Getting out of your hammock
I got ball feet added to bottom of Helinox camp chair legs. Now Helinox chair legs don’t sink into soft soils. I leave them attached, but then Helinox chair with ball feet stuck on require a larger case.
A big help in getting up out of Helinox camp chair, but not a guarantee it will work perfectly for everyone.
Rather than try to go directly up out of a low chair, instead rock forward with your head and shoulders lowered. Your head, and upper body should be lower than your hips. As your hips and knees extend and raise higher, then your upper body, torso and head can extend into upright position.
There are videos on YouTube that show what I’ve described. That’s where I learned this technique.
It also works in reverse! When trying to sit down in a low camp chair. Do to drop you weight into chair—chair might break!
And do not squat straight down—it’s more work for your hips and knees. Instead do a reverse motion of get up technique. Stand close to chair with feet a comfortable distance apart. Lean forward with head and shoulders slightly even or just lower than your hips—then gently lower hips into chair. After contacting chair, raise your head and torso into upright position.
Edit: above applies to Helinox Zero chair that weighs one pound. Ball feet probably can’t be used with Helinox Ground chair, and it sits even lower to ground. Getting up from sitting low to ground to standing can be hard to do for anyone. It’s even harder to get up as we age. Good luck!