Camp chairs small and compact

euromotorcycles · 02-01-2009, 10:27 AM

I would like to get a sturdy small light compact pack camp/rally chair that could be stuffed in my panniers or top case . The shorter and smaller pack size the better.What do you guy's use?

JR356 · 02-01-2009, 10:49 AM

http://www.kermitchair.com/

JR356

lukex · 02-01-2009, 11:02 AM

What type of camping matress do you use? Therma-rest sell a chair kit to turn your matress into a camp chair. I use these for bike camping trips. It's light and rolls up inside the air matress so takes no more space than the matress on its own. The double bonus is that unlike a normal canvass chair it keeps your back and your butt warm while your sipping a bud by the fire of an evening.

Trekker Lounge
Our most comfortable convertible chair sleeve covers your entire mattress and never has to be removed. It sets up in a snap, converts instantly to a bed, and features adjustable side straps and a built-in fleece pillow sleeve.

007ADVenture · 02-01-2009, 11:45 AM

I use the Kermit. Best made chair out there for the pack size and sturdiness.

tag346 · 02-01-2009, 11:50 AM

no contest...get a Kermit you'll love it.

Rick West · 02-01-2009, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by euromotorcycles

I would like to get a sturdy small light compact pack camp/rally chair that could be stuffed in my panniers or top case . The shorter and smaller pack size the better.What do you guy's use?

Rally chair?

euromotorcycles · 02-01-2009, 12:44 PM

Yes I know about the Kermit chair and it's a very good pick. There are also the chairs from GCI the PICO and the Trail sling that are sturdy , compact and quick to setup.Any of you have experience with the GCI chairs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTu_6-eZaCo

Trail Sling Ultralight Chair

I went ahead and bought the Trail Sling Ultralight chair from Campmor for $19.97. The reason I bought it was the size and weight. At only 16.5 inches long and weighs only 2lb 3 oz the chair fits nicely into my stock KTM 950 paniers.

The chair comes in a nice package

The storage bag has two compartments one for the chair frame and the other for the back Seat support. Here is a pic of the chair out of the storage bag

Here is the frame setup. The Frame is 22 inches long

Here is a pic of the side view of the frame. Stands at 22 inches

And the finish product

Here is a pic with me in it. The chair is very comfortable to sit in. I had no problems getting in or out of it. You can see the frame does not hit the back. I weigh in at 175lbs.

JTT · 02-01-2009, 12:53 PM

I too have a slingback. It's ok. Packs small and light, but as far as comfort and ease of use it ain't a Kermit...but I could buy 5 of them and still have change for coffee

MCP · 02-01-2009, 03:28 PM

So how is it for comfort?

Lone Rider · 02-01-2009, 05:12 PM

IIRC, the popular, regular style GCI chair has been available at Costo, and not requiring a first-born to own.

larrylarry75 · 02-02-2009, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by euromotorcycles

Here is a pic with me in it. The chair is very comfortable to sit in. I had no problems getting in or out of it. You can see the frame does not hit the back. I weigh in at 175lbs.

You'd weigh a helluvalot more if you had a head...

(I like the sling chair, may sell my used-only-once Kermit and get one.)

LL75

dlh62c · 02-03-2009, 01:51 AM

+1 for the Kermit...mine gets a fair amount of usage just at home. But it still packs large.

Has anybody used one of these: http://www.extremeoutfitters.us/walk...rtmodel45.aspx

daryl

ownst1100 · 02-03-2009, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by larrylarry75

(I like the sling chair, may sell my used-only-once Kermit and get one.)

LL75

Lots of plastic parts. While trying one out at REI I had one self distruct while getting up out of it and ended up flat on my back

. Got up, took a quick look around, then ran away

.

Right then and there I decided this was'nt the chair for me.

OscarZ · 02-03-2009, 08:24 AM

I have to vote for the Kermit. I took a trail sling coast to coast in '07 and it worked ok, I found that after a while the top and bottom bars became uncomfortable even with the extra padding. One of the other comments had a link to a backpackers review saying the trail sling wouldn't hold 75#, I can assure that is false, I am 6'1 + 250# and the sling had no problem with me.
The Kermit is not as small and not nearly as light but it gives you a real chair with arms and a cup/bottle holder, I'll never leave home without it again. Another + the Kermit is made in Tennessee not China or Mexico.

KTMarty · 03-08-2009, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by euromotorcycles

Yes I know about the Kermit chair and it's a very good pick. There are also the chairs from GCI the PICO and the Trail sling that are sturdy , compact and quick to setup.Any of you have experience with the GCI chairs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTu_6-eZaCo

Trail Sling Ultralight Chair

I went ahead and bought the Trail Sling Ultralight chair from Campmor for $19.97. The reason I bought it was the size and weight. At only 16.5 inches long and weighs only 2lb 3 oz the chair fits nicely into my stock KTM 950 paniers.

The chair comes in a nice package

The storage bag has two compartments one for the chair frame and the other for the back Seat support. Here is a pic of the chair out of the storage bag

Here is the frame setup. The Frame is 22 inches long

Here is a pic of the side view of the frame. Stands at 22 inches

And the finish product

Here is a pic with me in it. The chair is very comfortable to sit in. I had no problems getting in or out of it. You can see the frame does not hit the back. I weigh in at 175lbs.

Hew euromotorcycles, I did not know I had a head less twin

. I originally posted this in the thread 109. Do I get copy write payments? I'll Settle for a new chair

larrylarry75: I weigh 183 lbs with my head on. Would take another pic to prove it but too lazy to put the chair together.

Had the Sling chair now for a year and after sitting in it for an hour I get a little sore. Sure do like the compact size and weight though but would settle for more comfort.

I originally was thinking of getting the Sling Light but at $90 thought it was too pricey and wanted something that would fit in my panniers.

I just found this CradleLounger chair same as the Sling Light but only $20 and a little bigger. If only it would fold in half I would consider it.

Chair: 36" x 16" x 19.5"; 23 oz./ 91 x 41 x 50 cm; 748 gr.
Headrest: 16" x 14.5"; 3 oz./ 41 x 37 cm; 85 gr.

Weight 18 oz. (510 gms)
Size 26" x 16" x 1.5" (66cm x 41cm 3cm)
Maximum working load 250 lbs. (113kg)
Maximum design load 450 lbs. (204kg)

02-01-2009, 10:27 AM	#1
euromotorcycles ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2007 Oddometer: 165	Camp chairs small and compact I would like to get a sturdy small light compact pack camp/rally chair that could be stuffed in my panniers or top case . The shorter and smaller pack size the better.What do you guy's use?

02-01-2009, 11:45 AM	#4
007ADVenture Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Location: SoCal Oddometer: 235	I use the Kermit. Best made chair out there for the pack size and sturdiness. __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. -- Frank Zappa

02-01-2009, 03:28 PM	#9
MCP Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2003 Location: The Caribbean & Nanaimo, B.C. Oddometer: 534	Comfort? So how is it for comfort?

02-03-2009, 08:24 AM	#14
OscarZ one of Gods prototypes Joined: Jan 2009 Location: Dayton, OH! Oddometer: 124	Ribbit! I have to vote for the Kermit. I took a trail sling coast to coast in '07 and it worked ok, I found that after a while the top and bottom bars became uncomfortable even with the extra padding. One of the other comments had a link to a backpackers review saying the trail sling wouldn't hold 75#, I can assure that is false, I am 6'1 + 250# and the sling had no problem with me. The Kermit is not as small and not nearly as light but it gives you a real chair with arms and a cup/bottle holder, I'll never leave home without it again. Another + the Kermit is made in Tennessee not China or Mexico. __________________ OscarZ -"when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"- Hunter S. Thompson OscarZ screwed with this post 02-03-2009 at 08:33 AM

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02-01-2009, 10:49 AM	#2
JR356 Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2005 Location: Way out West Oddometer: 3,169	http://www.kermitchair.com/ JR356

02-01-2009, 11:02 AM	#3
lukex Adventurer Joined: Aug 2005 Location: BC Oddometer: 88	What type of camping matress do you use? Therma-rest sell a chair kit to turn your matress into a camp chair. I use these for bike camping trips. It's light and rolls up inside the air matress so takes no more space than the matress on its own. The double bonus is that unlike a normal canvass chair it keeps your back and your butt warm while your sipping a bud by the fire of an evening. Trekker Lounge Our most comfortable convertible chair sleeve covers your entire mattress and never has to be removed. It sets up in a snap, converts instantly to a bed, and features adjustable side straps and a built-in fleece pillow sleeve.

02-01-2009, 11:50 AM	#5
tag346 Roaming Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Hillsboro OR Oddometer: 407	no contest...get a Kermit you'll love it.

02-01-2009, 12:44 PM	#7
euromotorcycles ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2007 Oddometer: 165	Yes I know about the Kermit chair and it's a very good pick. There are also the chairs from GCI the PICO and the Trail sling that are sturdy , compact and quick to setup.Any of you have experience with the GCI chairs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTu_6-eZaCo Trail Sling Ultralight Chair I went ahead and bought the Trail Sling Ultralight chair from Campmor for $19.97. The reason I bought it was the size and weight. At only 16.5 inches long and weighs only 2lb 3 oz the chair fits nicely into my stock KTM 950 paniers. The chair comes in a nice package The storage bag has two compartments one for the chair frame and the other for the back Seat support. Here is a pic of the chair out of the storage bag Here is the frame setup. The Frame is 22 inches long Here is a pic of the side view of the frame. Stands at 22 inches And the finish product Here is a pic with me in it. The chair is very comfortable to sit in. I had no problems getting in or out of it. You can see the frame does not hit the back. I weigh in at 175lbs.

02-01-2009, 12:53 PM	#8
JTT Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, NS Oddometer: 1,376	I too have a slingback. It's ok. Packs small and light, but as far as comfort and ease of use it ain't a Kermit...but I could buy 5 of them and still have change for coffee

02-01-2009, 05:12 PM	#10
Lone Rider Registered User Joined: Jan 2002 Location: out and about Oddometer: 25,006	IIRC, the popular, regular style GCI chair has been available at Costo, and not requiring a first-born to own.

02-03-2009, 01:51 AM	#12
dlh62c Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2006 Oddometer: 1,563	+1 for the Kermit...mine gets a fair amount of usage just at home. But it still packs large. Has anybody used one of these: http://www.extremeoutfitters.us/walk...rtmodel45.aspx daryl