Relaxing - chair or hammock?

[Barrabas]

When chilling on your trips, or just relaxing in the woods, what do you prefer a chair or hammock? Looking for something durable, comfortable, easy to carry/set up and would appreciate your recommendations. Thanks.

 

[ol_sc]

Hammock is much lighter and easier to carry. And better for naps! :thumbup:

 

[LMT66]

If I'm out for a fire in cooler weather and sit close for warmth, I use a Crazy Legs beach chair. I just hang it off my pack as it only weighs 2.6 pounds. Very comfy and I'm tall. I call it my 2.6# lazyboy chair.
If I'm just out bumming around the woods, I put up my ENO hammock.

Roll-A-Chair is another decent light chair if you wish to sit up well off the ground. You can use it with or without the backrest. It comes with a sling for your shoulder but I just bunge it to my pack. It is 2.5#.

 

[Rockywolf]

I just picked up a little tripod chair similar to the roll a chair link in the above post. Super light and easily hung off my pack.

 

[dogstar]

Hammocks are more work and might be prohibited, but I always thought hammocks took you to a different world. Laying in a hammock is a unique feeling; gently swaying watching birds hop from tree to tree, leaves rustle in the breeze, clouds roll by, is a little slice of heaven.

 

[WILLIAM.M]

I ALWAYS bring my Hammock and 90% of the time bring a chair as well(to the knife testing area)

I only have to hike in about 2 minutes to get to the knife testing area

The Hammock only takes about 5 seconds to set up(I use D-rings)

I just wrap the line around a tree--and snap---then do the same to the other end.

Takes longer to type it than actually do it(if you type as slow as me)

Hammock is much more comfortable

 

[baldtaco-II]

I don't like hammocks 'cos they're too passive. I don't find relaxation in just laying like a slob. I've got a little cheapo string one because my woman liked the idea. I think she used it twice before she lost interest as it marginalized her. I think I could get what hammocks do for me from a hospital bed with a pair of headphones and a BBC sound effects tape loop. I don't even use a seat for fishing, I sit on a tackle box or bucket. There's zero chance of me ever finding a man-portable one I'm willing to carry any sensible distance. I didn't even put up with the shooting stick for long. Besides all that they convey an imagery that taps into my prejudices and makes my skin crawl; a bunch of loud-mouths, with a huge fire, a litter of tinned beer, throwing knives at trees, and probably a radio blasting. When I'm too old to sit relaxed on a bit of foam I'll quit all this and take up dominoes.

 

[John A. Larsen]

I always carried a hammock. Often used it to sit in, before tightening it up to sleep in. I found it to work well on steep terrain where it was hard to find a flat place to sleep on, or in a wet area or one that had a lot of creepy crawly things on the ground. John

 

[razorsdescent]

+1 for hammock.

I Love my ENO hammock, but you can get a Grand Trunk hammock for about 20 bucks and try it out, so really its very little investment.

Then if you really like it, and wnat to try plain hammock camping then you can graduate to a full ENO set-up or hennessy hammock or warbonnet.

If you go to hammockforums there are even great tutorials on how to make your own hammock at a very low cost.

 

[Giorgos]

To me these are different things. A hammock is good shelter, especially new designs, cocoon style or with a tarp above it. A chair....well who really needs a chair outdoors? You can always relax on a log, some stones put together etc. Me I just like to throw my jacket on the ground and sleep on it if the whether is good.
Having said that, each time I have been around a chair that a friend has brought with in the woods, well...

 

[Barrabas]

Thanks for all the suggestions.