The task for this elective is to improvise a chair in the woods.
Use your imagination, only your tools you bring to the woods and your imagination are the limits here.
Below I've linked a couple videos to give you some ideas on how to go about this task. There are advantages and disadvantages to each of these.
For the para chair you need plenty of room. Not the best choice for five guys around the camp fire. It's also cold on your back side if it's windy or below freezing out. But it's light easy to set up since all you have to carry is the poncho or something similar. It's also pretty comfortable. This one is ideal for a couple guys around the fire.
The log chair below is immobile. Where you make it is where you sit. Not the best of choices if there is lots of activity around the fire. Requires more cutting and overall more labor. Not as comfortable as the parachair.
But it's a little warmer and all you need is an axe or big blade to make it. You can also have several of these in a line along the log. And one or two sturdy poles will make the whole thing.
Both take about 15 minutes or less to make. The para chair is faster to set up if you can find good poles quickly.
These are just ideas, make whatever is fun and efficient for you.
Be creative.
The student practice thread can be found here
https://bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/e-student-practice-for-improvised-woods-chair.54003/
Use your imagination, only your tools you bring to the woods and your imagination are the limits here.
Below I've linked a couple videos to give you some ideas on how to go about this task. There are advantages and disadvantages to each of these.
For the para chair you need plenty of room. Not the best choice for five guys around the camp fire. It's also cold on your back side if it's windy or below freezing out. But it's light easy to set up since all you have to carry is the poncho or something similar. It's also pretty comfortable. This one is ideal for a couple guys around the fire.
The log chair below is immobile. Where you make it is where you sit. Not the best of choices if there is lots of activity around the fire. Requires more cutting and overall more labor. Not as comfortable as the parachair.
But it's a little warmer and all you need is an axe or big blade to make it. You can also have several of these in a line along the log. And one or two sturdy poles will make the whole thing.
Both take about 15 minutes or less to make. The para chair is faster to set up if you can find good poles quickly.
These are just ideas, make whatever is fun and efficient for you.
Be creative.
The student practice thread can be found here
https://bushcraftusa.com/forum/threads/e-student-practice-for-improvised-woods-chair.54003/
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