Camping Stool

A folding camping stool, designed at NID Ahmedabad, that packs down to one-third the size of existing options.

Catering to the growing camping community, a trend driven by increasing urbanisation, I chose to address this need during the Folding Furniture module in my 3rd semester at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, under Prof. L. C. Ujawane. My interest in trekking gave me insight into campers’ needs, especially the importance of rest for amateur campers.

After analysing existing market solutions, I aimed to design a product that was genuinely innovative rather than redundant. I set a challenge to make my design fold to half the size of Decathlon’s folding stool. Pushing further, I utilised the college’s resources, including 3D printing, to create a solution that folds down to one-third the size of current options.

Camping stool portability feature

Portability

Being portable was the major goal of the stool

Camping stool portability feature

Materials

Synthetic materials to tackle rain and snow

Camping stool portability feature

3D Printed Prototype

3D printed prototype to test the design

Camping stool portability feature

3 Legged Structure

3 legged structure to support the weight and awareness

Camping stool portability feature

3D Model

of the same for specifications and calculation

Camping stool portability feature

Stress simulation

to ensure the strength and durability

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