Once I put the string through the backpack and tested it again. I came to the conclusion that there was not enough resistance to prevent the string from just pulling all the way through the back pack and out of it. So I strung it so that the string had multiple turns and points of friction, to try and slow down the rate at which the string would be pulled through. The increased amount of string present in the backpack has lead to the additional perk of providing more back support. After I  had strung everything I noticed that the strings were arbitrarily strewn across the backpack so I re strung it all so that all the strings were collected together going through extra aluminum that I had left over after trimming the stool. This made it aestetically more appealing as well as providing a nice support on your back.

I was previously using kite string to tie the legs to the back support but after having a dry run and testing it out i determined that the kite chord was not nearly strong enough so i went out and purchased some 550 paracord as a more durable solution to kite string snapping. 550 paracord has a minimum break force of 550 pounds. It doesn't rot or mildew either which meant that it could withstand all weather so it was weather proof and because its nylon its weather proof, And because its nylon its light which was crucial to backpack.

During my work expirimenting with my backpack chair I came across the problem of the chair legs not having enough traction in the makerspace. I have come up with a temporary solution to this problem, by adding a yoga matt under the chair legs. The yoga matt is made of PVC and is coated in a non slip coating that allows for increased traction. which means that the backpack wont slide back while youre leaning against it.

I began assembling a full size prototype of my backpack. I took a folding stool and i cut and trimmed holes in the legs to make it possible for me to recline against. I chose an aluminum folding stool, because I found aluminum to be the lightest and most durable for what I needed it for.

I've made progress in building my backpack chair I have made a couple adaptions to my initial design. After lugging wood up a flight of stairs I realized that it was possible to make it have a back support made out of wood, however it would just be really heavy. So I changed my plan so that it has a metal frame for support with something stretched across it for support.

I started with the initial problem of wanting to go on hikes, but then when I would reach the summit of my desired mountain I would be facing the trouble of wanting to sit down but needing to settle for a tree trunk. To me this wasn't good enough I would rather have a way of bringing a chair to the summit to sit in and observe the view.

So this led to me to different ways that I could try and integrate a chair into something that would be typically brought with me on a hike. I figured that integrating a chair and a backpack would be the most realistic and achievable option.

So from there I thought about what components went in to a chair that I wanted to have with me. I wanted a form of back support that I could lean against to take some stress off of my legs. So I thought about what if i made the back pack have collapsible legs that would come out from the bottom of the bag. But then i thought that  there wasn't a practical way of storing and folding the legs. so then i adapted it to have legs that would fold out that I could lean against in order to support my back.

At this point I met up with a group of other people and got feedback on my project. I took away from that feedback that if I could find a way to make it so that I could sit on top of something instead of sitting on the ground. Thats when somebody suggested that I have a folding mat that can unfold and be sat on so that your butt doesn't get dirty.