The Bush Chair. Ultra Light Comfortable Seating For Camp.

In this video I will show you my bush chair and how you can make your own. This is the ultimate in camp comfort! Super ultra light and packable, it is ideal for bushcraft and lightweight backpacking. I hope you enjoy and thanks for watching.

[@lopsan457]

Brilliant Simon! I first saw this design at the Bush Tucker Man on Discovery Channel. This is a great upgrade :)

[@brimleyhillmassive]

I just made one, it's awesome Thanks..I used my hammock, both ends to the top of the rear (central) post, then the lower one loops the hammock in half, allowing quite a lot of adjustment.

[@gud2go50]

I like how simple you make things. Especially your knots. Thanks.

[@papajeff5486]

Simple, elegant... like a good knife, axe, cook kit, canoe... would that our lives could be such. Texas

[@ChrisBamman79]

the good old hobo lounge :) I love mine too, great video

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Chris Bamman - Thanks Chris, its such a simple idea, but makes a huge difference to comfort! It's earned its permanent place in my rucksack as my luxury item!! Atb mate, Simon.

[@gazbesford]

Use prusik loops for the cross bar you can adjust the height

[@stevewilson1616]

I made a bag out of the chair so I can haul my sleeping bag. Good job in showing how it is done.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

+Steve Wilson - Thanks Steve, a good idea to turn it into something multi functional! It's always nice to save weight this way! Atb, Simon.

[@DanCrista]

It is the right dimension to make it a sling bag to keep your bag and boots out of ground and put it under your hammock

[@warrenloewen4569]

This is cool. We will be showing our Scout group this method the next time we go camping. Thanks for showing this.

[@hammerhound168]

Lol, Been drooling over having one of these, Now i gotta make it. Thanks for the tips.

[@paulhughes7079]

Brilliant Simon!

[@Dave-oh2sv]

Excellent

[@Laubasss]

Nice!!!

[@blademan175]

You could leave some leaf clusters on the tripod poles at the top and have a shady chair for sunny locations!

[@billarseneau3354]

I catch your videos from time to time and always enjoy your easy going demeanor. Nice job again with you BC chair. You have a new subscriber.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you Bill and thanks for the sub! 👍

[@TonyTooTuff]

This one is the best I’ve seen so far. 🫡

[@paulbayley744]

Excellent, vid great idea. I’m of to find some nylon sheeting. Thanks.

[@rickywoodcock7222]

Will give it a go

[@AustrianBushman]

Nice chair, looks comfortable😎😎 Thx for sharing

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

+Austrian Bushman - Hi, thanks for watching. Glad you liked it, probably as comfy as it gets for a camp chair, definitely worth the effort in cutting the poles! 👍 Atb, Simon.

[@silverswan802]

Brilliant video.

[@dianejacklin4338]

Another informative video Simon x

[@tommarks7939]

I'm going to make one of these in the garden for my ladyship

[@bathcolin]

Top recommendation Simon! I saw this video last Aug/Sept, went out, and had one made for me, never looked back. Very comfy when set up correctly as it suits me. ATB! Colin.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Great! Really glad you like it! You need a comfy chair for camp. Atb, Simon.

[@ericfisher7220]

Great now I have to build one of them too hahaha everything I se you make I say to myself I have to have one haha keep the videos coming bro great job.

[@EifelWandern]

Hi! Nice and clear introdution and explaination to one version of the easiest and most comfortable bushchairs. I do not use fabrics i just work with boughs when i am not in an spruce forrest. But i do like to try your version this season ((-: Take care and allways health on your journeys. Alexius

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thank you Alexius. It doesn’t take up much room in you bag or pocket and the comfort makes it worthwhile! Atb, Simon.

[@rickpayne1420]

Great information on building a chair

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Rick Payne - Thanks Rick and thanks for watching! Atb, Simon.

[@ScoutManSteve]

That's an interesting concept for a chair, thanks for showing us how you do it 👍

[@precisionshooters]

Gotta try this!! Thanks Simon!!

[@robertredwood9944]

Great video will definitely try this 👍

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Cheers! - it’s very simple to make up the fabric part - weighs next to nothing and transforms camp comfort!! 👍

[@funnyeh]

Top job.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thanks For giving me a second chance Robert! Atb and Happy Christmas!

[@TheCheshireWanderer]

great explanation! I'm going to try this tomorrow.

[@fearthebeard.outdoors1189]

Nice one 👍 will be getting one of them 👍

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

+Jonah 365 outdoors - Cheers Jonah, glad you liked it. Really comfy and simple to make! Atb, Simon.

[@bigfatpear]

great little video.love it.will be making one myself

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Super comfy - you need that after a day on your feet!

[@DannyWalker1949]

HI Simon, I just found this video and really liked it. The material you used for the chair, does it matter exactly what I should use?

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

+Danny Walker - Cheers Danny, glad you liked it! You could use almost anything really as long as it doesn't have any stretch to it - canvas, nylon, polycotton, something like that would be fine. And the width could be wider than mine, it's just what I had when I made it. The wider it is, the more cocoon like it will be! Good luck, it's a comfy chair!! Atb, Simon.

[@DannyWalker1949]

Thanks Simon. I'm gonna go fine some material and start making mine now. -_o

[@lawrencemcintosh]

going to be making one of them thank you mate

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Thanks! Give it a go - easy enough, and you only need cheap tools to do it. Cheers, Simon.

[@rogertaylor712]

Excellent, long awaited video! This is up there on my list of things to make. I've ordered 5 IPK's, various plans for the fabric, including a boat tent, but the bush chair is also up there. What are the dimensions of yours? I'm guessing 4'x2'?

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Roger Taylor - Cheers Roger, glad you enjoyed it. Can't remember off the tip of me head what the dimensions are, but 2'x4' is probably about right - the dimensions aren't critical though - big enough to support your back plus a foot or two. Sounds like you are going to be busy for a while with projects! Lol. Good luck with it! Atb, Simon.

[@prettyoutside7464]

Nice vid! Keep the great work out!

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

+Pretty Outside - Thanks, glad you enjoyed! Atb, Simon.

[@jamessd7677]

Never tried one, maybe i will now. Off topic I know, but I used to like those woods there where you are, I still do I suppose, but what happened at East Harling has put me off somewhat, shocking terrible stuff. One of the downsides of camping in the woods etc etc, some of the undesirables you can find in them, my local woods here have a bad reputation for stuff like that. Thanks again mate.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

+James S D - Cheers James, well worth it - really comfy chair!! It was a shocking thing to happen and so close to me - I live about 8 miles away and know the woods there well! But I suppose it could have happened anywhere, there are some disturbed people in the world - it's a very sad thing. Won't stop me enjoying the woods though. Glad you enjoyed the video, Atb, Simon.

[@jamessd7677]

Yeah I'll definitely try one of those chairs now. Regards the stabbing, I go fishing at Harling Lakes at times when I'm up there, such a nice place, has spoilt it forever somewhat. Was shocked when I heard the news. Thanks again.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

+James S D - definitely shocking and sad. I suppose it will always be in my mind when I'm over there. I'm glad the caught the offender. It's things like this that make the general public suspicious of people like myself who like to use woodland to practice bushcraft skills - they see a bloke wearing green in the woods with an axe strapped to his rucksack and assume the worst! A shame.

[@jamessd7677]

Yeah, ruins a lot for us this kind of thing. Thanks again Simon mate and try and have a good week.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

James S D and you buddy. 👍

[@marksadventures3889]

Watching this in my tarp and tent camp in the Forest of Bowland, it's snowing but I am as warm as toast thermal underwear, top and bottom, my camp burner on and all's good. Catching up on my watch lists. Have a good one. Blackberry tea?

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Nice! Blackberry tea as well! Hope you had a comfy night mate! 😁

[@NamChannelss]

thank you

[@johnfinnis8373]

And just exactly whhhhere, might I ask, is the comfy chair for the little doggie? Also, where using a tree as the third leg of the tripod is a sound idea in principle, how does one set about moving it if smoke starts blowing into one's mush? I need to know this stuff.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

John Finnis - Well, the comfy chair for the doggy is somewhere very close to any food that might be around, and as for moving the bipod chair, there are many options, but if only one tree is available (and it would be a rather disappointing wood if this were the case) you still have 360 different positions, 180 of which involve not facing the offending smoke. There! Hehehe.

[@johnfinnis8373]

All well and good, but I camp in Four-Tree Wood, in which three of the original trees are long since gone. One was cut down, one burned down and the third somehow managed to catch mange and snapped in half while trying to scratch itself. Consequently, my options are somewhat limited and I''ll stick to the folding camp chair, ta all the same. Pip pip.

[@Francois_Dupont]

what knife were you using in this video?

[@ColHatley]

YAHOO, gotta have me one of those! How long did you make the cloth? from the top loop to the bottom 3 inch loop?Atb, thanks for sharing...

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

I think it’s about 1m (3’) but really it could be longer, and wider - it’s just what I had when I made it - bigger would be better as it could then serve other purposes too (carrier for collected firewood, make-shift hammock etc) definitely a bloody comfy camp chair though!!

[@ColHatley]

Thanks my Friend!

[@waynehaylett6662]

Where could I buy this material,what would you call this?

[@irameslisboa6418]

hei Simon bom descanso.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

+Irames Lisboa - Obrigado, glad you enjoyed, a very comfortable chair! Atb, Simon.

[@mariebensabathlegall9924]

Olá Simon, eu gosto muito de seus vídeos de bushcraft e todos os outros, mas sinto falta de poder entender o que você fala, POR FAVOR pode disponibilizar a legenda em PORTUGUÊS.

[@heidihiscock4883]

What’s the name of the chair… brand I mean

[@FosterHeninger]

What are the dimensions, and if you weren't limited by the size of material, what dims would you want it to be?

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

The dimensions are roughly 1m x 500mm, A bit wider would be better. 👍

[@jeffersonstarr6478]

6:09 If you have 2 trees spaced the appropriate distance, you could also make a hammock chair. With a hammock chair, you couldn't move it to different spots in camp though. Like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqHUaKKmmctgnK8si=JJN8wODFBu9J5Hwy kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqHUaKKmmctgnK8si=JJN8wODFBu9J5Hwy

[@markmullins3432]

If you sew up ( cause every guy needs to learn a bit of sewing ) the bag the chair comes in just right you can use it for a beer holder that you then the to the chair. Not that I every set my Guinness down once I sit down. 🍺🖖

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Haha - me neither - good idea - could even make the bag insulated. 👍

[@lifeiswhatyoumakeit5505]

you can use a cheap hammock to make this chair, a net one from china about a tenner or less work.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

That’s a good idea - then you have your bed with you too! Atb, Simon

[@lifeiswhatyoumakeit5505]

that type of hammock is generally not good to sleep in more of a day hammock. not very wide.

[@randyknighty]

Looks very comfy. Now then… where's your cup/beer holder! Ha. I'm sure you could think of something creative. And don't say the floor!

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

+randyknighty - Hahaha! Like it, I often hang stuff off the horizontal pole - fire glove, clothes to dry etc, so I suppose some sort of dangling cup/bottle/can holder could be hung off it! For me it would have to have a platform to hold my cup of tea. 😁 Glad you enjoyed it, Atb, Simon.

[@susanp.collins7834]

I carry a three-legged stool on my self-designed camera caddy. It clips onto the shoulder harness. I can carry it all day and not know its there. Weighs nothing.

[@lifeiswhatyoumakeit5505]

my third leg keeps me upright.

[@simonablokeinthewoods]

Hahaha - mine too!