I'm imagining it sliding behind a reindeer... It's amazing how you come up ideas using what you already have. That's awesome!!!

Damn mark, that's the simplest & most light weight option I could ever imagine! Perfect, Thx!

Thank you this seems to be the most simple one satrightfoward. Saw a way to just put a rock under the frame but I rather have better feet so I will definitely try this. I'm going camping on a beach this weekend need to figure this out lol.

Once again simple has won again! I would have never had thought that! This is going to work for so many camping and other outdoors applications. Mark you really are thee inverter to make things simple and easy.

I watch nearly all of your videos eventually and usually don't comment, but I will this time. I really enjoy your videos because you're willing spend the money for quality items when you need them, but them come up with the hacks to make them better on the cheap. AND THEN you share them with us! Keep up the great content!

Brilliant idea! Not only prevents from sinking on unstable ground, but also stabilizes better with wider contact surfaces that those chairs can become wobbly even on solid ground. Thanks for sharing your simple yet effective solution!

Ive been looking for a simple resolution to this problem. Im going to purchase some practice golf balls - the oversized plastic ones with the holes in and drill a hole in them. Thanks for the inspiration!!

You looked so comfortable when you first got that chair, that I went and bought one myself Mark. I haven't used it yet, so I appreciate the heads-up on the sinking! Neat solution too :)

Cheap, simple, easy to make. Great job Thanks for sharing

I own one of these chairs. Much like yours, mine is the cheaper house brand of a large sporting goods store. The first time I used it was at an open air Blues Music festival in Madison, Indiana..... right after a morning of torrential rain! I assembled my chair, sat my 190 pound butt into it and fell over backwards as the rear feet sank 4 inches into the dirt. I'm in my late 60's and that is not a good outcome when you're just tryin' to have a seat and it is especially unenjoyable when the ground is soaking wet. By the time I got up, I was a mess. It's refreshing to see you addressing this defect in this style chair. Since I bought mine, I've seen many of them recommended by camping/outdoor gear reviewers on KZfaq, many of whom I have mad respect for their integrity, and I have pointed out this problem and suggested that they explore/expose it and none of them have, so kudos to you, sir. I took the common route that many "seniors" use to make their walkers easier to use....I put tennis balls on each foot. They stay on and are still small enough to fit into the travel sack that came with my chair.

a very elegant solution! ernie (paleohiker) had the same problem and was kindly sent some feet from a company that makes and sells them for $20. yours are much better for several reasons! thanks for sharing. neil :)

Very simple and clever. We've used tennis balls but these would be much easier to clean and keep clean. Great idea.

I just bought one of the Helinox chairs for backpacking, but didn't want to fork out a bunch for the little piece of fabric. I really like your idea there and will make something similar. Thanks for the video!

Wow and wow what a great and easy solution to a problem that plagues so many of us, especially heavier folk Oh your presentation was also great. Thanks for sharing

NIFTY IDEA & SOLID! Here's a couple of other suggestions 😎: 1 - Eat four Happy Yak meals / keep bags / place under chair feet. 2 - Find old wool blanket / sew four socks / place on chair feet. 3 - Test stick stove / dis-assemble sides / place under chair feet. 4 - Visit dollar store / buy four random doo-hickeys / work your magic! Have fun out there 👍

Excellent idea and execution! Love it! I always appreciate good engineering. I made a ground sheet out of lightweight ripstop nylon cloth, sewing the corners, at 1 oz.

Great video Mark. The chair footprint works well in damp soil as well but is ideal in sand.

Mark, I hang my chair from trees: It's called a hammock. 😉 I do long hikes whenever I can, and with a hammock, the only time I miss having a good seat is next to a campfire. Since I usually hike alone, I don't often go to the trouble of building a fire. Once I hit the age of 70 I might slow down enough to more fully enjoy short trips to previously visited sites along the Appalachian Trail and other trails. I will likely carry a camp chair, fly fishing rod, etc. I appreciate your ingenuity and resourcefulness. Utilizing whatever is on hand to fix problems is what marks pioneers in many fields (and the woods, apparently, as well!). Thanks again!

Great idea Mark, I have a similar chair but mine is a high back. That's going to keep me from always tipping over. Cheers my friend!

A square of indoor outdoor carpeting..like in a bassboat, works well. Just lay the carpet down and place the chair on it. Roll it up for transport.

Clever idea Mark. Thx!

A very creative and intelligent solution to a very common problem. Thank you.

Great idea, Sir !!! Keep up the great work !!!

Mark super idea... A lot like shoe shoes for your camp chair. Although for snow you'd probably have to also have rolled up plastic or something to hold all back.

I’ve sawed 4 pieces of one piece of pine wood I processed and whittled about the same diameter hole into 4 about 3”x3” halved pieces that already have the concave shape and it worked relatively well. Yours probably works better but it was a great bushcraft solution for when I forgot my footprint.

That's exactly what I'm looking for. Great solution.

Morning, Mark ; Great That You Found An Affordable Pack Chair, I will sure have a search for this 1 Love The Feet You Made For This, They Work Very Well, Thanks, Have A Swell Day, Friend ! ATB T God Bless

Great idea Mark!

Great idea and thank you for letting me know what you did.

I have the same design...but i use the inner tube of a bicycle tire. About the same size as yours. It has more grip, doesnt slide like plastic, doesnt sink on sand and soft enough to not rip a hole or tear the tent flooring. Added bonus since rubber is soft it just folds together when stored in the bag so i never take it off.

As soon as I saw the video posted, I was all set to write and ask if you had advice on getting a cheaper chair. They're great, but so dam expensive! So thanks for the tip. As for the chair, if they just made the legs like a lawn or beach chair, with each pair of legs connected, we wouldn't have this problem, and it's annoying companies will make something with so little thought put into them. Not like having portable chairs is something new. You're idea is simple, light and cheap. Can't think of anything better off hand, but if I do, I'll get back to you.

Great idea, thanks for sharing!

Love ur ideas!!

Great innovation.Thanks Mark

Rebar end caps work well if you do not want to make Mark's excellent fix. I wish I could find where that was first suggested to me.

Awesome idea Mark, like the light weight aspect. I bought the tennis ball foot covers at our fav store (Dollar Store). lol They are a bit bulky but still fit in the bag with the chair. I find they work very well on the forest floor and just ok in sand. I think the ground sheet is the way to go for sand but darn they are expensive for what they are. However, if I did a lot of sitting on sand, would invest. Thanks for sharing. :) :)

Great idea!

I use two long pvc tubes that extend 1 inch on each side. Each length piece has 2 holes (1 holes at each end). It packs easily in the chair bag. Some people use tennis balls with a hole in it😉

Nice! Reminds me of those furniture coasters that go under the feet of furniture to avoid putting holes in carpets or scratching up floors. Have to check the Dollarama store to see what they have. One should be able to get these quite cheaply. Thank you, Mark!

Years ago a buddy of mine used to just shove Beveridge cans over the legs to keep them from sinking into the beach...

Beautifully simple idea, thanks for the inspiration! I've been thinking of using scraps of 2x4 lumber and experimenting with hole size and location to control that final angle and grab the chair feet lightly as your design does. The difference is that little wood blocks will float if I drop them out of the storage bag during water travel somehow. I was also thinking that I want to tie the blocks together - either in a square or 'X' pattern to control the spreading effect that happens when you put your weight into the chair. The legs will last so much longer if they're loaded axially (i.e. along their length, like a table leg) as opposed to laterally (like a floor joist). Loved your solution though! Will definitely give it a shot 👍

I have been using the easiest and cheapest of solutions for my chair..... I am using the lids from 16 0unce Planter's Peanut jars.

Trekology Sand cover £10+ last year is now £14+ so I shall give your idea a go. Simple, inexpensive, effective. Great, thanks for sharing. Take care

That’s pretty clever

Gold ! Thanks @Mark

Great hack Mark, I’ll have to see what kind of pvc I have available in the shop.

Awesome!!

Great idea. Even though I already own one of these inexpensive chairs I just bought another because it included 4 feet that pop onto the chair. They work quite well but I'm sure I will end up losing one. Now I know how to make replacements. I wonder if I can use your technique with a heavier plastic bottle. Something like a shampoo or cleanser bottle that is about the same diameter as your pipe. I always have a box of what my wife calls junk, for creating such projects. Keeps me out of trouble and saves me $$$$. Thanks Mark.

Brilliant!

Nice idea Mark .. Ive got those type of chairs n all use is 4 tennis balls slipped over the legs of course you need a hole in the ball works for me.

I had a leg on one of those three-legged stools suddenly sink about 6" into pine duff once. I had to dig down to retrieve the leg cap, which pulled off when I extricated the stool. Nice idea, Mark. (Interesting choice of colour for your logo, North wind.)

I like it. Good lightweight solution.

I found that using tennis balls cut in half, or buying a pkg of 4 tennis balls from dollarama.. the ones they sell for children's classroom chairs, to put on the feet to silence the noise of the chairs sliding...works amazingly!!

We kayak and like to sit at the water and most of the time it's sand and have lost the odd part, great idea and will definitely do this thanks.

My suggestion is to link the pads with 40 mm nylon straps, either fore and aft or side to side, to increase the area of contact with the ground.

Great idea Mark!👍

I use two lengths of 25mm aluminium pipe with holes cut through one face for the legs. Works great, even on wet muddy ground and weighs just a few grammes.

Awesome 😎👍. Good ole pvc

Thank you!

Trekology offer a mat for the bottom and I got it. A godsend. It's not JUST about the feet sinking in it's about non-level terrain (very common in Scottish hills). Having a mat the 4 lets go into sets a structure up, some rigidity, and it stops one leg from going skew and taking all the weight.

Great idea, I haven't even though about it since I do Most of cooking and barely have a chance to sit down for more than 10 minutes, maybe I will do the same since it only take Minutes to make,👍👍👍

I have snow baskets for old hiking poles that have since died. I’m wondering if those might work too? I’ve been thinking of getting on of those light weight chairs. I have friends with those and I love the idea of having a lightweight chair for the trail as well as at camp. Of course I have plenty of those folding beach/camp chairs that are huge and heavy. Or are bulky. Thanks for the idea. Your solution looks simple enough to do. Thanks for posting.

Great Idea indeed, thank you. I bought a pack of two similar chairs by Sportneer (Amazon) this summer at a real cheap price, but due to the lockdown haven´t used them yet. But the Helinox ground sheet gave me an Idea too. How about a strip of 5cm Cordura with big enough eyelets on the ends that hook up from back to front? The eyelet would not be as big as the end tip as so the tip goes throught it, just big enough for half the tip to fit in so it dosent move. Or, have the eyelet big enough to go through it so you can give it a wrap under the leg tip. That would be 2 strips, one for each side. Obviously your solution is alot easier but one could also use those two strips to tie a ground sheet/tarp etc. under there haversack maybe? A fun practise to come up with ideas, again thank you. Love your channel BTW 🏕

I put pingpong balls on mine and taped them with duct tape. Still works after a couple of years😂

Hi l have the mats but l also just got 4 old tennis balls cut a hole in (cutting a cross) it and that works very well. Regards Barrie

I bought a pack of bowl shaped plastic food containers that hold about one cup. (Don't need the lids.) Super cheap! You can partially fill them with sand or pebbles to reduce the risk of them cracking if you are on sand or use 2 stacked together under each leg of the chair. Since they all stack together they will fit in one end of the bag the chair comes in. (But make sure you get the legs mostly on the same level. I had my back two on higher ground and it caused one leg to break where it joins the chair.)

Maybe you can use 4 small plastic or metal containers that go inside each other as a kit and put the legs on them, in an emergency you can use it for a variety of other uses, in any case thanks for sharing a great idea

awesome idea....I'd consider a piece of rubber for grip on the bottom...

Very good

This is a very nice creative solution that you’ve come up with. I don’t have any suggestions, but my thoughts are more centered around how to use the chair inside of my tent without poking holes in the ground sheet. Do you suppose the sharp edges of the PVC could be smoothed out enough to avoid cutting into the ground sheet material?

Using the wide tips for trekking poles could be another idea

I like those, nicely done. Have you tried them on snow? Any idea the weight for the four?

Brilliant idea, the shop bought version is 40$🇨🇦

Motorcycle riders suffer this all the time with their side stand and grass. They have numerous solutions. But for a ready to use thing, a 2mm to 5 mm plastic shim some PVC end caps and so on and so forth.

I was thinking about cutting a hole in some tennis balls. I often see them on chair legs in schools here, presumably to protect the flooring and keep noise down. These look better in that they'll pack up much smaller. EDIT: if I had thought to read the comments before posting, I would've noticed that tennis balls aren't such an original idea.

Try Ducktape 2 Layers, connect the Feets over Cross, and thats it should be ok

Tennis balls. Cut a smallish X in the top for the end of the chair leg to go in. They might sink slightly more than your PVC pipe invention, but are a little easier to make.

I've seen cut tennis balls used on far north bushcraft and survival

Why they don't make the foot extender to put on the 4 feets so can make it higher to sit on?

Cannot Find This Chair ? Any Chance On A Link For This, Mark , Thanks ! ATB T God Bless

still easier to use the empty beer cans ;)

Kenya chairs won't sink into the ground. You might need bearers though.

Boiling water will soften the PVC enough to work

Tennis balls?

Maybe because I'm a product designer, but you could have used a smaller pipe and cleaned up the edges with a file.

Only the back two needed

Bulky

I put a piece of log under my chair and problem solved.

Next step ..make a footstool for your chair "

Very cool Mark. Im very familiar with that sinking feeling. Since you asked I bought a set of these and they are fantastic. Not cheap but works like a charm. Www.chairbuddies.com made in UK.

For a 240 pound person, that’s less than 7 psi.

Loose some weight…..lol

Great idea Mark!