Ive always struggled to find a camping chair that I think is good. The general rubbish offered up is disappointing to put it mildly. Im 6ft and 85kg which has a significant bearing on camp chair comfort.
The widely available common design we all see in every other camp, I find very uncomfortable for more than 5 min and just plain nasty. The act of just sitting in them closely follows the same mechanical process of folding the damn thing up ... so it feels like Im leaning forward and the chair is closing up around me as i sit in it. They are a bearable visitor chair whilst visiting someone else's camp, but outside a cuppa and a 5min chat they'd be better piled 10 high at the tip
We've had a couple of Anaconda Dune Nomad chairs for many many years and they have been great; robust and very comfy with reclining function, but they are real pain to 'easy access' pack anywhere because they are still large and flat when folded. We have a huge alum tool box on the drawer bar of the van for that sort of thing and the box was acquired with dimensions for those chairs in mind but they can only fit on the bottom of the box .... with everything piled on top and that's painful too, particularly for short stops, or road side lunches where they never come out. My son has one of the above style chairs (because his comfort is secondary to price), and even tho his chair is crap its very handy because it easily sits on top of everything in the alum box.
Hail the arrival of the Oztent Jet tent Pilot chair. Its a similar looking style to the crap one thats where is finishes. It has an adj lumber support, rear sloping back and solid arms which force the chair to hold its shape. The carry bag folds up and stores in the chairs headrest, creatng a bit of a pillow effect. It has no recline feature which is a real shame for us, but it slopes back enough to be adequate. After a test drive weekend they are a worthy replacment compromise for us. The solid arms completely transform the chair from the crap thing it resembles. I find them big enough for me, adequately comfy enough, but the biggie was that comfort combined with the much more accessible storage for rapid deployment. I still prefer the Dune Nomad style but theyre simply not practical for us (although its taken 8 years to find an alternative)
This is the first camp chair that is an acceptable compromise, and although they are still pretty good after 8 years of constant use the Dunes are being retired from road travel.
The Jet Tent Pilot is certainly not cheap at between $100 - $140 mark each. We got ours at BCF on special for $70 each on a 2 for 1. They also have a 5 year warranty. Well worth a test drive
The widely available common design we all see in every other camp, I find very uncomfortable for more than 5 min and just plain nasty. The act of just sitting in them closely follows the same mechanical process of folding the damn thing up ... so it feels like Im leaning forward and the chair is closing up around me as i sit in it. They are a bearable visitor chair whilst visiting someone else's camp, but outside a cuppa and a 5min chat they'd be better piled 10 high at the tip
We've had a couple of Anaconda Dune Nomad chairs for many many years and they have been great; robust and very comfy with reclining function, but they are real pain to 'easy access' pack anywhere because they are still large and flat when folded. We have a huge alum tool box on the drawer bar of the van for that sort of thing and the box was acquired with dimensions for those chairs in mind but they can only fit on the bottom of the box .... with everything piled on top and that's painful too, particularly for short stops, or road side lunches where they never come out. My son has one of the above style chairs (because his comfort is secondary to price), and even tho his chair is crap its very handy because it easily sits on top of everything in the alum box.
Hail the arrival of the Oztent Jet tent Pilot chair. Its a similar looking style to the crap one thats where is finishes. It has an adj lumber support, rear sloping back and solid arms which force the chair to hold its shape. The carry bag folds up and stores in the chairs headrest, creatng a bit of a pillow effect. It has no recline feature which is a real shame for us, but it slopes back enough to be adequate. After a test drive weekend they are a worthy replacment compromise for us. The solid arms completely transform the chair from the crap thing it resembles. I find them big enough for me, adequately comfy enough, but the biggie was that comfort combined with the much more accessible storage for rapid deployment. I still prefer the Dune Nomad style but theyre simply not practical for us (although its taken 8 years to find an alternative)
This is the first camp chair that is an acceptable compromise, and although they are still pretty good after 8 years of constant use the Dunes are being retired from road travel.
The Jet Tent Pilot is certainly not cheap at between $100 - $140 mark each. We got ours at BCF on special for $70 each on a 2 for 1. They also have a 5 year warranty. Well worth a test drive
