Chair One Original

A thing of beauty, engineered to very high standard made with exceptional materials.I am surprised this is available at such a low price.Purchased this last week for the Gathering Of The Vibes Festival, a four day event running day and night.After connecting a shoulder strap to this extremely light weight setup I was able to carry it twelve hours a day with zero fatigue, it is so light and compact it becomes nearly invisible on the shoulder.OThe chair sets up in thirty seconds and folds back into its pack in the same time.The comfort is exceptional, I was about the event sitting for hours at a time in total comfort, perfect height, tall seating position totally awesome.The beautiful materials and craftsmanship make it beautiful to handle and look at as well, just top quality all the way.In a world of second rate products, this stands as 100% first rate at arguably half what it should cost.I'm ordering a second.Scott8/4/15Two year reviewThis chair is as nice today as two years ago when I bought it, wears like iron.Just finished another four day concert camping event, chair sets up and takes down in 30 seconds, weighs next to nothing.Very comfortable, sit, slouch, stretch or lean back.When in the bag its about the size of a rolled Sunday newspaper.Bag is a snug fit, but I get my cell, sunscreen, cash and keys easily in.I added a shoulder strap to mine.Everytime I set it up somebody comments on it.Just a beautiful thing to own and enjoy.

I saw a similar chair like this at an REI store and immediately thought I had to have one for backpacking. I never thought that those tripod style chairs would be that wonderful for backpacking. You just as well sit on a log given where I backpack in the Colorado Rockies. I went home and started researching these chairs when I ran across the Helinox version. I saved my money and bought one thru amazon.I must say this chair is remarkable. I am 5'-10" and 250 pounds and I don't worry about whether this chair will hold up. It is practically bullet-proof in its construction. The pockets that receive the DAC rods where you'd expect the most stress are reinforced with a very strong material. The stitching reminds you of what you see on climbing equipment or high quality backpacks. Each of the 4 corners are reinforced with thick padding so that nothing pokes into your shoulders or thighs while you're sitting. The shape of the chair is perfect and comfortably seats your tired bum after a long hike. You could easily fall asleep in this chair. The DAC rod technology is amazing for its light weight and strength. The high impact plastic haunches where the rods come together is also well constructed and cleverly designed. You can set-up and take down the chair from its carry pouch in less than 30 seconds. It takes a bit of effort to force the rods into the pockets, but once they are in there you don't worry they will pop out.If there is one draw-back it would be that the chair feels a little wobbly when you first sit in it or shift around a bit. But that is least to be expected for a chair weighing less than 2 pounds. I don't believe it makes the chair unstable at all. It is good to have the chair on fairly level ground and depending on the soil the legs will sometimes sink into the ground. But in some cases that might not be all that bad. I like that it sits off the ground a little higher than the other chairs like this. It makes it easy to get in and out of, plus I think it enhances a more comfortable sitting position. Yes, this chair is a little pricey, but I have to say that it is one of the best $90 I ever spent. I am one of those backpackers that like to sacrifice a little weight for comfort and this is one comfortable chair. My hat's off to the designers of this one.

My husband and I enjoy going kayak camp at boat only access sites. The biggest challenge of kayak camping is that everything has to fit in the front and back storage areas of our kayaks, (not a lot of room).With the help of other reviewers here on Amazon, we have found some fantastic things perfect for backpackers or kayak campers, (tiny lantern that put out more light than our full sized lantern, small utensils for cooking/cleaning, smaller sized "nesting" cookware, etc). There was only one thing I felt I was missing ... I love to read, and wished I could find some sort of small camping chair. I almost didn't bother looking, because I figured there was no way I'd find something that was comfortable AND small enough to fit in the kayak storage compartment along with everything else we already had.I'm so glad that I looked!!! This chair is a miracle of engineering - it's super light, folds up really small, and is surprisingly comfortable to sit in! My hubby is a big guy, (approx 250 pounds) and I was a little dubious about their claim that this chair can hold up to 300 pounds, (I was even more dubious when the chair arrived - it was so light that I couldn't imagine it holding more than a child's weight). We were scared to even sit in the thing at first, but it held our weight then and we've had absolutely no issues or concerns with it during the half dozen or so trips we taken so far this summer.The chair can be packed away so small because the entire frame of the chair, (the blue legs and support areas of the chairs we bought) all break down, (you just pull the legs out of the black connecting pieces, and you end up with a bundle of same sized pieces of tubing, (kinda like tent poles). The seat just slides off and can be rolled up and put in the same small carry bag as the frame poles. (I wish I could explain this better ... hopefully there will be someone with more of an engineering background who can explain it more clearly.)I also hesitated on buying this chair because of the cost, (not cheap!) but it has been worth every penny! We can fit both chairs, (broken down into carrying/storage) in the front, (smaller) storage area of one kayak, along with our nesting cookware set and 2 blow up mattress, (which are also very small once they are rolled up and put into storage/carrying bag. It's pretty impressive - we couldn't be happier!