Bert & Ernie Go Backpacking

“Take a look at my latest homemade project.
I'll be a big hit with the preschool backpacking crowd! ;)”

“pretty clever idea SS!

couldn't you have picked a GAYER looking fabric though?”

“I swear, that was the only fabric they had for that chair! ;)
It's a prototype. Not a production model!”

“lmao! not that there's anything wrong with that.......

great thinkin otherwise though, always have a chair wherever you go...

how did this idea come to you and evolve?

you could sell them at campmore....and of course give them to us TTers...”

“Now that's right on!!! I love the fabric-see wet bootie thread! Have you actually hiked any distance with it? Great idea!”

“strat - I've been playing with the idea for some time. I finally found a folding chair that would work for this project Sat. I threw it together this afternoon. Drill four holes, attach a Camp Trails hip belt and a couple of shoulder straps from another frame pack, and it's done.
I still need to design an easy to remove pack to attach to the frame.
I'll make it so that the pack bag can be used as a food hanging bag when off the pack.
I do this kinda stuff for fun. Keeps me out of trouble.

tango - I thought the fabric was funny. I knew you would like it! ;)
I just made it this afternoon so haven't packed anything in it yet other than loading it up and walking around the house.”

“BWAAAHAHAHAHAH!!

That is TOO funny and a cool little project to boot!”

“LMAO!!! You da man, StoveStomper!!!

I'm sure you will be sending all your *trial* models out to us, just like with your stoves, right?? 8-)”

“How much does it weigh?”

“On the photos he said the chair was like 1 lb. 4 oz., I think. So tack on straps and a belt...and with those lightweight packs he put on it, it can't be bad.”

“Thanks Stikmon. Nope pretty cool!”

“That chair could support the foot end of a tarp.I'm heading to the garage with a scale.great idea-thanks.”

“?? How do you figure that could support a person's weight? Wouldn't it slide or tip over?”

“Weight breakdown:
1 lb. 4 oz. - chair
7.4 oz. - Camp Trails Hipbelt
4.2 oz. - Two old pack straps

1 lb. 15.6 oz. total for chairpack frame.

Add a sil-nylon pack bag, about 12 oz. for a grand total of less than 3 pounds.
Not bad, even by ultralight standards. The hipbelt and pack straps could be made much less in weight.
I'll have to test this thing on a trip before I claim success.”

“We need to get this to the top of the heap again.

We can all say "We knew StoveStomper way back when he was a nobody.... errrr... peon.... err... one of the many with nothing better to do, who contribute to Trailtalk."”

“Wow, that looks pretty neat. I was always an Oscar the Grouch fan myself.

That looks like a good option for, ahem, "lighter individuals". I think it might collapse if I sat in it though. Is it stronger than it looks?”

“LOL, I've been called Oscar the Grouch a few times myself.
The chair has a weight limit of 190#. I'm at 182 currently and it holds me fine, so far.
People with wide behinds may find it a little small, ha ha.”

“lmao pitbushah!”

“well, that is just too cute, Stoveypoo. :-)

LMAO @ stratdewd!! but i like the fabric!”

“Great Idea Stomper, but I would flatten that chair in a millisecond! How's about an Adirondack chair in a neutral color !?! Or how about putting a hole in the center for when nature calls?”

“I think I had a sleeping bag with that pattern on as a child ss :o)”

“That would make me the "120% test case". "Chair flattened in .25 seconds."”

“Just for you! My next project.

http://www.outbackpack.com/">I'll add straps and a hipbelt to this baby. Hee hee.”

“http://www.outbackpack.com/">Try this”

“http://www.outbackpack.com/">Try again”

“http://www.outbackpack.com/">That work?”

“I've hosed up the links for this thread somehow.

http://www.outbackpack.com/”

“Lemme try...

Outback pack”

“That's what I'm talking about! What's better than communing with nature in your favorite Bert and Ernie chair (just have to add the toilet paper holder)!”

“Disaster Relief!

Yeah, you could say that!!”

“LOL Stovie, that is very cute!
But can you make me a Sponge Bob one?

plezzzzzzzzzzzzz”

“Ya how about a Scooby-Do one now that would be so very pimp!

8)”

“Bumper sticker on the way to work this morning: "What would Scooby do?"”

“Hey CMB! How they hanging?
You NEED to go on 2scoops RMNP trip with us!”

“i was doing my weekly check at the salvation army saturday and i cam across a little packpack for kids , like a bookbag type but small and it had bert and ernie on it. i just completely cracked up! i wanted to buy it and send it to stovestomper. my kids were asking me what was so funny....”

“LOL, maybe I could have attached it to the packframe.”

“lmao, exactly!”

“STRATDEWD GETCHURASS BACK THERE!! will ya??!? SHEESH!

OK, StoveStomper, I would like a retro "George of the Jungle" model, pullleeeeeeeeease??”

“lizs - You'll have to get in line. Maple has allready demanded a SpongeBob version!”

“i had a starsky and hutch lunchbox when i was a kid......”

“You guys are so funny! Everybody knows Scooby Doo is the way to go. Sheesh!”