works well if you have limited space in your campsite – it’s footprint is only about 10 inches.

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The next chair is also a great option for carrying in to a campsite. It’s a stadium-seat-type camping chair, and is super light – it weighs under one pound! This chair is made by Crazy Creek, priced at $40 US and is also available at REI.

These sorts of camping chairs are great for long hikes, as they are so lightweight, and they also fold down to almost nothing, making it very easy to fit into your backpack. The only problem with them is that they are pretty much the bottom of the barrel in terms of comfort. You’re sitting directly on the ground, with only a thin pad between you and any rocks, roots, or mud, and I’ve never been able to really relax in one. But if the weight of your camping chair is a big concern for you, then this is definitely an option to consider.

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The third camping chair is a variation of the camping stool we saw earlier. Instead of a tripod, this one has two U-shaped legs and folds in the middle for transport. This chair is made by Coleman and is available at Amazon for under $20 US.

In my experience, these sorts of stools are generally not as comfortable as the tripod version, but your mileage may vary. This chair weighs in at 2.6 pounds, so it’s definitely an option for someone looking for a lightweight camping chair. There are also other Coleman camping chairs that would fit the bill for a lightweight camp chair.

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The last of the camp chairs we’re going to look at is another version of the camp stool, but this time it comes with a back rest. This chair is available at Amazon for around $20 US.

The back rest would go a long way to making the camp stool more comfortable, but it does come at a weight cost – the stool weighs in at 4 pounds. Still better than the 10 pound behemoths we’re taking car camping, but a factor to be considered for someone going on a significant hike.

When you’re going camping and you’re planning on having a short hike-in (say, less than one mile), you need to take the size and weight of your camping chair into account. The last thing you want to do is pack too much stuff and have a miserable time getting to your campsite. If you’re in good shape, are familiar with the area you’re going to be hiking through, and know exactly where you’ll be camping, then you could go with one of the car camping chairs. They’re not light but they’re not super heavy either, so it’s conceivable that you could pack it out to your campsite with out too much trouble.

Most of us, however, are going to be OK with sacrificing a bit of comfort for a smaller, more manageable folding camping chair. Instead of going for one of the larger chairs I mentioned for car camping, you’re going to want to go with a smaller, more lightweight camping chair to make your hike-in more enjoyable. Something like this one below, which is lighter and smaller than the car camping chairs.

Another option, if you need to go even smaller, would be something like this folding camp chair below. These types of chairs are incredibly light, fairly comfortable and will even pull double duty as a stadium seat. The drawback to them is that they sit directly on the ground, which can be uncomfortable if the ground is wet or rocky.

The last type of camping to think about is when you have a significant hike-in of greater than one mile. In these types of situations, the size and weight of your chair becomes increasingly important. Depending on the length of your hike, the weather, and the terrain you’ll be covering, you’ll probably want to go smaller and smaller when it comes to your camping chair.

The best seating option for long hike-ins is something like the camping chair below; actually more of a camping stool. The biggest drawback to camping stools is that they don’t have a back, so you can’t relax as totally as you can in a heavy duty camping chair, but they are super light, very small, and very easy to put in your pack for the hike to your campsite.