davesenesac
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Post by davesenesac on Apr 22, 2017 8:11:28 GMT -8
While backpacking, on the trail, while day hiking, or in camp, when, on what, and how do you sit down or get off your feet if slouching on the ground is your style? How often do you sit down? What are you usually wearing that might affect that? What about inside your tent?
Do you have any back issues while sitting generally and if not how is your back? Have you in everyday life been taught or have chosen to have posture concerns and limit slouching?
I am aware that some people don't sit down much at all. In fact while hiking in groups some just prefer to stand up while most everyone else is sitting or laying down. Others only seem to sit when they are in camp and some of them will do so with a camp chair they choose to carry.
Of course backpacking can be a problem for anyone with back issues starting with having to carry weight. Heck it can give a person a back problem. On the other hand if they do so enough, it can strengthen a person's back and torso that can be positive.
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zeke
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Post by zeke on Apr 22, 2017 8:21:39 GMT -8
I carry a sit pad. It is a section of closed cell padding that is 20 inches long and about 10-12 inches wide. I place it on the surface I wish to sit, then plop down on it. If mud or sand adheres to it, I try to shake it off, or rinse it in a nearby water source. As for posture, Yoga has helped me with any back problems I might've had 10 years ago. I sit straighter now, and can rest quite easily while seated on the ground. Getting back up is becoming more difficult as I age.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Apr 22, 2017 9:17:16 GMT -8
I will sit on a log, a stump, or a rock if one is available. If not, I'll just sit on the ground.
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Post by JRinGeorgia on Apr 22, 2017 12:10:40 GMT -8
Bear canister if carrying makes a great stool. Log, rock or ground if not. Dutchware sit pad between me and the seat. Almost 57 and still no issues getting up -- in fact at home I end up sitting on (and getting up from) the floor a lot.
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driftwoody
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Post by driftwoody on Apr 22, 2017 12:17:08 GMT -8
This getting old stuff ain't fun. You're not a Spring Peeper anymore?
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Hungry Jack
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Post by Hungry Jack on Apr 22, 2017 14:01:23 GMT -8
I never sit.
I repose.
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Post by Campfires&Concierges on Apr 22, 2017 16:50:56 GMT -8
I sit a lot, usually in sap.
+1 on the bear vault as stool. Works well.
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Post by balzaccom on Apr 22, 2017 17:31:01 GMT -8
I'm with Zeke, only ours is a little smaller, maybe 16 x8 inches of blue foam. We put it on rocks, on logs, etc. And then we sit whenever and wherever we want. We even try to keep on side clean and pitch free.
These also work well as knee pads for cooking, setting up your tent...getting in and out of your tent in our advanced years.
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Post by Westy on Apr 22, 2017 19:04:36 GMT -8
I time my first sit down to minimum 4 hours on then at 2 hour intervals max. I use a small sheet of 1/2 inch foam to keep dry and not tear pants. Blue foam rocks as previously mentioned
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Post by absarokanaut on Apr 22, 2017 19:45:47 GMT -8
I've given birth wearing a poncho in driving rain. I have white man's disease; no a$$ to speak of but a big belly.
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Post by starwalker on Apr 22, 2017 19:46:19 GMT -8
I'm with the all natural group, logs or rocks. If I'm in Kansas, then I just sit.
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toejam
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Post by toejam on Apr 23, 2017 6:34:30 GMT -8
A closed cell foam pad is nice to have camping and seems to be more important to me these days. I bought a Helinox Chair Zero with my REI dividend & discount and it's really light. Don't know how often I'll take it backpacking, but on trailwork trips it's really nice to have a chair to repose around the campfire in the evening.
A lot of people at work have standing computer stations because some smart idiot claims sitting is the new smoking. I don't buy it. Besides I don't like working and am not about to make it more unenjoyable by standing at a computer all day.
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Post by RumiDude on Apr 23, 2017 9:13:58 GMT -8
I have a blue closed-cell foam pad. It is about 25"X25". I cut it down from an old full-length pad. I think originally it cost me about $6.
It serves several purposes, but the major purpose is for me to use to sit. It is slick so not much sticks to it, thus it mostly shakes clean. What doesn't shake off I brush off. I fold it twice and it gets stashed under the top lid of my pack. It is very nice when faced with sitting on damp or cold surfaces. I can keep it folded up and is great padding when sitting on a big rock.
On hot summer days, it helps to keep my pack from getting too hot. I usually store my food directly under my blue pad. My Snickers and other chocolatety stuff doesn't melt or get too gooey. In really hot days when I am above treeline, I also put my extra water there to keep it relatively cool. When the ground is wet, it serves as a dry spot to sort out gear and clothes. It helps elevate my head even more when placed under my NeoAir sleeping pad. It has lots of uses and I have found it way more useful than just a small 12'X12' pad.
I'll leave it to all the gram-weenies, young whipper-snappers, and old-school curmudgeonly types to go it sans pad.
Rumi~the comfortable~Dude
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Post by hikerjer on Apr 23, 2017 10:03:42 GMT -8
Like several others, I carry a piece of blue closed cell foam. I'm not exactly sure of it's size but it has worked well enough. However, I'm to the point that I'm considering getting a chair of some type. The weight penalty makes me hesitant though. Like most things, it's a trade off -comfort while moving (less weight) vs comfort while not not moving (relaxing sitting position). Since I find myself doing a lot more sitting and resting these days while on the trail these days, I suppose I should factor that into the equation. .
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Post by hikerjer on Apr 23, 2017 10:04:41 GMT -8
Like several others, I carry a piece of blue closed cell foam. I'm not exactly sure of it's size but it has worked well enough. However, I'm to the point that I'm considering getting a chair of some type. The weight penalty makes me hesitant though. Like most things, it's a trade off - comfort while moving (less weight) vs comfort while not not moving (relaxing sitting position). Since I find myself doing a lot more sitting and resting twhile on the trail these days, I suppose I should factor that into the equation. .
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