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Big Game Hunting => Backcountry Hunting => Topic started by: Odell on February 16, 2016, 11:13:39 AM

Title: KIFARU field chair.
Post by: Odell on February 16, 2016, 11:13:39 AM: Anyone know where i can get one of these? Or is there something similar elsewhere?
Title: Re: KIFARU field chair.
Post by: jbeaumont21 on February 16, 2016, 12:51:50 PM: Discontinued. Not sure if this is quite what your looking for but I have been using this for camping and hunting for a couple years now. Works great and is pretty light at 1 lb 10 oz.
http://www.rei.com/product/877258/rei-flex-lite-chair?cm_mmc=cse_PLA_GOOG-_-8772580001&CAWELAID=120217890000768290&lsft=
Title: Re: KIFARU field chair.
Post by: dscubame on February 16, 2016, 02:03:05 PM: Quote from: jbeaumont21 on February 16, 2016, 12:51:50 PM
Discontinued. Not sure if this is quite what your looking for but I have been using this for camping and hunting for a couple years now. Works great and is pretty light at 1 lb 10 oz.
http://www.rei.com/product/877258/rei-flex-lite-chair?cm_mmc=cse_PLA_GOOG-_-8772580001&CAWELAID=120217890000768290&lsft=

:tup: REI has same chair different design, better design. I packed this first time last year and it was great.
Title: Re: KIFARU field chair.
Post by: bulldogs40 on February 17, 2016, 02:17:56 AM: Flex lite chairs are pretty cool. My dad got me one a few years back and I have used it all over the place and it packs down small and light enough to carry unless you are an absolute die hard weight shaver. I have the monarch butterfly version and carry it backpacking with me often and love it. However, being that is has 2 legs sitting is a little bit of a balancing act and they sit very low to the ground so getting in and out can be a bit of a pain if you have some flexibility issues.
Title: Re: KIFARU field chair.
Post by: jbeaumont21 on February 17, 2016, 03:40:55 PM: I was surprised to learn that the Monarch isn't a whole lot lighter than the Flex Light. For $10 bucks and 5 oz difference I think I would go with the extra two legs.

Here is a comparison.

http://www.rei.com/CompareProduct/User
Title: Re: KIFARU field chair.
Post by: Zeroforhire on April 02, 2016, 02:42:33 PM: Keep an eye out on rokslide. That's where I bought mine and I'm never selling it. :)

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Title: Re: KIFARU field chair.
Post by: timberghost72 on April 02, 2016, 04:20:02 PM: I just picked this up at REI. 1 lb. 1 oz. Looking forward using it. It seems very durable.

https://www.rei.com/product/896430/helinox-helinox-chair-one-mini
Title: Re: KIFARU field chair.
Post by: Jonathan_S on April 03, 2016, 03:51:38 PM: It would be easy as pie to make a replica Kifaru field chair. All you need is some Cordura nylon fabric and extremely basic sewing ability. It's totally one dimensional and you couldn't mess up Cordura with an actual hatchet.
Title: Re: KIFARU field chair.
Post by: couesbitten on April 03, 2016, 09:18:05 PM: If you bought a Kifaru Cargo Panel and sewed a couple of cordura sleeves into the top end of it for some hiking poles or aluminum poles to slide into, you could use it as a chair or cargo panel. Something like this....

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I made this one, but you could do the same thing with one from Kifaru if you're not handy with the sewing machine.
Title: Re: KIFARU field chair.
Post by: hogslayer on April 03, 2016, 09:37:15 PM: I have one I will sell you. Never been in the field. Just played with it at home. It was a gift