TRANSFORMING Camp Stool 

I like how Cornelius seems like a sleazy salesman, but all his items deliver.

I was dang near gonna run off to research natural navigation myself because of this video. Heck yeah I would love a video on that. Especially navigation using the stars

I freaking made this thing, minus the woodcarving. Three oak dowels and four copper pipe fittings ended up nearly $50 USD. I kept checking some local thrift stores until I found one of those camp chairs for $3. I drilled out the rivets in the seat (which I learned from this video) and the dowels fit just fine. Inside each of the "pockets" I put a 1" rubber chair cap that can be squeezed on and off the bottoms of the dowels so that I don't get the copper fittings dirty.

Absolutely astonishing. If I were to add one one thing however, it would be a hook at the top. A lot of people in LARPS and medieval re-enactments and stuff like to walk around with small lanterns attached to their belts (some electric and some real). And can you imagine being able to simply light your lantern and hang it on the staff as your wandering around at night time or setting up camp? It would be sooo useful. Maybe you should add some better attachment method than a hook but that’s your area of expertise, not mine. Anyways great video and cannot wait yo see all the fun and epic gadgets and inventions just waiting to be created. Best RU-vidr ever, yours truly - Baron BEFFelestein the third

The thing I would recommend, would be three 'End Caps' to screw on to the legs ends to prevent any damage to the threads when you sit oh the stool on rough ground! Cheers, another brilliant project!

This is easily the coolest thing I've seen you make on here, and I love all the wizardy stuff you've made before. But the insane amount of utility launches this into a whole new level. I would also be interested in that navigation video

It would be interesting if you could make the staff/pouch/chair a complete survival kit in itself, like with a whistle and fire starter kit. This project is just so cool! My imagination is going wild now. I want to make things!

I’m Active Duty Army, and have been in for a number of years. I made something similar many moons ago, but NOWHERE near as cool. Hanging with the Infantry, it came in handy a number of times, and I carried a few essentials on it, but I’m gonna make a new one just like yours. Too cool! Keep up the great work!!!!! Pro tip: make the seat 2x3 times larger or longer, and now you have a ‘poleless litter’ to carry someone who might be injured.

I would love that natural navigation video! Can't wait to make one of these myself!

Yes on navigation videos. On the staff, you could incorporate a sling like the Dragonlance Kender Hoopak and/or a pointed metal butt cap for the bottom to protect the wood from getting deformed and as a type of defensive spear tip.

THIS IS MY FAVOURITE KIND OF PROJECT!! You could even use the same pipe fittings on the ends to add various small tools, like a mini spike for planting the stick in the ground, or a tiny shovel or connection for string to use it as a fishing rod; all of which could be stored in the seat pockets when not in use!! And to make sure the seat-pouch is more securely attached to the stick, maybe add one of those sand brown buttons to the hand grip leather, just below where you'd usually hold it! You could even use more of those buttons to add other little pouches and useful do-dads!

The hook and fishing pool from the Scout Stave looks useful. I'd also make a removable boar spear head for hunting. You could also incorporate it into being the central pole for a tent. Better still, make a medieval fantasy version of the Polish Lavvu wearable tent, which can be worn as a poncho when not being used as a tent. Which makes it far easier for travel as you're wearing it, rather than carrying it.

I saved this to show it to my kids. Today we finally had time to watch it together. They are so excited by this staff. The 10yo is going to bed thinking about all the things they would put on their staff. Well done making a video that is not only entertaining to watch, but also includes instructions that are understandable and really let's us see how you made it... including the research. Thank You

Haven't even gone past the 3 minute mark and I already have saved the vid on my "To do" project folder, yes sir. Even if I only do the stool to begin with, you damn well know I am going to end up wanting to do the entire thing eventually

I would love to see a follow up video in the future to see how well the pockets hold up after using it as a stool alot

I've never worked with leather before, but I've absorbed so much secondhand knowledge from your videos that when you went to sew the pieces of the seat together I was like "I bet he's gonna do a saddle stitch here since it's gonna be under a lot of stress" to my girlfriend next to me 😂

Watched through with my son and both really enjoyed! When we finished the first thing he said, "Really cool! he should add a flint and steel" had to pass it on. Love the enthusiasm you bring and hope to see more!

Great project! As a young'un, I made many a scout staff, like the one shown in your diagram - but I almost never took them into the field because of their unwieldy length. Making it collapsible (and, better, convertible into a chair!) makes it so much more appealing! All the additional little features make it a masterwork. This is my first time watching a video from your channel, and I'm rarely the sort to leave comments - but I just had to give a kudos for this project. I bet there'd be a good market for these, if you put them up for sale!

Very neat. I'd cap both ends with some copper plumbing bits to keep them from splitting too.

I turned this awesome build into a homebrew item for my dnd campaign. Here’s the description if anyone wants to use it. I also published it on dnd beyond. Staff of the Wanderer Staff - Common Item This multipurpose staff houses a small knife and is engraved with measurement tools as well as tools to help navigate using the night sky and follow the moon cycles. The staff can be separated into three pieces that can be combined with the companion pouch to become a stool. The pouch can be folded into many configurements to accomodate current needs. While the staff is being carried, the user has advantage on Survival checks.

I went back and looked at the instructable that you mentioned. He has some additional entries about that staff, and the torch that he made for the top is way cool. If it was me, I would also consider adding a few knot diagrams, since I'm not great at remembering knots I don't use on a daily basis.

Fun fact . The style of knife used in this build is a Puukko knife which is a popular do it all blade from Norway.

Bro, I LOVE how a simple stool turned into such a multifaced item! Its so cool and has so much potential for variations.

When the video was over, my husband wants to buy one. I let him know this is a tutorial. He asked me if I could make it. I am not a skilled craftsman, but I can easily do the 3 part staff. The seat would be a little more work for me, and I will have to get some of the stuff, but I plan to do it. If not for Living Anachronism, I probably would not have found this channel. *Edit* I finally got the 6 foot dowel and the hardware. I took it outside as I don't have a workshop and sawed it in 3. I whittled the ends to accept the hardware, which is currently glued together. Tomorrow I plan to get the nails and drill the holes for extra support. As I took a little too much off, I'm using some thin scrap leather to help secure the hardware on. For the seat, I'm going to go to Joann's craft store and see if they have any duck canvas. This project is fun to make.

Been cutting out equilateral triangles for stools all week.

In boot camp we measured our stride by walking a known distance of 300 meters. Going down hill, up hill and flat. Took the average of them. 100 meters is from goal post to goal post on a football field. Traveling is rarely over flat terrain. I love this project. Great job. Can't wait to see the next ones.

I will go get my hat, put it on, so I can take it off for you! Amazing work! I would love to see you add a cover for the metal in the rod, in leather of course. And yes, make that navigation video for us :D

Words of advice from a fellow wanderer, put a metal cap on the very bottom where your staff meets the ground to keep it from becoming damaged, not only will it keep the bottom from mushrooming out, splitting apart an chipping but this improvement is something that really helped me in my travels especially if your defending yourself or using it as leverage to move a log or check how heavy something is

I love the infomercial opening the expanding bag one is what made become a subscriber

This is totally a piece of me, but what im shocked by, is the unquenchable urge to go off and build my own. The nav touches are an incredible addition, and I'm wondering how far you could take it. I would love to see a community's collection of videos all working and improving on this design. I think we could create something even more outright impressive than what you've already done. Kudos!

This is awesome. Thank you for making and sharing it with us. Here is an idea I had to help lengthen the life of the threads and the leather. Adding a female plug end for your open thread male end that goes down to the ground or a male plug for female ends. That way you keep it free of dirt and debris. You could also do this for the other ends that goes into the leather, this would protect your leather from wear and small cuts from the threads. Just some thoughts.

One day I'll actually get around to making something from this channel. The navigational aids on this staff are really neat and make it far more interesting than a simple convertible stool.

Definitely interested in natural navigation! Also, edible foraging!

This is really cool! Something I might like to add would be a hollowed out secret compartment on one or both ends. You could keep rolled up charts of edible/poisonous plants, or fire starter or other little knick-knacks in there ^^

As someone who loves wandering in the semiwild, sitting down, and doing some whittling, this project is absolutely perfect ❤

Natural Navigation is something I would LOVE to learn! As a relatively urbanized pagan, getting back to my roots is really hard when you are directionally challenged without a GPS! This project was absolutely MAGNIFICENT, and you have every right to be proud of it. It's gorgeous, functional, and you also learned a TON while making it!

No ranger is set without their quiver, Cloak of Ominous Identity, and multi-tool staff! I wonder if there's a way to easily attach a lantern or torch for traversing dark, cavernous depths? One may also argue that the math and measuring in this build is a skill of its own.

Love the versatility of the pouch!! Gonna add this one to my ever growing list of projects

Kramer sent me. I must say - this is so cool! I like how it can be taken apart and used as two different, smaller weapons in possible combats in confined spaces, thus removing the week point of staff used as a weapon. And I hope we'll be updated how it's holding up, after some adventuring =) Cheers!

im currently building this with my dad for the upcoming ren faire in my area! not only is it amazing for me and any other disabled person looking for some useful crafts, it lets me spend more time with my da :] thank you to everyone at skill tree for this opportunity!

Brilliant build. Love the enthusiasm too, you're a lot of fun to watch

This is amazing! Thank you, now I am one step closer to the best ranger outfit and gear without being encumbered. My goal is 40 lbs total and that includes my clothing and boots. So having "free" standing equipment is awesome.

My first thought when you explained this project was "My druid character definitely needs one of those!"

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1467">24:27</a> Oh my god! What if THIS is why those hats were the way they were when you see them depicted in art... You may have just reinvented a lost art! Fregin cool

I'M GETTING ONE! Seriously awesome build my friend. One of the coolest adventuring tools I've seen. The staff can also be a poll for a makeshift shelter with your cloak! It would be cool if you could make a quick attach spear head, which could act as a hollow handled knife most of the time, and then attach and peen onto the top of the staff. And if wilderness survival becomes a skill on your channel to level up, I would definitely watch that.

Love this. Definitely want a video on natural navigation.

This is a phenomenal idea! I am a professional wanderer(I maintain hiking trails covering 500+ acres) so the walking staff is perfect for me. The stool is a little out of my current skill/ability range since I don't have much experience with leather, but the walking staff is right up my alley. I walk up mountains everyday, and I love this idea so much I'm going to make my own. For me, I would keep the height measuring lines, but add a sort of metal pick like on a modern walking stick to give me a more stable foothold.

I LOVE how you make things sound easy ! That's a good way to encourage people to try it for themselves ! The staff is a masterpiece ! Personally, I'd add metal bits at each end of the staff, to mount attachments : A hook blade to get fruits from a tree; small spikes as self-defense*/way to plant your staff in the ground, they would double as caps for dirt to not get in the joints; a small lantern, to have a overhead light when you need it; a mallet head, if you need to hammer down a few things; etc Also : Ropes, a small rope is always handy and sturdy hempen ropes are rather small and light. Using the hook head, you could use it as a way to store your food above ground. *walking sticks are famous not only as... Walking sticks, but also because they were handy weapons to fend off unpleasant encounters on the road

definitely interested in natural navigation

This is absolutely incredible. I never knew I was interested in natural navigation but now I really want to see a video on it!

I saw a guy at a blade show with staff and other things. His staffs were awesome like yours. I think he incorporated a small 1st aid kit into the staff by cutting a slit in the staff large enough to fit a small booboo kit with bandaids, alcohol pads, ointment, and pain pills. Imagination is key.

You could also carve a small compartment into the wood underneath the handle wrapping and drill two buttons to make the wrapping removable

Love the concept. It had my head spinning for ideas that could be added as well. -(would have to hollow out part of the inside and possibly lose some stability) Adding a smaller, similar pole to the inside that could act as a collapsible fishing pole (line wrapped around the outside with hooks or stored inside) -Adding a way to attach spiked ends set at 45 degrees to convert pieces into climbing spikes (like electricians use to scale utility poles) or to just turn into a makeshift spear -Get fancy and add small sections of chains to the sections to turn it into a three section staff (would have to work in a disconnect option to actually use it for its intended purpose) Such a cool build. Thanks for sharing.

You could also put a button compass on the top end of it...I have that on my walking stick.

clever: I'm so stupidly proud of this me: *slaps table* and rightly so my friend! this is my fave project of yours so far

I had a fantastic idea to add for this. If you attach one more plumbing fitting on one end, or both ends (the bottom one might get covered in dirt though), you could bring various attachments with you, with the two obvious ones for me being a knife and a shovel head. This way you can turn your staff into a spear, or collapse it a bit and have a nice hand shovel. Plus, with it being modular at that point, you can keep making all sorts of attachments if you can think of them. Actually as of typing this, I realize you can even get the copper/bronze/generic metal threaded caps to put on the ends to ensure you don't damage the threads, give the staff some more strength and lessen the chance of splitting at the ends, and can be a very nice aesthetic ornamental end cap!

Your enthusiasm is contagious. Thank you for such a neat project

This is probably my favorite project i have seen you do thus far, great job!

Now I want to make this... Multiple of this. I personally would probably drop off much of the extra stuff (mostly the navigation pieces. But at the core of it being a walking stick and pouch that turns into a camping stool is just awesome by itself and seems perfect for any sort of hiking trip.

I built one of these almost a decade ago based on that instructable. His decoration ideas are great. I made the seat from duck cloth and used metal wire and cotter pins to attach it to the tripod. The tripod is bound with a steel ring. I capped the top with a little copper container and the bottom with a copper spike using common (but expensive!) plumbing. It's heavy for hiking and the couplings make it a little too flimsy to use for whacking things. Having the seat double as a pouch is an excellent idea.

This is actually very cool! I can make this for camping out with my family.

Super stoked for your videos, Cl3ver! You are probably my most favorite channel on the platform. Keep it up, I'll always watch!

Nice build! One addition you could try. Get a 1/4 inch coupling nut, cover one end with a small bit of masking tape. Then drill out a hole in one end of the staff (or both if you want) big enough to fit the nut, centered of course. Now use epoxy and sink the end of the nut into the hole with the tape side down so epoxy doesn't get on the threads. Once it is set you have an easy way to screw in attachments to the end. Make a spike out of a piece of all thread or a lag nut for a spiky bit, screw in a hook to allow you to reach apples out of trees or hang the staff from a rope or line. I got a cheap attachment for a replacement saws-all blade holder and now can put a saw blade on the end to cut down tree branches. If you want to go a bit modern you can even get a cell phone holder to screw in to take steady pictures or a folding frog gig. Seriously there are only about 1000 different attachments you use. I made a small sling shot using a double hook for a closet and a replacement slingshot tubing. All of your favorites can then fit in a haversack or pouch belt.

This is a marvelous project. Not only is it incredibly useful as you have it, but there are so many ways to add additional customization. And then, if you mix and match the staff with other multi-use pieces, like a tarp/backpack for a tent, you could have an incredible adventuring rig. My personal favorite would be to use two staff sections for a tent pole, screw a spike into the bottom of the third and a lantern hook into the top of the third so it spikes into the ground and holds the lantern just high enough for when you're sitting in the tent before bed. But my brain is whirling with ideas sparked by your useful and very stylish project. Kudos!

This thing is so cool, one of your best projects yet.

Genius idea! Can't wait to see how it's made

Other things to add to the staff: basic signs of heatstroke and hypothermia wood-burn rules for edible berries/ common wild medicinal plants SOS reminder add a small mirror for signaling and fire-starting wrap some gauze around the middle third for splinting and tinder add a sling so you can go hands free if you need to or turn it into a shepherd's sling.

First video of yours that I've watched actually the algorithm sent me this video. One of the few times it's worked tbh. Great video!

I love this project! Might have to try making it myself (along with everything else on your channel). Keep up the amazing work. Looking forward to the next project!

Man, the original creator could patent a modern version of this if it hasn’t been done yet. I could see the backpacking or through hiking community eating this up.

Versatility is the king of adventuring gear and this thing is DOPE.

Overall, an excellent and functional build. Beautiful as well. However, I do believe it can be improved significantly. Things to add - 1) A blade that will screw onto the staff fittings. Blades can be used for defense, hunting, or, if a forked design is used, spear fishing. 2) An extra male fitting to accept the blades. When not in use, a small metal or wood ball could be fitted as an adornment and impact tool. Alternatively, it could be used to hold fishing line, hooks, and weights. 3) A hole near the top to pass fishing line through to use the stick as a fishing rod. 4) Change out the bottom section for a piece of hollow metal pipe. Here you could store fire starting supplies, papers, etc. It would also support a small spiked end to aid in travel over rough ground. 5) Make an axe head that will screw onto the top ferrel added earlier for the ball. You can carry the ace head on a strap on your side and screw it on as necessary to cut and split small pieces of wood. 6) While epoxy is a good choice, I would have heated the fittings to fit them over the full size end and then riveted them in place. Although that would likely require steel fittings as verses copper, which would likely split. 7) To reduce weight, you could make the entire staff out of a lighter weight steel pipe. This would also increase durability because of the stronger material and you could actually weld the screw fittings on the inside of the pipe. it would also provide a large amount of storage for the items mentioned. 7) Add to the outside a general map of the area the wanderer travels in. Including large population centers, mountains, rivers, and common waypoints. They should be in their rough positions with distances between them listed. Although, if a compartment is added as noted above, this can be substituted with a drawn map stored inside the staff.

Hell yes! First for the first time!

Awesome build. You could add: Make two more staff pieces to have your "ten foot pole" since adventurers always need a 10 foot pole... and engineer them to "click on" to your other video of your back pack to tent. Maybe one or both of those pieces could have a thread to accept "tools" that you can make additionally such as a hook or a saw blade to trim a tree branch way up. Make a tool, put it on the copper piece you have for threading on and poof... extendable swiss army knife pole. Maybe make a special hook to hold a lantern securely. Engineer belt loops to make it a pouch that can tie to your belt. Love your videos. Especially your Pennsic one. Been there many times prior to the plague.

An outdoor navigating video would be awesome! Another practical skill you can use everyday!

Sweet build! Some thoughts: 1. Attach male fittings onto the two ends then braze pipe caps onto female fittings for solid metal ends. (You can add nails/etc. to another set of pipe caps for use on ice/etc.) By making the ends swappable, you can adjust them for different purposes. (For example, a mount for your knife to turn the staff into a spear, a ring so that you can add a strip of leather with a wide part in the middle for a slingstaff, or a 1/4" nut for a mono/tripod.) 2. Sand the hex profiles down and braze/solder on decorative pieces for that extra bling factor.

Love it. Maybe add on the top a compass, that screws off to reveal a small area that houses needle and thread , hooks and line for fishing.

The thumbnail made me click this, the ad made me want one, and the video showed me how to make it. Perfection. I really really really really really really really want to make one but I literally don't have any tools 😭

Personally I love how you kept it, packed with useful stuff, yet simple.

I think it would be neat to have some method of attaching the knife to the top easy, changes the staff into a makeshift spear for protection.

This energy is exactly what my inner monologue does when I start thinking up projects. Also now i need to go see if they have oak dowels in Japanese hardware stores.

I would LOVE to see the natrual traveling skills, including navigation, foraging for food, skinning, fishing, etc.

Personally I would add a sling to it. Staff slings are incredibly versatile

I'm literally this close to going into a hyperfixation about natural navigation, we would *love* to see you're excitement about the topic as we learn! I think that'd be so cool

I absolutely love this project!!! Will be making one for myself very soon. Two things I am planning on adding to mine are: #1 a Pyrenean Shepherds Dial for telling time and #2 inscribing a pace count table for different types of terrain to go with the pace count beads.

We absolutely need a bushcraft and wayfinding/ Voyager skill set as follow ups for this episode! Please make it happen!

I'd be interested in learning more about natural navigation. Would love a video on it.

Ok. Coolest stick in existence! I am not a hiker myself, but if I WAS one I would make one of these and it would never leave my hand.

Natural navigation would be an awesome skill to develop

This is an awesome project! Some thing I would add is another brass coupler at the top and a small 2 to 3 inch capped piece of brass pipe to hold small survival items like a flint, saw blade, or other items.

Natural navigation would be a fun one to learn! I definitely need to make one of these! Thanks for the shout out too! Just a quick correction though, it's Gabriel with a long a 😄 cant wait to get started on this project!

Yes please add a vid for natural navigation! I never even knew about the finger thing for how much longer until sun set! I've already learned a lot, and not just about the staff.

this video was so clever we viewed it again .

Everytime I see one of your videos, I always find new things that would be useful for either everyday life, or camping/advertising! So much fun lol

Another neat thing you can do with a stick, is to measure heights. Hold the staff arms length away, poke the top under your eye so you hold the staff about one arms length away from the top, then hold it straight out in front of you. This should form a "Triangle" as your Arm is the "X" axis and the stick is the "Y" Axis. and the line between your eye and the top of the stick is some angled axis whatever that's called. Now go up to something you want to measure, and step back until your stick is as big/tall as the object you want to measure. The length you walked away from the object is its height. This has given me so many ideas! ima make this to! :D Why didn't i find this channel sooner....

You don't just level up, you nat 20 everytime!!!!! Another project on my list after the gauntlet gloves and everything else XD

If I'm robbing someone in the woods and they call me a ruffian I'm sprinting in the other direction

In all fairness you nerd out over most of your projects. Justified. Also - I love your "commercials" :)

*INSPIRED * I have too many projects, but I'm so amped for it, that I'm adding this one to the list

oh my god this is genius! I've been wanting a good walking stick, a tad taller than myself, mostly because I live in florida and while walking facefirst into a golden orbweaver web isn't physically dangerous, the psychological consequences of having a spider the size of your palm somewhere on your body are quite dire, so having a good stick to go before my face would be nice. and, I just watched a video on how just having a good and proper seat greatly improves the whole backpacking experience. and here's both, in an absurdly simple and easy to assemble form! what fascinates me about this is that the simplicity lends itself to customization- you could easily slap all kinds of mcguffins and wingdings on this, provided you either make sure the legs stay the same length or unscrew your mcguffin segment before using it as a seat- a whistle? a small knife? a length of rope? a compass? all fair game! it's genius and I will be making one myself as soon as possible. edit: I actually just watched the entire video instead of just the intro and looking at the craftable thing. Knife? measuring utilities? check. what I'd want matches the aesthetic less but would be handy for survival- a whistle, a compass (sun and stars are great, but what if it's cloudy or densely-forested?) and perhaps a cavity for a small first-aid kit, firestarting tools, or even a small wire-saw. poking around I've even seen a lovely compass-slash-sundial on Amazon that would match the aesthetic of this thing beautifully and could likely be mounted on one of the ends of a stick, but I'd have some concerns about shoving it into either a leather pocket or the dirt and sitting on it when making a stool. Maybe cut each of the wood lengths down to 1 foot 10 inches, and use the extra six inches to make an extra utility segment that can be drilled out hollow (it can be removed when the whole thing is transformed into a seat, so it doesn't need to be load-bearing) and used as both compartment and mounting place for compass? that would probably work quite well. anyways. still genius. still making one as soon as possible, and I've shown this to a couple of friends and infected them with Ideas, as well.