Finally got around to making a shooting stool ... from a pile of junk!

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Nice job -- and a much better story than my simple shooting stool. It's a kitty litter bucket with a plywood cover and a piece of padded flooring on top. Doubles as a carryall for my shooting rest and bags.

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Great job of re-purposing what would normally be landfill waste.

I have a buddy whose three boys are into Boy Scouts and Camping in general,,,
I gave him four of these kitty litter buckets just to keep the plastic out of the local landfill.

He made padded wooden lids similar to yours for the buckets,,,
Now they are their go-to camping accessories.

All of their small gear fits into them and makes for an extremely handy Camping Kit.

They come home after a few nights,,,
Clean everything they used on their outing,,,
And repack the gear so it's ready for their next trip.

I have one that has lasted three seasons at the rifle range,,,
It holds my front rest, rear bag, safety gear, and ammo.

When I first started using it everyone laughed at me,,,
Now they are as common as dirt.

Aarond

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We use old office chairs that we also use in our 4x8 covered blinds, I like the hard plastic ones the best because they are stackable and easy to clean
 
I am sorry, it rained/snowed today and I was enlisted to fix some things, so never got to the range. I will try to get some pictures this week of the local public range benches. I did an image search and came up empty.
 
All scrap metal I salvaged on the way to the dumpster, made the holders for the latches I bought with scrap and two pipe nipples. Scrounged the hinges, bought the chains and the hitch.
 

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I am a scrounger from way back.
 

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