Tree-stumps with a sit-mat on top : OK for 24 hrs. Any longer and I need back support, especially if I have been working hard.
For canoe trips I take a fold up legless chair which supports your back when you sit in it. A bit like the Thermarest chair converter but without having to use a Thermarest.
For fixed camps I have a folding camp chair with back and arms. Having trashed many cheap ones, I bought an expensive from from (gasp) John Lewis and it is superb - even has insulated beer holders in the arms. On my Woodsmoke Woodlander course I was the only "student" who brought his own chair. I got a fair bit of teasing for the first couple days, but then a lot on envious looks thereafter and I even had to turf the instructors out of it. Any fool can be uncomfortable!
Inside a tentipi or similar, I find a "carp" chair with its low legs just the ticket, but these of course are pretty heavy.
For canoe trips I take a fold up legless chair which supports your back when you sit in it. A bit like the Thermarest chair converter but without having to use a Thermarest.
For fixed camps I have a folding camp chair with back and arms. Having trashed many cheap ones, I bought an expensive from from (gasp) John Lewis and it is superb - even has insulated beer holders in the arms. On my Woodsmoke Woodlander course I was the only "student" who brought his own chair. I got a fair bit of teasing for the first couple days, but then a lot on envious looks thereafter and I even had to turf the instructors out of it. Any fool can be uncomfortable!
Inside a tentipi or similar, I find a "carp" chair with its low legs just the ticket, but these of course are pretty heavy.
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