I have both the roll a stool and alite mayfly chairs

the mayfly is harder to use, in that you have to kind of drop/flop back into it, and is harder to exit  -  it is  a nice small package and quite comfortable

Jimmar, whenever you put your chair back into its stuff bag, check to see that both of the rubber "feet" are still on the back legs - I got my chair at REI Garage Sale, and that was what was wrong with that one - it was missing one of the rubber feet - they can come off.  There were a dozen or more of the mayfly chairs at that sale - several I looked at had stitching that had blown out, probably from heavyweights plopping down into the chairs - they do have a lifetime warranty according to the website. 

of the two chairs, if I were to take one on a Quetico trip, I'd be inclined to take the Mayfly because of its smaller package and better comfort.

I'll actually use the roll-a-stool this evening at camp - doing a section of the Arkansas R tomorrow and the group is camping our this evening nearby.  I keep that stool in the back of the truck, so I don't have to think about packing one.

I won this chair (amongst other things) for my cedar strip canoe project I entered on instructables.com:

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I hope give it a serious try out on my upcoming trip to Quetico.

I have tried a few different tri pod stools and the lighter versions of 1 lb or less will wear out in few years. I think the camp time stool comes in at 14oz which is the lightest I have found. Mine is still going strong. They are a good product and I think it is kind of neat that you got to tour their shop Ben.

I have also been eyeing the camp time chair with the back rest which weighs 2.5 lb. Eventually the "right" trip will show up and the chair will be worth the extra weight.

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I find the little stool not only a plus for cooking since it is not so high off the ground but it is a major plus when breaking camp. I sit to stuff bags, tents and pads. I think early in the morning is not a good time to be constantly bending over or squatting. Your body is probably a little tight from the previous days work and the morning tends to be a little bit cool anyways......bad combination.

Just remember it is a tripod, if one leg goes into the ground you will become acquainted with a new and different perspective that you wouldn't ordinarily choose. 

I picked up a Camptime Pack Stool a few years back from MT's recommendation. I've got a lot of use out of it and finally my fat behind got to it. While in Spokane the other day I poked in on Camptime and was happily greeted by owner Dave. He gave me a new seat to put on my old stool for nothing. Then he gave me the tour of his shop. He's the kind of guy I like doing business with!