i used one w/armrests and a back once, one of the biggest bucks i ever saw came out of a staging/rub line w/n 50 yards of me, looked right at me, he had no clue, i guess the chair w/me n it was a shape he did not recognize and he had no fear, however being bow season i could not get turned around n the chair 2 make a shot as he passed w/out standing up, when i stood,he broke the run. now when hunting from the ground i get n better cover/or build a blind and sit on the ground or use one of those 3 leg stools w/no sides so i can turn around, they r very portable.