Guitar playing & armless folding chairs

[weirdstuff]

Howdy...question for all of you who play guitar/banjo/fiddle/etc....

Anyone found a good folding armless camping chair? I play guitar and fiddle and need an armless chair! Just bought an Interstate...not much room at all, so must fold up into a neat little case.

Thanks!

[SteveSueMac]

Hi. Don't have one personally to recommend but maybe one of these is what you're looking for?

https://www.google.com/search?q=arml...iw=320&bih=356

[ROBERT CROSS]

Folding Cafe Chair?

Just click on the photo for info....

Bob

[SteveSueMac]

Originally Posted by ROBERT CROSS

Folding Cafe Chair?

Just click on the photo for info....

Bob

Scary how we think alike :-)

[ROBERT CROSS]

Originally Posted by SteveSueMac

Scary how we think alike :-)

I wouldn't know a 'Cafe Chair' from a tree stump if it wasn't sitting on the front stoop and Sandy told me it was French.

Bob

[TouringDan]

Originally Posted by ROBERT CROSS

Folding Cafe Chair?

Just click on the photo for info....

Bob

Way to many options. Isn't the internet amazing?

Dan

[ROBERT CROSS]

Originally Posted by TouringDan

Way to many options. Isn't the internet amazing?

Dan

Dan,

You like that?...try "Guitar Chair"

Bob

[perryg114]

Here is something. It is simple and cheap.

Coleman Woodsman II Chair, 40119 | Chairs | Camp Furniture | GEAR | items from Campmor.

Perry

[weirdstuff]

Hmm, all great suggestions and links. I should clarify, I want one that folds up into a bag. But all the ones I've seen, have the bar across the front, and that digs into your hamstrings when you sit in them. Maybe my ideal chair doesn't exist. I'll keep looking!

[karenjude]

I don't have a suggestion for a chair but I suggest you think about where you play your guitar while camping. Many people limit this to areas where theyre not near others - in consideration for the many campers who camp for peacefullness and quiet and to hear the sounds of nature and not someone else's choice in music.

[ALANSD]

The vintage folding chairs many of us Airstreamers have are perfect for that. EBAY has them all the tiime
LEGO MATIC

[Janet H]

Originally Posted by weirdstuff

Hmm, all great suggestions and links. I should clarify, I want one that folds up into a bag. But all the ones I've seen, have the bar across the front, and that digs into your hamstrings when you sit in them. Maybe my ideal chair doesn't exist. I'll keep looking!

Guitar player here.... The only decent chars I've found aren't very portable. My advice is get a great strap. I like these (prepare for sticker shock)

[Crusty]

Also, if you have a large enough chair you can sit a diagonally in it so that your fretting arm is free outside of the armrest and your picking arm is free enough inside the armrest on the other side.

For me a strap is required on a 7 lb banjo whether I'm sitting or standing.

[weirdstuff]

Originally Posted by karenjude

I don't have a suggestion for a chair but I suggest you think about where you play your guitar while camping. Many people limit this to areas where theyre not near others - in consideration for the many campers who camp for peacefullness and quiet and to hear the sounds of nature and not someone else's choice in music.

I hate to ask you what you'd think of me playing my fiddle!!

But yes, I totally get what you're saying.

[weirdstuff]

Originally Posted by ALANSD

The vintage folding chairs many of us Airstreamers have are perfect for that. EBAY has them all the tiime
LEGO MATIC

Is it called "Lego Matic?" I looked on EBAY for that and couldn't find it.

[Janet H]

Originally Posted by weirdstuff

Is it called "Lego Matic?" I looked on EBAY for that and couldn't find it.

Leg-o-matic Chair | eBay

[perryg114]

Here is another option. The center support is between your legs so it should not cut off your circulation.

Texsport High Back Padded Tripod Chair, 23049 | Chairs | Camp Furniture | GEAR | items from Campmor.

Perry

[Airtandem]

Check Sportsman guide, they have a Alps Mountaineering chair that has a folding back. $24.99+s&h

[Janel.P]

I have had great success sitting in my young childrens folding chairs. End up about a foot off the ground (lower centre of gravity keeps the late night lean to the left to a minimum). The arms are low enough to not interfere with playing, and you are that much closer to your cocktail, so less spillage. I imagine this may not be a viable option in about 20 more years, as they don't allow for much more of my girth, and the deep lunge to get in and out might get tough (and embarrassing). I always throw a good sized (tall and wide) chopping block in the truck that with a cushion doubles as a solid stand alone guitar stool.
I love entertaining myself in the woods (really anywhere I have 10 min of uninterrupted time), and sincerely apologize to those who have to hear me putter. Take solace in the fact that you can enjoy all the early morning nature sounds, as I love to sleep as late as the kids will let me.
I am working on a collapsible compact guitar stand that spikes onto the ground to prevent accidents to my beloved acoustic.
keep on plucking
janel.p

[Becky B.]

How about a Larry Chair?

Travelchair Larry Chair | Free Shipping

got one to tote on my scooter.....me likey!