DIY ground hunting stool
#1
DIY ground hunting stool
I like to hunt from the ground in natural debris blinds and pop ups at times but I don’t like the available options for ground blind chairs. I hunt river bottoms that are soft ground so chair legs sink which means the need to also haul in some sort of flooring material. Couple that with the fact that chairs are clumsy to haul and expensive (Some are really expensive). I don’t care for a stool because stools offer no back rest and stools are not comfortable because of that fact so any chair I use has to have a back rest. Most stools with back rest also include arms but arms get in the way of drawing a bow so it cant have armrests. It has to be easy to carry and light weight and cheap so when its stolen, I'm not out anything.
As part of a DIY, problem solving group, Ive been looking for a simple, low cost seat for all manner of ground hunting for spring turkey, bear, deer and things like stream-side and Ice fishing, camping, berry and shroom picking, and any other use where a ready seat would be handy. A comfy, reliable seat that we can make ourselves that is really cheap since its likely to be stolen if left unattended.
This is the M.T.A.B.S.
“Multi-function” (Because you can carry your lunch and thermos and other gear in and deer heart and mushrooms and berries and small game or fish out with you)
“Tactical” (Because its painted black and its used for hunting so now-a-days, that makes it “Tactical”.)
“All Terrain” (Because it sounds cool and it can really be used in all terrains)
“Bucket” (Because it uses a 5 gallon bucket)
“Seat” (Do I really need to explain this part?)
Its made of plywood and offers a back rest. The parts fit in the bucket. Its light weight and the cost of scrap plus paint.
As part of a DIY, problem solving group, Ive been looking for a simple, low cost seat for all manner of ground hunting for spring turkey, bear, deer and things like stream-side and Ice fishing, camping, berry and shroom picking, and any other use where a ready seat would be handy. A comfy, reliable seat that we can make ourselves that is really cheap since its likely to be stolen if left unattended.
This is the M.T.A.B.S.
“Multi-function” (Because you can carry your lunch and thermos and other gear in and deer heart and mushrooms and berries and small game or fish out with you)
“Tactical” (Because its painted black and its used for hunting so now-a-days, that makes it “Tactical”.)
“All Terrain” (Because it sounds cool and it can really be used in all terrains)
“Bucket” (Because it uses a 5 gallon bucket)
“Seat” (Do I really need to explain this part?)
Its made of plywood and offers a back rest. The parts fit in the bucket. Its light weight and the cost of scrap plus paint.
#3
I use one of these and carry a pruning saw to cut some small branches to go from front to back, if I think the soil is going to allow it to sink. Made up my own back pack straps for it.
It's a Allen high back chair.
Al
It's a Allen high back chair.
Al
#4
Very cool design DIY. The only negative would be the bucket but if that remained in the woods bringing your seat back and forth would be easy. I think it could prove to be something I might use on the ice for the ice fishing. Sitting on a bucket all day with padded seat and no back rest is tough at my age
#8
When I was still doing a lot of waterfowl hunting out of a Barnegat bay sneak box for about 20 years, we sat on the floor of the boats. After sitting on boat cushions and other padded items we found the most comfortable seat was an inner tube from a lawn tractor, under inflated. Just enough inflation so that the top and bottom didn't touch when you sat on it, valve stem down of course. You could sit on that all day and not get a sore butt.
#9
DIY guy tried to sneak one past us. We're usually a willing bunch to battle the media but jeeez, don't set us up to be blindsided!
You said this M.T.A.B.S. is "tactical" because it is painted black.
Man when the media gets a hold of this all H is gonna bust loose! It's BLACK! They will never accept it as tactical! It will be labeled as an ASSAULT SEAT! Obama will be having ATF looking at it, they'll probably roll on you with a SWAT team, bust down your unlocked door (they may ask you to close it if it's open just so they can bust it down) check you for your FASML (Federal Assault Seat Manufacturer's License), see who you have been selling, marketing to or even sharing info or plans. Heck, because we read your post and saw the pictures of the assault seat they'll probably be kicking our doors in too!
I'm having nightmares of Federal Assault Seat Agents sitting me under the heat lamps. Yelling at me, smacking me in the head with phone books, waterboarding me, oh! and the jumper cables! (no more kids for me) "Where's the assault seat?! What have you done with it?!?! How many have you made?!?!?!?! If these things get in the hands of children there's no telling what could happen?!!!!!"
You just had to go and do it - you had to paint it black.........
You said this M.T.A.B.S. is "tactical" because it is painted black.
Man when the media gets a hold of this all H is gonna bust loose! It's BLACK! They will never accept it as tactical! It will be labeled as an ASSAULT SEAT! Obama will be having ATF looking at it, they'll probably roll on you with a SWAT team, bust down your unlocked door (they may ask you to close it if it's open just so they can bust it down) check you for your FASML (Federal Assault Seat Manufacturer's License), see who you have been selling, marketing to or even sharing info or plans. Heck, because we read your post and saw the pictures of the assault seat they'll probably be kicking our doors in too!
I'm having nightmares of Federal Assault Seat Agents sitting me under the heat lamps. Yelling at me, smacking me in the head with phone books, waterboarding me, oh! and the jumper cables! (no more kids for me) "Where's the assault seat?! What have you done with it?!?! How many have you made?!?!?!?! If these things get in the hands of children there's no telling what could happen?!!!!!"
You just had to go and do it - you had to paint it black.........
#10
It was first painted pink with flowers and rainbows on it but I didnt care for the artwork so I grabbed a rattle can of black just to cover it up. When I did that, it became "Tactical" nad now "assault". Because I have prarcord on it, it could also be considered "Spec Ops"
But I didnt want to get carried away with extra awesomeness since the seat itself is awesome.
But I didnt want to get carried away with extra awesomeness since the seat itself is awesome.