Helinox Chair Modification

[AndyE]

I have had probably the 10 driest days on the west coast of Scotland this year. However the ground is still very wet and squishy due to all the rain. As a result sitting in the chair had to be don gently and slowly, the back two legs would sink in about 2" and became a recliner!
more than was needed.

A temporary modification was needed to stabilize the chair




































Probably the best chair stabilizer in the world.

Andy

[David Simpson]

I love it! We have a similar chair with the same problem. I need to show this to my wife.

Now how would one go about purchasing 4 large empty beer cans? Or do you need to purchase full cans and find someone to empty them for you?   

- Dave

[AndyE]

I think it will work with any can! but the pint cans do give extra support as they are the same length as the chair legs To hypothesize filling each can with sand, stones or soil will stop the wind from blowing it over or away. It is green too! the cans are recyclable. 

Andy. (Who is working on a wild camping version when cans may not be in abundance)

 

[John Saxby]

Now I had the same question, David; and of course it raises the matter of proclaiming one's (lack of) taste in suds.

Another option, which I'm borrowing from a conversation with Dan some time back, on stopping Click-stands from digging into soft sand/mud/whatever, is to cut a hole in a tennis ball.  I guess that for the Helinox one could also cut 2 tennis balls in half, so they'd pack nicely, but that bodge wouldn't have the same je ne sais quoi as empty beer cans.

[onrbikes]

I wonder if you make a further mod.

Turn the legs into a straw and have a flexible mouth piece near your head, to suck the suds.
 Maybe even a diverter valve at the bottom when you get a dry can.

[Slammin Sammy]

I'm glad you said this wasn't wild camping, Andy. I was wondering which pannier held the whacking big BBQ in the background! 

My solution came from an old bloke I met who had kayaked the length of the River Murray in Oz. He'd sat in his Helinox Chair One every night on a river beach, and had modified his chair by stretching webbing straps diagonally between the feet (crossing under the chair). This prevented sinking in any material base (and meant you could have a drink, not a drunk, at your campsite each night!

I'll dig out a photo when I get a chance.