Glassing Knob necessities vs niceties

[Blackbird]

BS. Camels for the win. @Blackbird can testify to the lore.

He ain’t lyin I’ve seen it work many times. Copenhagen is a must as well.

 

[coyoteman]

A glassing pad with a backrest, 6mg wintergreen Zyn

 

[canthitbombz]

Sorry forgot to put in some details. Early September hunt, High plains. I expect it to be hot AF, most likely windy because...well... Wyoming. Some great ideas that i never would have though of in here. I really appreciate all the insight!!!!

 

[cfarnsworth]

I'm a big fan of the Crazy Creek stadium style seat. The glassing pad is nice and all but you lose back support and you'll want to get up and move when you should be in the glass. It rolls up and doesn't weigh much. More time in the glass generally will give you more opportunity. Whatever keeps you in the glass longer is worth the weight and size for me.

 

[Muledeerfanatic]

Patience

 

[HilltopHitman]

Glassing pad. Two years in a row now I haven’t bought one, I got one now and I won’t forget it.

 

[ianpadron]

Gotta have a pad or when I'm feeling extra bourgeois (or only packing in a mile or two) a helinox chair.

A 10x10 UL silnylon tarp is clutch to get out of the sun/rain if you won't have trees around ya to rely on

 

[Poser]

Assuming there is something to lean your pack against such as a ledge or a boulder, I have found a glassing pad + using my pack for a back rest to be more comfortable then any type of chair.

 

[steelheadmike]

If I'm planning on any extended glassing sessions, two things will always be with me:
1) A lightweight chair or stool is necessary. I'll gladly carry the extra 1.5lbs if it allows me to be more comfortable and glass longer. Plus, it's really nice to have back at camp for lounging.
2) Lightweight tarp to keep sun/rain off. Before using this, I completely underestimated how nice this is to have.

 

[NICKJ]

If it was colder, I’d say a stove and hot chocolate, bone broth or ramen

 

[TheDoublR]

Helinox Zero Chair. To me its worth one pound in my backpack to be able to lean against something.

 

[canthitbombz]

You know you're ( ME ) boujee when you are weighting the options between taking a chair to be more comfortable or a mug of coffee.....1st world hunting problems...lol.

 

[HouseCL]

Lightweight chair is such a game changer. Helinox chair zero or Nemo moonlight elite. It’s great to have at camp too. Worth its weight in gold

 

[taskswap]

I like the Hillsound BTR tripod stool. Plenty of folks find it uncomfortable but it fits me well, only weighs 1lb and is taller than almost anything else in its category. I can comfortably sit an hour or more in one. I find tripods handle jumbly terrain better than 4-legged chairs.

IMO a good pan-head is a must. Zoomed out you'll never know the difference but if your scope is at 60x even the slightest bump will wiggle an entire FOV width and you can lose your objective.

 

[HuntFishCamp]

Lightweight chair is such a game changer. Helinox chair zero or Nemo moonlight elite. It’s great to have at camp too. Worth its weight in gold

I’ve recently picked up the REI Flexlight Air Chair. Same weight as the Helinox chair zero (16 oz) but $40 cheaper. I’ve carried the beefier standard flexlight chair in the past but that’s 11 oz heavier.

 

[Jimmy]

pad, chapstick, eye drops

 

[canthitbombz]

I’ve recently picked up the REI Flexlight Air Chair. Same weight as the Helinox chair zero (16 oz) but $40 cheaper. I’ve carried the beefier standard flexlight chair in the past but that’s 11 oz heavier.

I just bought one as well, hopefully it works well

 

[carsonmcdonald]

I’ve recently picked up the REI Flexlight Air Chair. Same weight as the Helinox chair zero (16 oz) but $40 cheaper. I’ve carried the beefier standard flexlight chair in the past but that’s 11 oz heavier.

I had one of these chairs and it lasted about a year and a half with light/moderate use. After a few trips I stopped packing it because it sits very low to the ground and didn't provide much support during glassing. It is decent and comfortable camp chair when you want to lounge, but in an active sitting position the ground is better then having my knees crammed into my chest, or leaning forward on the front two flimsy legs in a weird "drop knee" position. Brought the chair back out last year and first day sitting back into it the webbing ripped and I went right through it. I'm 6'6", 210.
+1 to finding a nice rock that can act as a chair with my pack behind me for support.

 

[TheHardWay]

Unscented sunscreen and chapstick that has SPF in it.

 

[RaggedHunter]

The things I have for every glassing session whether I am scouting or hunting are:
-Optics
-Tripod
-Bino adapter
-Glassing pad
-layers (vary depending on season) but I usually try to have more than I think I should need. Plan to have enough to stay warm with very little physical activity and most glassing knobs are prone to high winds. I froze my but off this year on August 1st. It was 100 degrees when I left my house. That night on the glassing knob at 12,500' it was 37degrees and the wind was stout.
- Digi scoping adapter. I use the magview so this stays on my spotter and phone case all the time.
- Snacks
-Water. (Sometimes I'll bring a stove to make coffee)
-Dip. I gave up Copenhagen, but I use the nicotine pouches now. Rogue wintergreen is the best & I'll die on that hill. Dip is Essential for glassing sessions.
-I always keep a few lens cleaning wipes in my bino harness
- Gloves
-Beanie
-All day glassing sessions a sun shirt with a hood and chapstick are life savers.
- I don't pack a tarp. But there are times where I wish I had one.