Puckster wrote on Jun 16^th, 2013 at 4:21am:

On the subject of camp chairs, I've been toying with the idea of bringing along a 5 gallon bucket with top, both as something to carry/stow things in and as a camp "stool."  I've seen pictures of this in other's photos.  Any thoughts?

Sort of funny......in that kick in the gut sort of way. I bought a complete line of waterproof duffels after seeing my pals in action. They are pretty sweet I admit and I will probably get a lot of use out of them but me oh my were they pricey. Watertight to 30 meters which also means airtight (a decided advantage for those of us who stash our food>If Yogi can't smell it he won't get it :thumbup ). I also liked the longer openings of the duffels........no more digging around trying to find what you want but I am digressing.........I decided on Martens 5 gallon bucket route after settling on an Everglades trip. The raccoons are thick and have perfected the art of thievery. My Watershed duffels wouldn't last long.

After packing one up I seen the decided advantages and am bringing one on my WCP trip this summer. As per Marten I have decided to house my "kitchen" in one. I went to Home Depot and purchased a snap top (permanent) which has a screw on lid. Much better than any other lid set up which would be more or less a hassle. Will it replace my tri-pod stool? We will see.........but I rather doubt it. I love my tri-pod stool. Mine comes in at 14.5 oz compared to the usual 2lbs of most other tri-pod stools. Very easy to move about when breaking camp.