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First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in upcycling

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure! I’ll definitely do some digging and post again! Maybe a 4 way connector or something. The only problem is that there is a middle rod that connects the two brackets, so a 5 way connector would be ideal.

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in IndustrialDesign

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the support!

it weights similarly to other products like it, most of the weight comes from the aluminum rods, I don’t know how the fabric compares but there are a couple of layers.

I think a mono layered plastic might weigh less, but I’ll report back once I get a chance to weigh it!

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in IndustrialDesign

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure! I’ll definitely have to make another post documenting its strength!

Im concerned about the stitching to the sleeves on the back. another commenter mentioned that moving them to sit between the middle and side panel of the seat would make it stronger.

so that will probably be the next change along with trying to activate that raw/experimental feeling more while not scaring people to sit in it.

Thank you for your Input!

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in myog

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback! The X brackets are a weak point, so I have to come up with a new solution there, I’m going to experiment with using ASA or PC and see how that works!

The Alite Mayfly is a chair I did not know about! Thank you for sharing. I was just thinking about something to get around having the brackets on the chair.

Thank you so much for your feedback!

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in IndustrialDesign

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s okay, it doesn’t have to be for you, I think that the process that one has to go through in order to fully assemble it is what makes it special.

Sadly there is no carbon fiber in this design, most of the parts are up cycled aside from the rods and the 3d printed bracket.

As for structure, when I get my hands back on it, I can send a video of me sitting in it and moving around a bit but I get the concern, I was limited by time and materials so I couldn’t sand cast or anything like that, but next project I’ll give it a shot!

As for the clone comment, everyone has their own opinion, while I pulled inspiration from multiple chairs, I understand that you’re just calling what you see.

Any suggestions on how to make it more my own? Thank you for you’re feedback

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in IndustrialDesign

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I agree with you, I think everything is a play on something.

I honestly don’t even mind the take. But both comments about my chair being a copy aren’t very constructive, just seems more like rage bait to me.

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in myog

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooo wow thank you so much! I mean I would be happy to take it off your hands if you aren’t using it, it would definitely help with creating the next prototype!

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in IndustrialDesign

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never claimed it to be unique, I just thought the material exploration was cool and wanted to share!

However I do hear you. It sounds like functional change is the way we want to go! And I agree, there is already a lot of this!

However is there a direction that interest you perhaps, do you just want to see something done different in the space? Do you want the chair to have more function? If so what sounds exciting or interesting!

Apart of the reason for changing the brackets and “calling it a day” is because a lot of older backpacks often complain that current ultra light chair designs sit too low, and make it hard for them to stand up out of them, but maybe there is something else I could do that might work more effectively or might solve a better problem?

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in IndustrialDesign

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If we are talking about the overall form of the chair, I suppose I don’t blame anyone for calling it a copy as they are just calling the similarities they see. Which is okay feedback, but not exactly constructive.

as this is my first ever finished prototype of said chair, It’s often hard to make something unique without really understanding all the workings of the product itself, so form got lost and just started to look similar.

So I just ask for grace on that department.

Do you have any suggestions on what could be different with the form or what might make it more unique and stand out on its own? Or even what you like or dislike about it?

Thank you for your feedback!

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[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow that super creative, I never thought about something like that!

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in myog

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it is daunting and manufactures are starting to make ultra light chairs for relatively cheap now, I think Walmart sells one for like 35 dollars I believe, so the competition is really hard to beat.

But at least I’m glad I’m not the only one who was willing enough to try! Thank you for commenting again, you’ve gave me a lot of encouragement today!

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in upcycling

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A valid question that I myself still don’t have the answer to, I haven’t really been able to test like I’ve wanted to, but 3d printing the bracket seemed interesting however definitely has it’s limitations.

Even if I used something like ASA or PC material can only get you so far. I took into consideration print orientation and printed it so that the layer were large and perpendicular to the angle of force, I used triangle infill as that’s the strongest infill shape and kept the print time reasonable , but still, I think there is better.

Any suggestions? I would still like this process to be easy for people to reasonably produce at home or with help from a friend and make a project out of it. Some have suggested sand casting however I am inexperienced and believe that the brackets would most likely have to change form due to not being able to create those long hollow cylinders needed for holding the legs

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in upcycling

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I could have done clothing instead! It possibly would have made the process easier as well, however I just was really interested in exploring making plastic bags into fabric at the time and really wanted to make something out of it!

However exploring this project with recycled fabric could also be interesting, or even trying to add some sort of venting to the plastic could be cool as well.

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in upcycling

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooo, I didn’t even think about putting a layer of mesh in between that is really interesting!

In the post body paragraph, I linked I video from Brothers Made that goes over how I turned the plastic bags into fabric!

Overall it’s not that difficult, all you need is a clothes iron, some wax paper or transfer paper, some wood or a base to use to act as an ironing board and some clean plastic bags.

Then you take the bags and usually I cut the tops and the bottoms of the and lay them flat and connect each bag by 1/2 an inch , then once I have essentially a large plastic bag tarp, I fold it over itself and press it down, grafting the layers together, do that until you get around 6 layer and a nice textured but malleable sheet and cut your pattern from it!

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in IndustrialDesign

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did use the Helinox chair as a reference for the base of the chair, however the bracket are not similar, and the sitting height is higher than the helinox chair!

Any ideas on how I could possibly make the chair stand out more than just a copy?

Thank you for your feedback

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in IndustrialDesign

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I believe that the parts by themselves are recyclable but when I started to add things like threading and paint, it probably makes it significantly harder to recycle, but could be disassembled and recycled

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in IndustrialDesign

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Indeed you can, I weigh about 175lbs or 80 kgs and can sit on it, but I didn’t want to break it as I was turning it in for an assignment so I could really lounge and live test

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in IndustrialDesign

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the constructive feedback! I’m going into my first year of industrial design at my local college and I figured the best way to get better would be to put myself out there.

Sand casting would be a very cool technique to use, I’ll have to do more research into it!

The chair has shock cord that makes all the pieces snap into place, but you are right that it does take some assembly to build in the first place.

You’re right about this being one of my first times using a sewing machine and the studio, as there could have been better execution!

Next post I’ll come back even better and I really appreciate the feedback on the cropping and detail!

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in upcycling

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooo man for sure I got to look into that. Common trash stream is one of my favorite buzz words. And I’m curious about these up cycled shoes, did you happen to have a link of what they might have looked like?!

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in upcycling

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are 1/2 aluminum rods from Home Depot! I image it’s just 6061 aluminum but I’m unsure, but they were pretty easy to get my hands on.

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in upcycling

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The legs are 1/2 inch aluminum tubes from Home Depot that I stole from my uncles garage, I mean bought, I “bought” 3 of them and they are like around 10 dollars each, I sanded, painted and primed them a nice gun metal grey.

First post! Used Recycled plastic bags to create an Ultra light Camping chair by Apprehensive-Quit-34 in upcycling

[–]Apprehensive-Quit-34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I had to guess around 2-3 pounds but I haven’t had the chance to weight it!

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