With the exception of REI’s Camp Xtra, it has the undisputed largest seat of any of the camping chairs we’ve tested. I harp on being tall a lot in these reviews, but it’s not often that I come across a product that feels like it was built for big people. The length and width of the seat gave me plenty of space to be comfortable, and then some. Have a cold drink at hand at the campsite, BBQ or picnic with a Coleman® Cooler Quad Chair. The cooler built into the armrest holds up to 4 cans and provides easy access to a cold drink once the one in your mesh cup holder is empty.
The Coleman name has withstood the test of time, much in the same way that their products weather yearly camping trips season after season. After so many decades of outdoor excellence, they’ve brought their A-game to this affordable and feature-rich piece of folding furniture. We also let two boys, ages 1 and 5, play with them and sit on them in the backyard for six months. After all that, we concluded that the REI Co-op Camp Chair – Kids’ is the best choice for anyone who wants to buy a practical, portable outdoor chair for a small child.
The canopy quickly and easily transforms into a carrying case—just wrap it around the chair and snap it closed with two plastic buckles, and you can carry the whole thing on your back like an oblong backpack. We brought this chair to a dense Los Angeles neighborhood to watch Fourth of July fireworks. We got some admiring nods en route to the celebration—and we had one of the more comfy seats at the show. Before we tried the Renetto Original Canopy Chair, we had never considered buying a shade-equipped camp chair. The shaded Renetto chairs were consistently the first seats snagged at a beautiful but harshly exposed Indian Grove group campsite.
If you’re after a novelty chair with an included cooler, you’ve found it. But if you want something comfortable enough to watch an all-day soccer tournament and durable enough to bring back every season, we don’t think this one is a winner. Wirecutter is the product recommendation service from The New York Times.
The chair itself has an X-shaped frame made of steel that sits a little higher than other chairs and offers more support for a more rigid seat that some users found more comfortable. The side table flips down, and a spring keeps the chair shut, which saves space. Our testers loved the sheath-style carrying case, which allows you to adjust its buckles and store other equipment and clothes inside the sheet. The strap on the sheath makes it comfortable to carry this mid-weight chair. Testers found the setup to be super intuitive, and even our taller users were able to sit for long periods without discomfort.
Some are better for kicking your feet up and reclining, while others provide more upright support for drinking and dining at the campsite table. After a long day of hiking or cooking over tiny camping stoves, it’s important to have a comfortable chair that lets you kick back and relax. coleman coolers are a mainstay on camp grounds, festivals and sporting events.
It takes a couple of minutes to store but will significantly extend the lifetime. By no means is this something you’d want to port around with you for more than a few minutes of walking–if you’re looking for the most portable option, I’d encourage you to take a look at our review of the CLIQ Chair. But in terms of full-sized camp chairs, you won’t find much better. The Coleman Cooler Quad isn’t for trekking miles down the trail, but at the very least, you can throw it across your back on a sling and have your hands free to carry a few extra things to the campsite. The 4-pound, steel-construction REI chair has an attached carry strap, rather than a carry bag like the other chairs.
Within the realm of Coleman products, their Big-N-Tall Quad is a true beast of a chair. With a max capacity of 600lbs, cushioned back, and self-bailing seat, it’s one of the only models that can give the Cooler Quad a run for its money. We also really enjoyed their Aluminum Deck Chair, which brings the same wide seat and throws in a side table at the cost of easy transport. A camping chair with such a high-grade integrated cooler wouldn’t be much without a cup holder to match.
However, some testers said they felt like they might hurt themselves as they figured out how to operate the chair. Testers recommended this chair as a quasi-dining chair, especially if you know you’ll use the table to rest snacks and drinks, and even prepped cooking ingredients next to the fire. For web orders returned in store, please take the item in original packaging, along with invoice to any
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