I have been using the Nifty Seat for ground hunting for a long time now but the last few yrs it has been hard to sit for long periods without my back giving out so was thinking of a hunting chair. Do you use any of these the Sitting Hawk,the Red Neck both are adjustable and there is one more can't remember the name which is lighter but none adjustable?

I use an old Cabela’s tree mounted seat. Looks like a rivers edge treelax lounger ground seat.

I really like my Hammock Seat, and it weighs less than two pounds. I’m thinking of getting a second one for a spare. Check them out at : hammockseat.com

Hope this helps.

X2 papa smurf. It fits on antsy tree but when you find the roght size for you there's nothing more comfortable. Been using mine this year and it truely is the most comfortable that I have used, and it weighs nothing.

Shifty, I been using the Nifty since Simmons first come out with it but when comes to a long sit I got a Millennium tree seat, may nod off in it. The Nifty is still the go to for on changing conditions, it is with me 95% of the time.

I also have been using the hammock seat for probably 6 yrs or so. Not only is it lightweight, it packs into a bag about 4" x about 14". And I should buy a spare too.

Cabelas 360 with the arm rests however its a great chair for an all day long sit but very heavy. It takes 2 men and a boy to carry.

And I got hurt 2 times with the darn chair. I picked up wasn't watching and it closed on my finger. Both fingers got it bad and with me being Diabetic I have to watch this nonsense.

If I plan on staying put I have a 5 gallon bucket with a swivel seat on it and I just set it up next to a tree that I can lean back on when I need to take the load off my back. I replaced the wire bail with an adjustable strap so I don't have to worry about it making any noise and I can carry extra stuff in it. I get along well with it.

X2 with nomo. When I hunt one of my ground blinds I use my camo five gallon bucket with the swivel seat. I to just put it against a tree and use the tree to rest my back. Mine doesn't have a wire handle, it has a rope handle so it's quiet. It works good for me.

I have tried all of the above,,,,, a lot of my spots, there are no trees for support, I am in cattails, high grass, crp,etc

I have a black out, from redhead,,,,, it weighs 5lbs, goes into a zippered case, and has one shoulder strap, I have since rigged it, another way,,,,,

I love it for bear hunting, off the baits,,,, also for deer its been deadly....

It meets my requirements 1 has to be adjustable, which it does goes from 2 inch height to 20 inches.

#2 each of the 3 legs adjust independently, and locks tight.

#3 the feet, are goose feet design , so they adjust for terrain, rocks mud etc....

#4 has a back to it,,,,,, spins 360 dead quiet, and folds up to put in case, and carry out,,,,,

got it several years ago, out of bass pro, for 69.00 its been a killer for me, has held up well, no problems.....

I have seen reviews on it, that others had some material problems, but again bass pro will replace anything......

Cliff, I'm with you when it comes to the Nifty Seat. Been using one for years now and strapped across my back and a set of EZ Kuts, I can hunt anywhere. But lately, my old back is giving me fits after long hours on the Nifty, and frankly I tried the Hammock seat. Very comfortable and extremely light but two things: it can be noisy, especially at first and also, I don't find the range of motion to be that great. Recently I bought the Redneck chair, and in my opinion, there is no finer sit for the traditional archer, especially for long sits. Comfortable, quiet and easy to adjust once at your spot. Only down side (and it's a big one) is the weight. I tried back packing straps and forget the provided strap. Lately I just carry it in one hand and my bow in the other. I still remmain a loyal Nifty seat fan, but you ought to give the Redneck a try.

i've used the millenium swivel blind chair this year.a little money but it really works great for me. i can pack it in every where i hunt as it only weighs around 7 lbs also swivels 360* and very comfortable. at 75 years old it's a lot easier than climbing trees!

The Red Neck looks good for my use as a lot of my sits are on hill sides and with the adjustments it may work. The A step i think is the name of another 3 legg one and is real lightweight but not adjustable. The Sitting Hawk which i don't think i would like as well as the Red Neck is out of stock. As for the Nifty for me nothing is better for two hours or so. thanks

We use HuntMore seats for long sits. Actually my wife won't use anything else she lugs it in a back pack and is quite often a half mile out with it, not bad for a 65 year old girl. I use a Nifty with the longer spike and a light butt pad. I need to have it up against a tree for a back rest or have my feet going down hill or else i can fall over backwards. It is very embarrassing when a deer catches me on my back with my feet in the air.

I’m looking at the hammock seat. To anybody who’s used it, Do you have any trouble shooting shooting out of it when seated? Looks like it might be hard to turn left or right.

MP

You fellas are all way off base. The Waldrop pacseat is by far the best seat for hunting from the ground. It has everything you need- and nothing that you don't. Light, quiet and comfortable. You will fight the urge to fall asleep while sitting in it.

I respect your post sawtooth, and its a good one, but it is too low to the ground for me,,,,,, but we all like something different...... The beauty of the Waldrop, is easy to pack, light, well made,,,, no argument there,,,,,,,

just does not fit , all the different types of terrain, I hunt in the western UP

Yeah it ain't for everybody...... I let a good friend borrow mine because he had a hotspot in a swamp with few trees to climb. He hunted from the pacseat and his back started hurting so bad he had to limp out and go home.

Waldrop pacseat for me. I have orange tennis balls on the front legs so it doesn't sink in soft ground. I have had some great naps in mine over the years.

Waldrop pacseat all the way!

Hunt more are not liked by me in my opinion. I have 2 of them and both have torn seats that threads pulled out. I called them they said send back but who's got that kinda time and I still have the shipping involved. My thoughts are this should not have happened to begin with very disappointed and never was I satisfied how they felt I had to put a pillow in chair just so it was soft enough for me to sit in on a long sit bear hunting. Right now I haven't done anything with them can't sit in them.

You guys sit on buckets ya must be skinny butts then.LOL

I think Hawk has a swivel seat for a bucket that is ergonomically shaped and has a small back on it. Huntmore was a good seat, but heavy and expensive. They were good about replacing parts for me. Then the casting that the legs set in broke and they went out of business.

I use yard sale barstools placed in the woods, weather proofed (5) ,I use the hammock seat, Torges seat, the itsy bitsy pocket seat, one swivel barstool, and a bunch of home made seats placed around in the woods. Sorry, no pics.

Also, think of the upper last foot and a half of a ladder stand. made out of plywood ( just enough to cover the butt), notched to tree shape and two two by's for the legs cut to what's comfortable, bring a cushion , really good for long sits. I made several of those and leave out. Add a strap and it carries easily on the back out of the way til you find your spot.

Glenn, pm me your address and I'll send you some parts from my Huntmore for you to try. It may take a couple weeks, I'm laid up right now.

The Hammock Seat, like many seats that don't swivel and treestands, is easier to shoot while sitting when the game is on your bow arm side (left for a right hand shooter). To shoot to the right I have to get out of the seat and get to my knees or stand. That's the plan anyway. I haven't had to do that yet.

Other than the hammock seat, a guy like me needs to be mobile, buckets and Huntmore etc, all either noisy, a pain in the ass to carry around, too heavy etc....

The waldrop I sat in, does not work too well for me in the big woods,

the picture shows you, just how low it is,,,,,

CABELA'S Camo Ground Hunter Pack Seat.

I have a GCI Outdoors Quik-E-Seat, they are small, quiet and inexpensive.

I like the Huntmore. It is a bit heavy, but for long sits, I find it very comfortable. The swivel is nice and quiet.

Is the Waldrop the one reviewed in the TBH ?

Look no further lMO!

The Huntmore chair is a great chair but I don't think they are available anymore.

I agree its a great chair, but I can not hump it all over the western UP,,,, that is the point that is missing, if your a mobile hunter, cover a lot of area, lots of chairs do not fit the bill.....

however if I was to use a chair for a blind, or a natural ground blind, that I do not have to move, a plastic chair with arms and back is good enough,,,,,

again I pick a chair on how I shoot out of it, ,,,,,

My friend does not need a back, so he uses a walkstol, made in Sweden, his is set for 18 inch height,,,, weighs under 2lbs, so you do not know you have it,,,, expensive,,,,,,

at my age now, I have to have a back..... I think in the long run, a guy should have a few chairs, at his disposal,,,,,

when I sat in the Waldrop, it was no different that sitting in one of my wifes beach chairs,,,, but he likes it, and that is all that counts......

till I see something else, I will keep my black out

I'm still using an old double bull magnum. Plus I have a tree seat that resembles a climber I never use.

Iuse a shower chair with adjustable legs and a back the same hospital or doctors prescribe after surgeries. Sits low to the ground so you have a low profile . They only come in white so I painted my o.d. green . can be adjusted for hunting on ridge sides

get the bottom off a old API tree stand cut it to seat size add a closed cell foam cushion, backpack straps and you have about the most comfortable seat you can get, can even ad a back cushion if desired.. I have one Ive been using for 6-7 yrs and its way more comfortable then about any chair as I can adjust the angle of the seat to make it sit any way I want.

I like to sit close to the tree trunk, most of the chairs the legs are on the trunk or the rootscoming off the tree and the legs of the chair are crooked , can sit still , when chair is rocking around,,,

that's a very good idea.......

Millennium for me. Don't have any problems carrying and moving around.

Millennium for me. Don't have any problems carrying and moving around.

I have read everything and watched every video on the Waldrop PacSeat website, and am convinced it is a well designed chair. However, does anyone else think it is really over-priced at $225?

Other chairs, costing a lot less, appear to be made with better material, and have a swivel capability. The backpack aspect is good, but I think the price point should be more like $125-$150. In the videos, I noticed there were tennis balls on the end of the legs. At that price the chair should have built in design features included in the price of the chair so you don't need tennis balls.

The Redneck Hunting seat seems a good design, except for a portable seat it's a little heavy, and the back strap system should be more like a back pack (i.e. two straps).

Just my opinion, as I have been searching for the optimal ground hunting seat for years.

Happy Thanksgiving to All, WMM

Longbow58 I looked it up, at 4lbs looks nice.... I have the M7 hang on so I know they are well made..... my question is, does the M300 have 2 straps on it, so you can put it on back pack style,,,,, You can do that, with the M7,,,,,,

ground hunter, I carry the M-100 with no problem with the shoulder strap provided. I am currently working on pack straps to carry it better.

Bruin84, good idea on the shower chair!

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Drive-Bathroom-Safety-Shower-Tub-Bench-Chair-with-Back-in-Blue-12202kdrb-1/206196036

DanaC they have those in Grey too. But i want a fold up type chair just ordered one yesterday that i like the looks of but will have to modify it some but i do that to almost everything anyway.haha

I mostly use a millennium tree seat. Very comfy and quiet. Light too. My strap broke two years ago so I use a ratchet strap and it works even better. I also have a 3 legged ground chair by them and it works pretty good. I should have gotten the 4 legged one for more stability. It’s a little bulky but not that heavy. Very comfy tho. I would like something I don’t need a tree for that’s easier to carry and comfy but I haven’t found that yet.

Another vote for the Millennium Blind Chair. Very comfortable and silent swivel allows great shooting position.

Waldrop here Terry

Millennium is the "best" I've found. Absolutely hated my Huntmore.

I buy shower chairs at garage sales.

I spray paint them with rust colored primer and I practice shooting off them on my range.

They come in a variety of styles,some have backs, some are extra wide with backrest covering half the seat, and there waterproof.

I used 5 gallon buckets for years but after discovering shower chairs I'm hooked on them. There cheap,usually less than 5 dollars, waterproof,adjustable,comfortable,lightweight and easily hidden in the woods.

Waldrop Pay once, cry once. This is more than a comfortable chair, its a complete hunting system. Add your packs to the frame to carry necessities. Tree or no tree, it works. Comfortable, yes. Any ground, yes. Light, yes. Built to last, yes. I can not imagine a better chair, even for you big guys. I believe its rated for 300 lbs. Glad I own one.

Millennium G-100 Ground Blind Chair. Worth every penny--to me.

Millennium x2

The Millennium folds flat and I carry it like a slung rifle against my side quiver. Very easy to carry and the attached bag that the leg system stores in has plenty of room to carry a folding saw with room left over.It sets up and tears down in seconds. I've seen and sat in the Hunt more and in my opinion the Millennium is a better chair. A well made and excellent product.

Like many tried a lot of them, last few years been using the Hammock hunting seat and by far the best for me. It takes 20 seconds tops to set up, move quick, quiet and so comfy.

Another vote for the pac Seat here. Had mine for 5 plus years. Great seat!

Huntmore kill less. Mine made noise. Can't beat a Millennium (sp).

Bowmania

Millenium fans please clarify which Millenium you are endorsing: the complete chair (G-100?) or the hanging tree seat (M300?)??

Also, tell me the advantages and disadvantages of each one as I am very interested to know.

Thanks.

Happy Thanksgiving to All!!!

WMM

i have the M300 Millenium tree seat! And used it all fall . Made the stay in bush much more pleasant. Just wish the strap was a wratchet type,then fumbling with frozen fingers. Great seat.

Here is another option,,, again, this is for the archer that is going to get off the road on foot.....

So Cailfornia Pack Mule ( You can see it on U tube),,,,right now Cabelas is selling it for 79.00 usually 159.00. This is a frame with some neat features,,,, light and strong, your load area on the bottom, will hold 140lbs.

any one of your day packs etc, will fit on the back frame. I take the black out chair and put it on the load area, in horizontal position,

On the inside of the frame, it moves with your back, and designed to meet all your needs. a seat is also available, as it folds out from the front, when needed, and folds back up as part of the frame.....

so here you have a load frame, that accomadates my chair, and day pack, for clothes etc.....

If I was going to use the Millenium tree seat, I would order from Millenium their back pack straps, that they include with their M7 hang on... now you can go hands free.....

blind chairs are nice, but you are not going to use them for truly mobile style hunting.....

Check out SOC, on u tube,,,,,

again this is not needed, if your 50 yards from the truck, but for getting back into deep woods, it is a hard, system to beat,,,,,

A few years ago, Monkeyball recommended the Waldrop seat and I LOVE it, Lightweight, comfortable, durable... I have had many guys sit on it and they always are impressed...

Waldrop, everything else is a wannabe waldrop.

I have a small pack I attach to my Waldrop and my quiver attaches too. I stillhunt and track with it with ease and if I find a nice blowdown along a trail late afternoon, I sit and relax. Other than my bow, it is the most important piece of hunting equipment I own. I am ordering two more, one for my wife, and my granddaughter.

I will add a couple things about the Waldrop seat. yeah, David is a friend of mine, but the seat is still first class. He is a one-guy operation and makes these things by hand at his house. I know from hunting with him and being around him that he is anal about every detail. All things were considered and incorporated into this piece of equipment. Negative comments about the chair are few, but the one that popped up the most was concerning its height, or the lack of it, rather. THe chair has since been modified and is now 1.5 inches taller I believe. An inch and one half might not seem like a great leap in the effort to make the thing taller, but the difference is significant. Complaint two was price- price is what you pay, value is what you get- in this case, for the work that goes into crafting the seat and the attention to detail- I feel like price and value are equivalent. These things aren't being cranked out in some factory- every one of them is touched by the same set of hands. I know the feelings that most of you fellows have towards "big box" and "brand names" and most of you still have pride in things that are made in America. These seats are made by a traditional bowhunter, just like you. Who hunts exclusively from the ground, and saw a need for a better way to do it. I'll step down now. I was not paid for that plug. I do love my pacseat though.

this type of chair, with 4 legs, it is hard to sit very close to the tree trunk, the tree roots are always in the way or something else is. I think you would had to be 1-2 feet away from the tree and that will not work for me..........

I could care less if it could be near a tree trunk, since I hunt in blowdowns etc, but that is me,,,, I do like the fact they make it taller,,, I think 19 inches would be ideal......

I think the price is fair, for what you get in quality,,,, I wonder if you pay extra, if he would custom make one for you, at the height you ask for

I currently use two different seats. A bucket with a swivel top and a Double Bull chair. I like the chair for the back and I like the bucket for the swivel. But, both are only 16 inches and that is a bit too short. Puts my knees in a slightly upward angle and that gets really uncomfortable after awhile.

Millennium seats looks good but I often walk in quite some distances to hunt. Weight and bulk are issues. I checked out the Waldrop seat but the info on the website says 16 inches, which is same height as my bucket and DB chair and and it doesn't look like it has a swivel feature.

Most places I hunt, not many trees so any seat/chair that needs a tree won't work for me.

I currently use two different seats. A bucket with a swivel top and a Double Bull chair. I like the chair for the back and I like the bucket for the swivel. But, both are only 16 inches and that is a bit too short. Puts my knees in a slightly upward angle and that gets really uncomfortable after awhile.

Millennium seats looks good but I often walk in quite some distances to hunt. Weight and bulk are issues. I checked out the Waldrop seat but the info on the website says 16 inches, which is same height as my bucket and DB chair and and it doesn't look like it has a swivel feature.

Most places I hunt, not many trees so any seat/chair that needs a tree won't work for me.

If you build or set up blinds ahead of time weight isn't such a factor. If you hunt 'mobile' it is.

I use a cheap folding chair with camo netting draped over it, at a spot I hunt a few times a year. It stays out there under a brush pile. If someone finds it and takes it I'm out about 15 bucks. It's a low-traffic area.

I *hate* too-low seats. I hate triangular seats too. Sensitive body parts go to sleep in them!

That Millenium tree seat(#300 I think) looks good, on my wish list now.

If I didn't already own and carry the Millennium blind chair I would be interested in checking out the Waldrop. Watched Davids videos and it seems like a great product. I personally can move and carry my millennium long ways because it's still less weight than my Lone Wolf sit and climb. Everyone has there favorites I believe...as long as we are comfortable and don't have to rooch around it's all good. Right?

Everyone of us is different, with different needs, so what well all use are good systems,,,,,, I also build a lot of natural blinds and cache some seats in them,,,,, but in wolf country, a lot of my scouting, has to be done, in season, so I have to be more mobile......

For my legs 16 inches would be hard, but 4lbs is ideal and you can pack it on your back, you would not know it is there.....

I have a 7 gallon bucket, but it has no back, its noisy as heck, so for cutting country, being clumbsy to carry it does not work for me,,,, but it does work for short, hikes.....

The Millenium tree seat is light, needs to be modified with back pack straps, and needs a tree, to be of any use.....

so far the Black OUt chair, meets more needs, but now you have more weight, and need a carrying system, other than the bag they provide.....

nothing is perfect, but I have learned a lot on this thread

The Waldrop for me was a game changer. I hunted from the ground alot this year, after being a 100% treestand hunter.

It's been perfect for me in every single way.

HOWEVER,

Has anyone read the latest Traditional Bowhunter Magazine? Great article on how to make your own hammock seat. That's a winter project for me. I just need to figure out a way to modify the designs and come up with an adjustable seat post.

Lite enough to include in my blind bag and very comfortable/simple.

Thgumper, I respectfully disagree. The three-legged chair I had was well built but it loved to throw me off! Gave it to a friend who probaby hates me now ;-)

That Millenium looks cool, plenty of trees hereabouts.

Do those Redneck chairs really weigh 16#s?Dang!

Actually your right mine made noise as well I forgot about that also the Hunt Mores I have both did. I just took out the one in my truck have to take it out of bag tomorrow its all screwed up. It now smells like dead animals and it was green from mildew and mold. I want to look it over to see what it needs again. When the seat fastener ripped I threw it in the back of truck its been laying there for 2 years.LOl

I switched to the Cabelas 360 that I think it is the Millennium chair. Correct me if I am wrong. Heavy chair but well worth it especially for along sit.

Hunt More said send back but I never got to it.

I've tried a lot of hunting chairs\seats and find the "Waldrop PacSeat" meets most of my needs. Have a "Huntmore", but the older I get, the heavier it gets. Like the Waldrop so much I just ordered/received a second. The additional height on the new generation "PacSeat" makes a lot of difference. Not for everyone perhaps, but great for me.

I agree with Bowmania. I have both a 360 and a Millennium. The 360 takes longer to set up and is not as quiet. Still, either is fine for blind hunting. When I'm on the move, I prefer the Hammock seat. Noisy at first, but becomes quiet after a little use.

Made this a few years back, papadoc has one too... basically a Torges with a frame below, we call it "the best seat in the house" Thinking of making it into a pack frame.

Two years ago, I was quite a ways in, the Ottawa National Forest, and found a tree seat, attached to nice tree,,,, I looked at it,,,, someone had taken the time, to build it, out of treated wood,,,,, it was well made, drywall screwed and dowelled together,,,,, whoever built it, was a carpenter,,,,,,,

I hunted it, and thought about the guy who built it, what year? what he saw?,,,, it had been there a long time, but was in good shape,,,,,,

You find some neat things in the woods

Ground hunter PMed me about my Waldrop pac seat and asked for pictures. Here are a couple. I like to shoot on one knee and the Waldrop is excellant for that.

Here's more. Ia am not good with this computer stuff.

And another

And finally,

And finally,

thank you very much, and you did a good job,,,,

I used to use a catquiver bungeed to the back of the chair but I now use an Asbell quiver slung over my shoulder. I prefer the Asbell quiver because ny judo point arrows are a different length than my broadheads. This is my first year using a fanny pack with the chair. My Johnson wool daypack was borrowed by my grandson and I haven't seen it since. The fannypack is big and made in Vermont of wool with waterproof liner. I like it so far and it is quiet. The orange bandana on the back is so some guy with an itchy trigger finger won't shoot me as I stillhunt or track. The tennis balls are necessary up here s we have a lot of swampy ground and the front legs tend to sink in soft ground.

I think I would need a come-a-long to hoist me up from the ground. Sitting pretty low, should be great for hunting, staying concealed.

Awesome. I found a way to attAtch a kwikee kwiver bracket to the chair. The kwiver rides snug, and just close enough to be easily accessible and just far enough away to be out of the way. It's a perfect arrangement.

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