Abstract: A portable stool useful for hunting, spectator events, and other uses which can be supported by any generally vertical surface such as a tree, wall, post, etc. and the ground is disclosed. The stool can be easily and quickly converted from a use mode into a compact mode for easy carrying and storage and back to a use mode. The preferred stool has a primary support member, a secondary support member, preferably pivotly attached to said primary support member, having a fork on one end, and a seat. The seat can be padded and preferably locks onto either the primary support member or the secondary support member, or both, in the compact mode. The primary support member can also have projections for attaching to a rope or cable making the stool also useful as a handle to pull or drag a heavy object such as large game.