How To Make A DIY Bushcraft / Jungle Chair
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- Опубліковано 29 бер 2019
- In this video I make a second attempt at fashioning a DIY Bushcraft / Jungle Chair using some local tree debris, a length of material and some lashings.
Whilst my previous effort was functional, I was a little to trigger happy with my Bahco Laplander saw so it wasn't overly comfortable....
Second time lucky???
1. Watch the video.
2. Grab your gear.
3. Get outside, develop new skills, push your boundaries.
#BushcraftPadawan #Bushcraft #GetOutside
Nice set up Craig. I have just sewn the fabric for a chair myself but haven't deployed it yet. Some good tips that I can use next week. ATB and have a good weekend. Cheers Sel
Hi Sel Simms and many thanks for taking the time to drop by my channel, watch and comment, it's really appreciated.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for the positive feedback, cheers!
Let me know how you get on, hope you don't end up on your backside like did!!!! 🤕😉
Nicely done Craig. Next the dining table.
Hi Craig,
Nicely done! I am envious that you have such a great site for bushcrafting! Anywhere within 4 hours of where I live here in California I would probably be arrested for doing something like that! Thanks for letting me live vicariously through your videos! Keep up the great work!
Hi there, sorry to hear that your situation makes life more difficult in terms of being able to get out and practice these skills.
I guess I'd always been under the assumption that it was easier in the US than it is here in the UK.
Interesting and different , Always good to learn some thing new..
+Steven Eugene Cheers Steve, glad you enjoyed it.
Nice one Craig.
Thanks Angela, much appreciated. I hope you're keeping well?
Great video Craig. I'm sure you'll read of a few different ways to make a chair. What follows is my version; we make the tripod the same way (the uprights are approximately one third longer than how tall you are) where we differ is how to attach the cloth. In an effort to make the chair adjustable one end has a larks head while the other we do the same. The single line is strong enough to hold me up and no matter the height of the apex I adjust the line length according to taste. Thank you for posting this video keep up the good work.
Pine cones .. I break down the pine cones less smoke and start faster , but once it gets going i will add whole pine cones ,Great vid
+Steven Eugene Hi Steven Eugene and many thanks for taking the time to drop by my channel, watch and comment, it's really appreciated.
Thanks for the pine cone tip 👍
Good morning Craig
With my tripods I always take and point the bottoms just to give them a little more bite
Just a suggestion thanks for your time
5 staves & a bunch of lasing ropes got turned into a chair many years ago (was a demo for my scout troop) ... was UGLY as sin but rather comfortable when you actually braved sitting in it ;-)
Yeah, I find them very useful indeed for getting up off the ground, thanks as always for watching and commenting it's really appreciated 👍
Winner winner chicken dinner
Hi Craig! Good to see you succeed this time. And thank you for the great tips to setup the chair. Could you please tell me the measurements of the fabric, because my wife wants to make one?
Have a nice weekend! ATB André
Craig, I understand your shortening the tripod to bring the chair nearer the ground, but would it not have been easier simply to lower the hang of the fabric? Readjusting cord and knots is much less hassle than sawing. Am I missing something obvious?
Good to see you actually lashing your tripod together - lots of videos out there where people simply wind cord around the top of the poles and then splay them out.
I used to just use cordage of whatever kind as the crossbeam when I did this. That way, I could raise/lower as needed, and even got a little more of the "hammock" feel to it. And, it was a bit easier, which is good owing to my laziness and such. ;-)
Also, you didn't really show it, but I'm assuming, from what appears to be a warmed hot chocolate, the pine cones burned better this time?
Hi Anthony, the pine cones did indeed burn much better this time around compared to my last "straight off the ground" attempt.
Thanks as always for supporting my channel by watching and commenting, it's really appreciated 👍
That's proper bushcraft. Make a mistake, think about it, analyse where you went wrong and try again. So much better than being disheartened and giving up. We all make mistakes, it's whether we learn from them that matters
Hi Craig
Forgive my ignorance as I have never made one but what would happen if you didn't lash the cross member and let it ride up naturally? Ooer suits you sir.
Hello, I am watching from the west Coast of Canada. we have a guy in Canada who makes and sells a pre made amazing wilderness camp chair, the fabric is very much like what you are using. However, I have found that it feels a little tight and small for me, I happen to own a PPSL Poncho, I bring it with me always it provides shelter, in the form of a ponch, a tarp, the ends are channeled much like your piece of fabric. I can make a hammock,or chair with this poncho .I find it to be very comfortable and more fabric makes for a deeper feeling chair. you can check out wilderness innovations youtube channel for the poncho, or EconoChallenge on youtube for the amazing wilderness camp chair. I like the poncho it is multi use and already in my kit.
Craig would it work the same lashing a full hammock to a tree then folding in half and in the middle putting the wood and two catapult shape stakes in the ground to rest the wood on?
Hi hazzard outdoors and many thanks for taking the time to drop by my channel, watch and comment, it's really appreciated.
I'm not sure I can picture what you're describing mate?
@@TheBushcraftPadawan I'll try it
Fantastic video great chair I make ok exactly the same ideal for around camp. Check out my channel for a chair I made recently using the same concept with a few tweaks. Thanks for sharing as always great content for you. 👍👍