Rent Backpacking Chair
We're lightweight backpacking evangelists, but every now and then, we'll splurge with an occasional luxury item even if it means a little extra weight, especially on a trip where we're not knocking out long distances every day. For those backpacking trips that leave some time to sit around during the day or around a camp fire in the evening, consider one of these lightweight, but very comfy, camp chair. All two pounds of it. These chairs fold down to a small cylinder about 14" long and 4" in diameter, so it fits easily in or on any backpack. And it supports even big guys pushing 300 pounds, although you do sit pretty low to the ground. Worst case after a long day's hike, a buddy can help you get up - if you ever want to. The trade off for carrying this extra 2 pounds in your pack is not having to sit on a wet, ant-infested log or a sharp granite rock while you're cooking or swapping lies with each other around the fire. It's really quite easy on the tush, and you're guaranteed to get