How to make a groundsheet for your HELINOX chair Zero for FREE

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MAKE YOUR CAMP CHAIR BETTER !!!!!
In this video I show you how I made a multi purpose groundsheet for my Helinox chair Zero. A groundsheet and a carry case all in one! Step by step instructions on how to save money and make a groundsheet for your chair for FREE!
Not only is this DIY hack cheaper than buying one from factory, it weighs less and It also serves as the carry case for the chair!
I hope you enjoy this video. Please let me know in the comments if this video inspired you to create a groundsheet of your own. I would enjoy hearing about what you come up with and how it works out for you.

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@x-am485 3 ай бұрын

Good Job. Nice Projekt. For those who do not have the ground sheet Material: Use on of those blue IKEA bags. The Material is very strong and the floor is exactly the size you need for the 'inner tub'. Just add some gorilla tape for structure. Done. Nice extra for me: the color matches perfectly with the helinox blue....

@ItsGoodintheWoods 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips! I know a guy that used a dog food bag for this. Still going!

@frogslips 3 күн бұрын

That’s fantastic. I have the chair but was reluctant to buy the groundsheet or feet. This will do it. Thank you.

@mooseroo2005 Жыл бұрын

I like yours better than the commercial version because it can act as a waterproof tray under my chair. I might make one with a small snapped pocket that can hold my headlamp, lighter, and other camp essentials while sitting around the fire. Thanks for the inspiration

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

I have considered filling it with ice to keep the beers cold!🤣🍺

@paparomesoutdoors711 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice man, I don’t understand why this video did not get more views it’s FREAKING AWESOME!!!! Such a simple yet effective design. Thanks again great video

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! Now go make one! LOL worth it

@dianemillerteacher 2 ай бұрын

Wow! I love this--it is exactly what I needed!!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 ай бұрын

This works. Absolutely worth the time and effort

@rachescakes Ай бұрын

Thanks! I’m tired of my chair sinking into soft ground. I knew there had to be a simple solution that wasn’t $50

@ItsGoodintheWoods Ай бұрын

This DIY hack is amazing! Well worth the time and effort. Let me know how yours works out for you

@triton189 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! This worked perfectly with a big dog food bag. 1.23 pounds total without the original carry case which is now unnecessary.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 10 ай бұрын

That is awesome! I bet you will get a lot of use out of that. Thank you for sharing

@markcrosbie3699 Жыл бұрын

I made this and used it snow camping. Worked perfectly on top of deep snow that had been stamped down with snowshoes. Thanks for the video. I weigh 230 so it will work for pretty much everybody.

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it is working out for you. That is awesome. They work great. I was just using mine on a winter camping trip in the mountains. It has yet to let me down. Thank you for letting me know you made one. I am sure you will get much use out of it. Mine is still going strong. Thanks for watching Mark! Cheers

@mfavia620 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job Justin. You can even fill the tub up with ice and you’re within arm’s reach of grabbing a cold one. Thanks for sharing.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

What a great idea!!!!! That is what I love about the youtube machine! The sharing of ideas !LOL ! You just took the groundsheet to another level. I wish I had thought of that and put it in the video.........Next time......

@mfavia620 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods glad you liked it. I dig the ideas that you have come up with. ATB Mike

@richardlarson6295 2 жыл бұрын

this was very useful and also worked for the helinox high back. I like how the corners tuck into each other

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad to hear it works for the high back!! That is great. The way the corners tuck in is awesome. Makes it a carry case! Dual purpose!

@drthunder8841 4 ай бұрын

thats awesome! i think im going to try one made out of tyvek.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 4 ай бұрын

Go for it! I have seen people do that since I made this video. They work well, lightweight, but they do tend to fail at a quicker rate. Regardless, a worthy modification.

@slanis6718 2 жыл бұрын

Love it, Justin! Thanks.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@markcummings6856 2 жыл бұрын

Getting the job done! Love it, Justin. Nice work. Thanks for sharing.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark! I appreciate you watching

@jimdye7431 Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s nice!

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It works very well

@MetroOnTheMove 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent idea! Will be looking into creating one myself. Thanks for sharing!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Nice ! Let me know how it comes out!

@ShyamalSinha Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely awesome. I am going to make one right away

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Do it! This is a worthwhile project. You won't regret it

@gailwind4168 2 жыл бұрын

I wondered how you made that as well. Thanks for sharing.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Give it a go ! It’s pretty easy. Thank you for watching

@maryelizabeth8839 2 жыл бұрын

Easy, secure comfort. Looking good Justin.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@markoruotsalainen9058 2 жыл бұрын

Made one today and loved it. It works great

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You just greatly enhanced the performance of your chair!

@lauraweiss7875 2 жыл бұрын

Genius! Now my chair won’t sink in the mud anymore.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t try it out in mud ….I’m sure it will help a lot. it works in sand! Thanks for watching !

@kimlamm9126 Жыл бұрын

Just made my groundsheet. Very easy with your instructions. Works like a charm!!

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Awesome!! I am sure you will get many uses out of it. Mine is still going strong!

@lonestarlaurel Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Justin. Awesome. Inspiring. Very happy to learn about this for my little ole Zero chair. I’d been looking online tonight without luck to finally cave in buy one of these. I so jazzed to happen upon your great vid looking for something else. Cheers. Happy trails to you. 🙏🏼🐾🎶 Stay safe.

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

I am glad you found the video to be of use! This is a worthwhile project. Mine is still going strong well over a year later! Thank you for letting me know you found the video. Much appreciated. Please let me know how it works out for you. Cheers!

@AlliSalaman 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip and the details on construction. I have so many excess tarps I couldn't bring myself to throw away. I'm glad to have a new use for them (other than dragging stuff to the scrap pile).

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

I knew I couldn't be the only one who saves scrap pieces of tarp! This hack is awesome. It works so well. Mine is still going strong!

@violaineaudrey8841 Жыл бұрын

Great !! Thank you very much for your sharing 🌿🌸

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This is a worthwhile project!

@tallulahbell2844 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video, it helps a lot, thumbs up!!!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad to hear you find the video useful. I am still using mine. Going strong

@tomas.montilla Жыл бұрын

This is a superb idea man, thx for sharing. I suck at DIY, but this seems easy enough, even I will try this out. Cheers!

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

A very worth while project. You can do it!

@cathiker 2 жыл бұрын

Clever, nice work!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@shaway-beneellison6435 10 ай бұрын

What an ingenious idea! Thanks for sharing. I love that the tub bottom serves as a clean space that can protect a book or electronics from dirt and moisture!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 10 ай бұрын

You are welcome! Thank you. Mine is still going strong

@bucktalesoutdoors7566 2 жыл бұрын

Easy peazy ! Cool camping Hack Justin ! Pretty Slick ! I like your shop.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! It works well. I am very pleased with how it turned out . Every man needs a work space! Have a great weekend

@bechilled3875 2 жыл бұрын

Just made one, excellent, was going post photo but don't know how. Thank you

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad to hear it worked out for you. Mine is still going strong You can send pictures to my email If you want to send some. Itsgoodinthewood@gmail.com

@whatsthatguydoin8603 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing this.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting. Cheers

@Happyk166 Жыл бұрын

Very good tips, thank you👍🏻👍🏻

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@rangibusby6205 2 жыл бұрын

Just subscribed I'm out in my garage making a footprint for my chair. Thanks for the tip.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

You are going to love it! Please keep me posted on what you think when it is done. Thank you for supporting the channel!

@InTheFieldWithSarge 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea and great video. Thank you for all that you do

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sarge!

@andy_in_nh9243 Жыл бұрын

I made one of these for my camp chair this weekend and tried it out in the backyard on some packed down snow. It worked very well! I'm looking forward to giving it a better test on a short backcountry trip in a few weeks. Thanks for the idea!

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad to hear it! Mine is over a year old now. Still trucking along. It is an awesome little DIY project. I have faith you will get a lot of good use out of it.

@MrWildWales 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely giving this a go for my chair mate cheers!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I am glad to hear it! Let me know how it works out!

@EdwinDekker71 11 ай бұрын

This is great! Thanks! Subbed

@ItsGoodintheWoods 11 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you! I appreciate your support of the channel

@TheWrightTimes Жыл бұрын

Followed your steps exactly and it works perfectly. Bit rough and ready, but free and it all fits in the bag. I'm glad I didn't throw the old gazebo tarp out. I knew it would be handy one day. Thank you

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

That is fantastic! I am glad to hear it worked out for you! Thank you for letting me know

@scottludlum Жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@chadtilghman255 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I just finally got a chair, so I'll be going tomorrow to get a tarp to cut up. I might just one-up the idea and make a strap to actually secure it all together once rolled up! Thanks again. You just earned a new sub!

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Let me know how it works out for you. Mine is still in use to this day. A worth while diy project. To bad you didn't have some scrap pieces laying around, or an old tarp to cut up. Thank you for subscribing to the channel. I appreciate your support

@bucky716 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!! I found a cheap knock off ground sheet on Amazon that works well but to have something that also works as the case could be even better.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! Being the ground sheet also serves as the case, it's one less thing to keep track of. Sometimes less is more! Thank you for watching and commenting. Let me know what you think of it if you make one.

@leonardmcdermott7703 Жыл бұрын

Excellent job, regards from Ireland.

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@SignalOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man, I need that for in the hot tent badly! Thanks for sharing Justin. 🤙

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

I hear ya man! I can not wait to try this in snow! Can't wait!

@SignalOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods I did end up making this and used it on my last trip. Works amazing!

@obchristo Жыл бұрын

Great idea! I used your idea and made one out of scrap Tyvek. 3/4 oz / 23 grams. Thanks!

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

That is awesome! I would like to make one from tyvek, but I can't seem to kill mine. lol. I am sure you will get a lot of use out of that. Keep me posted on how that works out for you please.

@unpavedexplorer338 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome hack!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@LezleysAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

excellent, I've been waiting for this video, I can now see where i was a bit sloppy with my version lol

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Keep me posted on how the next one comes out!

@LezleysAdventures 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods here you go, you have my permission to laugh kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jdihlMZzzMuvYGw.html

@stevenhawk7751 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice my friend

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Klatubarada1979 Жыл бұрын

Nice shop!

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Olywa17 2 ай бұрын

Inspiring. I used a reusable grocery bag. Don’t eye ball the cutting. I didn’t and it sloppy. But it works.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 ай бұрын

Good enough! I am sure it gets the job done

@nikolasshay3294 7 ай бұрын

Haven't read through the comments yet but another good thing is that you essentially made it way more Waterproof. So say you are hiking in...or have it strapped to a pack or in a water bottle holder. If it's raining while you're hiking and stops when you get to where you want to camp then you have a dry chair ready to go

@ItsGoodintheWoods 7 ай бұрын

I never even considered the waterproof aspect. Thank you for pointing that out

@aBluegrassPicker 2 жыл бұрын

well done!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@willisblevins3759 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one thanks

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

This thing works!!!!

@jjq9th 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@justvin7214 2 жыл бұрын

I just got a camp chair and cut the bottoms off 4 empty beer tins to use but I'm gonna make one of these now. Great idea, thanks for sharing 👍

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

LOL! I have used crushed beer cans in the past!!! It works.🤣

@justvin7214 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods The pro is I've usually got 4 tins on a camp...the con is I have to drink them standing 🤣

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

@@justvin7214 🤣

@alexandergutfeldt1144 2 жыл бұрын

Great MYOG project. I own the Helinox Chair One with a ground sheet from Helinox, but I'll be making my own (possibly) from a Ikea Bag, since I don't have leftover tarp scraps!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

That is a good idea! Please let me know how it turns out.

@fussinHassan Жыл бұрын

I don't have any tarps or similar fabric, was just wondering what I could use instead, so thanks for this idea!

@harduphiker 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for that idea - I did ask on Freecycle for any tarp scraps, but I do have a Tesco bag that is very similar to an Ikea one....that might do.

@Earthpet711 Жыл бұрын

So, yeah man, I did it and it worked! Thanks a bunch! Instead of a tarp, I used a dogfood bag. Also I made the walls lower and I can wrap it all inside the Helinox stuff sack. It came out to 2.6 oz. I need another go at it. Yours is still a little prettier. 😁👍

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Awesome way to re use a dog food bag! That is great!

@jamesoutdoors.6450 2 жыл бұрын

Genius!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

This thing works! Still going strong

@johndoe-lr9if 2 жыл бұрын

This is a good idea... I've been using a scrap square of carpet, but this would be a more lightweight solution

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

This would absolutely save you some weight. I plan to make more out of different materials to see just how light I can get it. Let me know if you try it. Thanks for stopping by. Cheers

@budtate401 2 жыл бұрын

Great job

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bud. Enjoy your weekend\. Cheers

@budtate401 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods u also!

@JasonOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

This gives me an idea.....💡

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Word

@hoser7706 11 ай бұрын

Sweet video! Wonder if Tyvek would be tougher material. And hey, your carry case is highly water repellent! Great job!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 11 ай бұрын

Tyvek will work well. I have since seen some people make them from tyvek

@projectknifehand 2 жыл бұрын

Nice. I'll be doing this myself. Thanks for the how to. I'm constantly using mine on sand.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Do it! You are going to notice a huge difference! I am looking forward to hearing about your experience with it. I am 100% confident that you will be quite pleased

@projectknifehand 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods will do man. Maybe I'll do a quick video and let people know It's Good In The Woods solved a huge problem lol.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

@@projectknifehand Feel free to do your own video on it. That would be awesome!

@AdventureswithSpackmann 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet I was hoping there would be a diy video!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

It's kinda funny because I filmed the process and ended up not using it in the first video. I felt like it really interrupted the flow of the video, and I didn't want the video to be too long. So I just took it all out. I never would have done a how to video on it. Thought never crossed my mind. Looking back on it, it seems like the obvious direction to go, But it didn't come to me. The video really was inspired by a viewer comment. Pretty cool. I hope you are having a great holiday weekend

@bechilled3875 2 жыл бұрын

wow, that me off to make one

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Mine is still going strong! Keep me posted please!

@NatureAndOther 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting ! Coming from Lezleys Adventures

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to check out the channel!

@BackpackingwithBuckley 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome dude!! Its a project I can ACTUALLY do!! Super cool idea!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

😂do it !!!

@davepratt3912 Жыл бұрын

Ha! Brilliant. Rip leaf tarp

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

🤣

@ferropetra9623 2 жыл бұрын

To all the American youtuber. Nearly the complete world uses metrical units. Please press during the measuring once the unit button on the scale. So everybody knows the weight.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

I will try to be more mindful of that in the future. Thank you for the suggestion.

@harduphiker 9 ай бұрын

In the UK we use both, so inches are fine, but it's usually metric here but old habits die hard.. But yeah I did have to Google what 1.5 inches was in cm!

@MeetMeOutside 2 жыл бұрын

That’s crafty !

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I like it. Can't wait to make it better

@MeetMeOutside 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods Yahoo !

@MeetMeOutside 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods Do you have anything in a nice green ?

@MeetMeOutside 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods Really nice design. Brilliant !

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

@@MeetMeOutside Thanks man!

@babysuppe4717 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Have you made an updated version yet? I would love to know what you have done different.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have not made an updated version yet, because this one is still working flawlessly! It's great!

@babysuppe4717 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods Ahh thats great! I will make one myself this week

@ron9543 11 ай бұрын

Great video! You deserve more views, and I'll check out your channel after this. Question though: what is a "drop" (?) fro a tarp, as you called it. and how did you have one kicking around for free? Should I buy a certain style tarp just for cutting up?

@ItsGoodintheWoods 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man. A "drop" is a piece of tarp that is cut out from the original tarp. In this case, it was a scrap piece of tarp that I kept from a project I did a few years ago. I made a hot tent from a tarp, and I kept the scrap pieces because I suspected I could use them for patches on the tent if need be. Came in quite handy for this chair project. This is an awesome DIY project. But, it only makes sense if you have some sort of material laying around so you don't have to buy anything. Thanks for stopping by Ron. I hope you enjoy some of the other content as well.

@scottyplug 4 ай бұрын

Wondering if you ever did try to recreate this with Tyvek or something similar?

@ItsGoodintheWoods 4 ай бұрын

I have not, because this one just won't die!

@sibamukhi3235 2 жыл бұрын

Nyc 👍🏻

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers

@KarlDavis83 6 ай бұрын

I wish I'd have watched this before I forked out €35 for mine, I may just return it and have a bash at making my own.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 6 ай бұрын

My groundsheet is still going strong!

@garrycollins3415 2 жыл бұрын

Making is always more enjoyable than buying. I wonder o if Tyvek will work.

@MeetMeOutside 2 жыл бұрын

Gary, great idea . Betcha tyvek would work awesome !

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

I agree! Tyvek is on my list ....

@deanazarnush884 Жыл бұрын

i guess you could tape magnets to it to keep it closed when all packed up, not that it needs it

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Options are good!

@mateobeans3787 2 жыл бұрын

Cool idea, however u have about 2oz of tape! Sew the corners.... 🤟🏻

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. I aim to make a much lighter one that I will put a bit more time and effort into. This is a first attempt. And it is still working like a charm. Just used it for a 3 day trip in the mountains that I just got back from. The next one will be of lighter material, and I will try sewing it

@familienrosenhoej Жыл бұрын

👍 Great.. Will it work on sand? More than a few times I mean 🙈

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Sand and snow. Mine is still going strong

@harduphiker 9 ай бұрын

I wonder if polycro would be strong enough to do this? I have spare of that after making a groundsheet, but no spare tarp.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 9 ай бұрын

No harm in trying. Not a bad idea to give it a practice run and see how much you can get out of it. The one I made is over 2 years old now and still going strong! I just returned from an 8 day canoe trip and I was using it the whole week. One of the chair legs finally pushed through a corner on the trip. I slapped on a piece of duct tape and it got me through the trip without fail after that.

@harduphiker 9 ай бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods if not I have a 'bag for life' heavy duty bag I can use,a bit like a IKEA bag, not sure it's the right size though. I'll have to wait til the chair arrives to check actual footprint.

@theronin365 Жыл бұрын

If bigger......cheap tent bathtub also?

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

That is a good idea. I am sure it would work

@jamesoliver565 5 ай бұрын

Also makes a great place to put your bourbon so it's not in the dirt.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 5 ай бұрын

100%

@jonsanford2515 2 жыл бұрын

I’m thinking I might try to make one, but instead of removing the small squares from the corners, just cut one side and sew it. Do you think it would still need the tape around the rim to be sturdy enough to hold the legs? If so, maybe double the width of the fabric rim and fold it over to beef that up?

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

The next one I make I will doing a bit different. More along the lines of what you just suggested. With a lighter material.... I wanted to see if the idea would even work at all. So I didn't put too much effort into it. Now I know it works...better than I anticipated. Time to get crafty and make it as good and as light as I possibly can! I'm excited about it! Good luck on your build! I am looking forward to hearing about what you come up with. Feel free to send pictures to my email. Thanks for watching Jon. Have a great weekend

@jonsanford2515 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your thoughts. I definitely wouldn’t have come up with your idea, but watching you make it got me thinking.

@scubahiker 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods - Its been 8 months since you came up with this great idea! Just checking in to see if you have made any changes to the design, before I get involved in this project! Thanks for the diy hack!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

@@scubahiker Still going strong! Used it last weekend! I have plans to make a lighter version.....but this one just wont quit. And it has been used a lot since I made it. It is a worthwhile project.

@PacemakerandButtons Жыл бұрын

Did you ever take this apart and get the Measurements to share?

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

I can't recall if I put in measurements or not. I don't think I did, because I just trace the outline of the footprint directly from the chair onto the tarp. This DIY project is awesome. Makes a huge difference. Mine is still going strong

@EK-ej3ll Жыл бұрын

You could mass produce these and sell them.

@ItsGoodintheWoods Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated. Much cheaper to do it yourself

@d0minar 2 жыл бұрын

nice one! but there was a bit of a cost though :) the cost of that thing you cut up to make it!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

That was a scrap piece of tarp from a past project. Instead of going to a landfill, it is now used on every trip

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

there is a slight cost in tape. And time factored in to make it lol

@d0minar 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods either way, i like it!

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

@@d0minar Thank you! It's still going strong! A worthwhile project for sure.

@stephensmirke2146 5 ай бұрын

How did you get free gorilla tape and tarps?

@ItsGoodintheWoods 5 ай бұрын

The tape we already had at home. The tarp was a drop from a previous project.

@kke 2 жыл бұрын

I think you could just fold up each of the corners instead of making a full bath tub.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

That would work. But I am not sure the groundsheet would roll up and grab itself if I made it that way. I think an experiment is in order......I plan to make some out of lighter material. I will make one the way you suggested.

@kke 2 жыл бұрын

@@ItsGoodintheWoods You could add some velcro maybe for keeping it rolled? I've found dual lock velcro quite nice for a lot of things, it's stronger and both sides are hard plastic instead of the regular hairy stuff that does not like dirt, lint and moisture.

@AntwonDaBusiness 2 жыл бұрын

$35 for the helinox ground sheet is pretty cheap haha. Let’s assume people don’t have scrap pieces of tarp laying around because they fucking don’t….sooooooo…..You’re going to spend at least $20 on a 6x8 tarp and then you’re going to ruin it by cutting it and then you’re relying on duct tape to hold it together which won’t fucking last at all so you’ll have to remake or retape all the time. Duct tape gets ruined by moisture and sun exposure. Then you’re adding stress to the tape by sitting on it. Suck it up and spend $30-$35 haha. “Dur I’m someone who thinks they are smart but actually super dumb”. The helinox ground sheet comes with a 5 year warranty too. An extra $10 or so to get a quality, sturdy, and 5 year warrantied product is a fucking no brainer. Skip 1 meal if $10 is sooooo hard to come by for you dude haha.

@ItsGoodintheWoods 2 жыл бұрын

5 months in, works awesome! Thanks for the comment

@harduphiker 9 ай бұрын

You have $35 to throw away on something that actually costs a fraction of that at Decathlon (I bet the one for their chair would happily fir the Helinox) and even cheaper if you make it yourself? Cool story bro.

@AntwonDaBusiness 9 ай бұрын

@@harduphiker say you’re broke without saying you’re broke hahahaha Jesus Christ bro.

@harduphiker 9 ай бұрын

@@AntwonDaBusiness it's actually in my name? Or did you miss the fact my channel and name is called 'Hard Up Hiker (Broke Backpacker)'? No shame here in being poor. Working class and proud. Whereas I smell toxic privilege in your comments.... And no, I can't afford a Helinox, I am using this on a much cheaper and heavier version, cos I don't have hundreds of dollars to spend on a chair.