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gonorth1
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05/31/2022 10:38AM  
Besides tennis balls, what are your solutions to keep your collapsible chair from sinking into the ground?
 
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05/31/2022 11:11AM  
Amazon sell either the little balls that go on the bottom of the chair feet, or a mat that you insert the feet into. Both work pretty well, but I think I like the mat better. The fabric in the middle provides some more stability.

Chair Mat
 
05/31/2022 01:42PM  
I used waffle-ball practice golf balls, very light wt.
 
gonorth1
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05/31/2022 01:52PM  
I like the waffle ball idea.
Not to be critical, when I was a kid, mid to late last century we called them wiffle balls. Is it a regional thing? Thanks for the tip!
 
05/31/2022 02:50PM  
Flat rocks or pieces of wood
 
05/31/2022 07:15PM  
gonorth1: "I like the waffle ball idea.
Not to be critical, when I was a kid, mid to late last century we called them wiffle balls. Is it a regional thing? Thanks for the tip!"


Yes, I just noticed that. Not a regional thing but a auto-spell correction thing. They were wiffle balls when I played with them probably early 1960’s and I still have a number of whiffle balls and the yellow plastic bat from when my kids used them and they are now 47 and 45.

I read about using wiffle golf balls somewhere and I like that they easily fit in my camp chair storage bag. They have gone on a lot of trips with me and will be going along to northern Manitoba this August.
 
DanCooke
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05/31/2022 08:12PM  
I've used a fitted mat on river trips from the desert south west to above the arctic circle. Best way to prevent that sinking feeling I believe.
 
scottiebaldwin
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05/31/2022 08:57PM  
deerfoot: "I used waffle-ball practice golf balls, very light wt. "


Wait! Do you have on socks while wearing flip flops? Although you're making those enormous Chacos look fabulous, you must have not heard the saying that "toes and hose is no-goes!"
 
06/01/2022 05:20PM  
scottiebaldwin: "
deerfoot: "I used waffle-ball practice golf balls, very light wt. "



Wait! Do you have on socks while wearing flip flops? Although you're making those enormous Chacos look fabulous, you must have not heard the saying that "toes and hose is no-goes!""


Old guy with cold feet and basement hasn't warmed up yet. Thanks for the fashion tip which I probably won't remember :)
 
06/02/2022 06:43AM  
Helinox sells a rocking chair accessory for the Chair 1. They clip on to feet and voila, your chair one rocks. I bought a pair but have only used them in the living room so far. Not tested in the field.
 
gonorth1
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06/03/2022 06:58AM  
Thanks all for the solutions. The wiffle balls are simple and light. How can a person go against Dan's idea? Highly respected in my mind, maker of the best gear available. It's good to have choices.
 
theshrewdloon
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06/07/2022 10:45AM  
Just got back from my first BWCA trip using one of those chairs and I really needed to see this thread. I made due using rocks and logs but I'm definitely getting some of those training golf balls.
 
06/07/2022 06:13PM  
Argo: "Helinox sells a rocking chair accessory for the Chair 1. They clip on to feet and voila, your chair one rocks. I bought a pair but have only used them in the living room so far. Not tested in the field. "


Thanks for the tip. What a great idea, although the price gives me pause.
 
Bo
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06/07/2022 09:29PM  
Argo: "Helinox sells a rocking chair accessory for the Chair 1. They clip on to feet and voila, your chair one rocks. I bought a pair but have only used them in the living room so far. Not tested in the field. "
I use the GCI Roadtrip Rocker. It weighs more but is good on uneven terrain. Nothing better than a camp fire and a rocking chair enjoying the wilderness.
 
campnfish
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06/08/2022 12:53AM  
I just made a tyvek mat with duck tape, YouTube vids have examples.
 
06/08/2022 05:28PM  
campnfish: "I just made a tyvek mat with duck tape, YouTube vids have examples."


A great idea and at my favorite price.
 
PabloKabo
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06/10/2022 11:22PM  
I've been searching and thinking about a solution to the sinking-chair problem. The commercial solutions are extremely overpriced and some are solid and quite heavy. I really like the wiffle ball idea. Thanks!
I was able to pick up a mat-type anti-sink pad at REI's garage sale for a reasonable price. I'm going to test it out next week. Maybe I'll get some wiffle balls for my daughter to try!
 
papalambeau
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06/14/2022 12:44PM  
Just back from a week long trip to the BW and used the wiffle golf balls on our chairs and they worked great. Thanks for the economical solution to sinking camp chairs.
This site is the best!
Blessings
 
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