looks great thanks looks a lot like a war ships officers chairs.I think I can wittle one up..thanks again :thumbsup:
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Well, not exactly. When Alexander Ross lead his first expedition into the Snake Country from Flathead House it was comprised of 54 men, 5 of whom where over 60 and 2 were over 70. He also had with him 25 women and 64 children.
Of the traders that worked for the American Fur Company in the area around and to the west of the great lakes, Gurdon Hubbard in his autobiography mentions numerous times traders and Voyageurs that had over 25 years of service and over 30 years of service. He also mentions a man that was "portly and over 60 with over 40 years service as a trader".
The more I read the more I find "old" guys out and about during this time period.
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I can't speak for anyone else, but my arse requires a seat, and my back requires a rest. Without these my body ain't happy, and if my body ain't happy, I ain't going to have a very enjoyable time, and I go to vous to enjoy myself. If the peeps we are trying to represent were of a tougher lot than I, so be it, but I will be sitting in a chair, thank you very much. :dead:
Exactly. That is why I built a chair to fit me and my back and allow me to rest my back and stretch my legs.
You know if you have been doing somthing your whole life,you may just keep on doing it as you get older.I think a lot of us are good woodsman.We can hunt,repair our guns,turn dead game in to food and leather,keep warm in clod weather ect.On the other hand we cant escape our time,what we could do if we had to is not the same as we would do on vacation,I'll live harder on a 2-3 treck then I will in a week long camp :wink:
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Younger bodies deal with use & abuse better than older ones. If someone needs a chair to be comfortable, they should take one. However, if they take a chair, there is no reason for the chair not to be a PC chair. Likewise, by the time the camp has 50lbs of cast iron, two chairs, a camp kitchen, a folding table & a bed, then one should be portraying a militia man - farmer, not a trapper - scout...........
Thats the truth.My persona has moved away from travling light mountian man to early prestatehood ozark subsistance farmer,deer hunter small time trader.Bridger opened a fort to trade to wagon trains,Boone setled down to become a magistrate.I am soon to leave on a three day 36 mile treck and will be going light. However I hope to get to a camp this late summer or fall and spect to be a might more comfotable for the week.time and tide wait on no man :wink:
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I have two of Panther Primitive's folding 18th century chairs. They sell two models the normal one for normal sized people. That being said I ordered their lard Arse model. It holds me up fine and is easy to pack. These chairs are allowed at Rev War events.
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Before I had my first back surgery I modified the design of the "slide together " camp chairs from the civil war era so that they are higher and eassier to get in and out of. They have become my best seller at rond's.I even made one for a man 6- 9 who had bad knees. Shipping cost prevents me from selling them except at rendezvous but I would willingly provide a picture to any one wanting to make their own. Just drop me a p.m. :idunno:
Stools have a place in camp. The photo shows what was probably my last ronny camp. BTW, the lodge set up smooth and tight when new. As the years went by it got saggy and wrinkled. Never heard of anything like that happening. :wink: :redface:
Anyhow, in foreground is a little table that folds up. I carried that around and used to sit down in others camps. Very handy. On the right is a slide apart chair I bought. It is large and very heavy. It was primarily for visitors. In the background is a similar style but much smaller. That is the one I built for myself. Very light weight to carry. And, it fits me, including the curve for the back. Very comfortable. As far as indoor style straight back chairs of the day. I'm not a fan. I was in a scene for a documentary movie set in a ca. 1800 tavern. The scene took most of the day to shoot. Our chairs were small straight back affairs. At the end of the day both my butt and back were very tired and aching mightily. They paid me $400.00 for that scene, it wasn't enough money for the suffering.
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Anyhow, in foreground is a little table that folds up. I carried that around and used to sit down in others camps. Very handy. On the right is a slide apart chair I bought. It is large and very heavy. It was primarily for visitors. In the background is a similar style but much smaller. That is the one I built for myself. Very light weight to carry. And, it fits me, including the curve for the back. Very comfortable. As far as indoor style straight back chairs of the day. I'm not a fan. I was in a scene for a documentary movie set in a ca. 1800 tavern. The scene took most of the day to shoot. Our chairs were small straight back affairs. At the end of the day both my butt and back were very tired and aching mightily. They paid me $400.00 for that scene, it wasn't enough money for the suffering.
I was thinking portability. I do have one of the canvas folding stools, used to have a folding camp table but got rid of it after I moved from Civil War to WWII. I also had a three legged stool like the one I posted until the lag stripped out. Never got around to making new legs and don't remember what I did with it now. That stool was the most comfortable camp chair I've ever sat in.Rifleman1776 said:Stools have a place in camp. The photo shows what was probably my last ronny camp. BTW, the lodge set up smooth and tight when new. As the years went by it got saggy and wrinkled. Never heard of anything like that happening. :wink: :redface:
Anyhow, in foreground is a little table that folds up. I carried that around and used to sit down in others camps. Very handy. On the right is a slide apart chair I bought. It is large and very heavy. It was primarily for visitors. In the background is a similar style but much smaller. That is the one I built for myself. Very light weight to carry. And, it fits me, including the curve for the back. Very comfortable. As far as indoor style straight back chairs of the day. I'm not a fan. I was in a scene for a documentary movie set in a ca. 1800 tavern. The scene took most of the day to shoot. Our chairs were small straight back affairs. At the end of the day both my butt and back were very tired and aching mightily. They paid me $400.00 for that scene, it wasn't enough money for the suffering.
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AH! A Bog Chair design! Very nice. I wish folks that mention these and say they are found in illustrations in medieval European manuscripts would give links to those sources. Some websites think these are 19th century from Africa, some say medieval Europe; no references provided. :shocked2:
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I am thinking about a three legged stools,just because its light,hc and easy to make.the folding captians chair looks real good and is hc,but I think my camp might look better with the stools.Best would be robe on the ground but my tailbones goten wimpy.
The wood chairs and the ground become rather uncomfortable much quicker these days, the camp stools, on the other hand, I can sit in all day long without discomfort to either my tuckus or my back. One can use a thick leather or canvas for the seat, here's a how-to link though I would use the leg pocket seat as it's probably more H/C.tenngun said:
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Loyalist Dave said:
The site I found it on gave no historical references though they were discussing skinning and prepping beaver. They called it a camp carry chair which would not come up in a Google search.
It's why I posted it, feedback.
Bog Chair. Thanks :thumbsup:
It's also called the Watchman's chair but with Wikipedia being the only source I can find right now...... Well, you know what I mean...... :haha:
Any evidence for North America prior to 1972? :wink:Loyalist Dave said:
I don't know if you could find evidence in NA prior to 1872! :wink: One website that I found argued that although they are very simply made today, that making them in the Medieval world would have been very labor intensive as one would need to use heartwood to make them in the dimensions (thickness being the key I believe) for them to work, when the canvas folding stool, or the Roman/Germanic folding chairs were easier to fashion. (beats me)
A folding stool, canvas or wood seat, though are well documented all over the world. :grin:
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A folding stool, canvas or wood seat, though are well documented all over the world. :grin:
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