Attaching bag chair to backpack?

[Lefty2506]

For my PD setup, I normally use a 3 day pack with a hydration bladder to carry various supplies with me (ammo, water, snacks, ect). I'd like to start carrying around a small chair with me. I'm thinking a cheap $8 bag chair from walmart. My pack has lots of MOLLE straps on it and it seems like there should be a really easy way of attaching the chair to the pack, but I've never really done much with MOLLE, and I'm not sure what kind of mounting hardware is available. I figured I'd come here and ask for suggestions before trying to reinvent the wheel myself. I don't mind having to take the pack off to get the chair on/off the pack, but I'd like to be able to do it relatively quickly. Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks,
Mark

 

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I use these for stuff like that. I cut the long end to work better for what I need to do. Then a match, lighter, or torch to melt the cut end so it won’t fray.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Those folding chairs usually have a storage bag. A couple loops sewed on the outside of the bag to match with straps on your pack should work. I like the large rubber coated twist ties for quickly securing lightweight items to loops on packs.

 

[Lefty2506]

Those folding chairs usually have a storage bag. A couple loops sewed on the outside of the bag to match with straps on your pack should work. I like the large rubber coated twist ties for quickly securing lightweight items to loops on packs.

I thought about using the bag they came in, but I didn't want to mess with trying to slide it back in while I'm out in the field. I'd rather have something that I can attach to the MOLLE webbing, and then use something like the elastic straps above to attach the collapsed chair to that. If I just used the elastic straps to attach it to the webbing, I think I'd loose them too often while the chair was in use.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

The rubber covered twist ties, would be quiet and snag proof. And wouldn't scratch surfaces, the ties are pretty much indestructible.

 

[Lefty2506]

The rubber covered twist ties, would be quiet and snag proof. And wouldn't scratch surfaces, the ties are pretty much indestructible.

I like that idea, but if I'm doing that, I'd like to attach it to a rigid and removable frame that's attached to the pack. Could be as simple a a piece of 1x4 with a pair of the traditional MOLLE straps securing it to the webbing on the pack. Maybe I can hack up a chunk of PVC pipe to form the frame.

 

[CJ6]

Sounds like you'll be carrying some weight there.
An old friend converted a wheelchair for use in the dog towns. He mounted a piece of plywood where the handles were (for front rest and accessories). You sit in the reverse position and just walk ( sitting down) your way around the towns. It works really well.

 

[Lefty2506]

Sounds like you'll be carrying some weight there.
An old friend converted a wheelchair for use in the dog towns. He mounted a piece of plywood where the handles were (for front rest and accessories). You sit in the reverse position and just walk ( sitting down) your way around the towns. It works really well.

The weight is what I'm actually trying to avoid. If I use a piece of PVC pipe, it would be 3" or 4" and I'd attach that directly to the backpack. Actually, a 2' piece of 4" sewer and drain pipe with a cap glued on one end might be just the ticket. Secure that to the pack, and then just drop the chair in and go.

 

[K9TXS]

I used the game cart below for the past couple of years and it worked out very well. Of course I sound like I'm part of a wagon train when going across the PD fields. I carry my 20 VT and 17 HMR along with ammo for each, folding chair, tripod, snacks, etc..

This year I used my backpack and carried only the 20 VT in the backpack with other supplies mentioned when walking the fields. My tripod was already setup and I used it as a walking stick. The chair was attached to the back pack with bungie cords that hooked to the D rings on the back pack.

The taller the wheels, the easier it is to move around in the field.


Below is the folding chair I currently use. It has worked out well for 3 years now. I like the back rest when I'm taking a break.



Another stool to considered is one without the backrest. Not as bulky and a little lighter.


There is a good bit of weight when all this is setup with the backpack, but then I not walking any distance. I drive to were I need to be and the walk and setup according to the wind. So maybe a 100 yards or so.

 

[ChrisNZ]

A distant observer watching you walking along with that cart would think you were out mowing

 

[Lefty2506]

We hunt all kinds of places. Some we can drive into so long as we stay on the trails, some we have to park at the highway and walk in, others we can drive where ever we want. Its not uncommon for us to cover a couple thousand yards in a day. That's not a huge deal, but if I can do something to make it a little easier, then all the better. The chair is helpful if I'm having to shoot 300 yds or more, or if its a little windier than normal. Between the rifle, a tripod, and a chair, it would be nice to reduce the number of things I'm having to hang onto by 1.

If I was going to use a cart, I'd get one of these.

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A buddy of mine (who I also shoot PDs with) has a couple of these that he used to use for service rifle. They are the bomb. The guy who recommended them to him had him get in the cart, and then had his (now ex) wife push him across the range. He's in the neighborhood of 350#, and she probably doesn't weight 100# soaking wet.

 

[Lefty2506]

I was actually looking for that 3 legged chair the last time I was out in SD, but couldn't find it sitting on the shelf in Pierre. I definitely want something with a back on it. Realistically, the bag chairs aren't too heavy, and I'm not packing around a ton of weight in my pack. The overwhelming majority of the weight is ammo and a 2 liter hydration bladder. Both get lighter as the day goes on

 

[RabbitSlayer]

I use a low folding chair attached to the pack with caribeaner thingies from home depot. The chair has a thin metal bar to attach to. A backrest is critical for comfort and accuracy.

 

[JSH]

I thought about a golf bag two wheel caddy, then came to my senses and just built another rifle for further distances.
I was at Menards and they had some stools that fold flat and are sturdy, I now have several. A lot of bag chairs sit to low for me to be in a comfortable shooting position, must be a lot of 4’6”-5’ people around.

 

[LuvDog]

I have an ultra light hiking/camping butterfly type chair. Some of them will disassemble down to the size of a big water bottle.
So it can either fit in an existing water bottle pocket on your pack or you can get a molle bottle attachment

 

[Lefty2506]

I thought about a golf bag two wheel caddy, then came to my senses and just built another rifle for further distances.
I was at Menards and they had some stools that fold flat and are sturdy, I now have several. A lot of bag chairs sit to low for me to be in a comfortable shooting position, must be a lot of 4’6”-5’ people around.

I'm 6'2", but the bag chairs work fine for me. Then again, I don't try to sit in it like its a normal lawn chair. I sit in it like I'm sitting on the ground, or maybe leaning against a tree (backrest). The chair just gets my rear end up off the ground a little more which is more comfortable, and gets me up over the vegetation a little more when needed.

 

[AWS]

I use ball bungees to attach my chair to my back scabbard. For coyote hunting with a rifle I use one of the three legged stools, when I use the bow one with three legs and a back like shown above. A lot depends on the terrain, if there are a lot of larger rocks I have a light beanbag type pad to sit on.

 

[Lefty2506]

I use ball bungees to attach my chair to my back scabbard. For coyote hunting with a rifle I use one of the three legged stools, when I use the bow one with three legs and a back like shown above. A lot depends on the terrain, if there are a lot of larger rocks I have a light beanbag type pad to sit on.

I've thought about things like Velcro, ball bungies or other small bungies, and various MOLLE straps, but most of those things won't stay secured to the webbing when the chair is not attached. One thing I want to avoid is using something that I'm likely to loose. If I were going to do that, I would likely start of with some scrap pieces of 12 awg or 14 awg insulated single strand wire (because I have it). I may still go this route because I can weave it into the webbing so it won't fall out on its own, but the more I think about it the more I like the idea of using a piece of 4" Sewer and Drain pipe. The thing I like is that it provides a smooth exterior surface that's less likely to snag on stuff. By stuff, I mean things in the truck/van that could get snagged when we are unloading when we arrive at a location. I have a scrap piece of the pipe at home, but I think it's way too short. Would be enough to confirm if it will fit though. Problabably way too noise to walking through brush while hunting deer or coyotes, but it would be fine walking across the prairie, and it would keep the pointy parts of the local vegetation from finding its way into the bottom of the chair where it could find its way into the bottom of me

 

[AWS]

I tie the ball bungee on to the pack so they don't get lost.

 

[Lefty2506]

I tie the ball bungee on to the pack so they don't get lost.

Well there you go. I'm going to try that first then. No idea why it didn't dawn on me to tie them to the webbing. I'll blame it on this stupid head cold