i need a small lightweight chair. any suggestions?

I just got a monarch chair and used it for my trip a couple weeks back. Loved it.

will you want to cook while sitting in it or just relax?

You cannot go wrong with a Crazy Creek chair. I put mine in the canoe for a backrest, on a log in camp by the fire ring, on a rock by shore. Crazy Creek

just got a Roll-A-Chair, made by camptime. the chair weighs in at 2.6lbs and sets up to 29" tall. gets u off the ground and has back support. kind of expensive at $50 buck worth its weight

gander mountain had some cheap but light chairs that couple in a set. they don't weigh much and are comfortable. gotten to the point where crazy creek on ground just doesn't cut it anymore and barco lounger no one will carry across the portage.

Slinglight chair. Super comfy and you won't find lighter (for the comfort level it provides, anyway)

I'll put in a vote for Crazy Creek chairs, they fit on the canoe seat and around camp.

Alite Monarch butterfly chair. I love mine. Watch the video at the bottom of the link. chair=

roll a chair

Link above to chair mentioned earlier in thread. I do NOT own one at this point.

I am always looking also for back support and lightweight/portable. Use a basic lightweight tripod chair I've had for 14 years now. At under 3 pounds the roll a chair seems a viable candidate for replacement!

Tried the monarch in a store and YES it was comfy and I had no problem balancing, but neither could I cook while in it - it would be solely for relaxing for me (too low).

I relied on my thermarest pad and chair kit for years.

thanks for the advice. I just ordered the alite butterfly chair. I will let you know how it goes in a couple of weeks.

I carry a 5 gallon bucket with a Gamma Seal lid for food and I sit on this with a Crazy Creek chair for cooking. For sitting and reading on shore I just use the Crazy Creek chair. For really relaxing, the ENO Single Nest hammock.

google Wilderness chair. I will be bringing up 2 to try in a couple of weeks. It can also be used as a hammock chair.

The choice of a chair really depends on what you want it for. If you are looking for a chair to lounge in, and don't mind sitting on the ground or low to the ground, then the Crazy Creek type chairs, the Monarch, Slinglight, etc are all fine. If you want a chair that is functional (for cooking, filleting fish, roasting marshmallows by the fire, etc), or your aging knees and back don't like to sit low, then the best choice is the Camptime Roll-a-Chair. It is an amazingly comfortable chair, and very lightweight and compact. Four of them can easily be strapped onto a single pack.

Check this link for some pics Camptime Roll-a-Chair

Thanks, BWPaddler and CanoeKev for the info on "Camp Speciaties"!

butthead

quote mr.barley: "Alite Monarch butterfly chair. I love mine. Watch the video at the bottom of the link. chair= "

I just ordered 3 of the fast Red version. I trust Barley.

folding camp chair

Yes, thanks canoekev - that helped to see it "in use". The only other chair that I think comes close is the one above... and it's (if my math is right) 11-12oz heavier than the roll a chair one? Both nice and high (15" vs 19"). The Piragis one doesn't fold as neatly either... but for some reason it looks a bit more comfy. Still, heavier and harder to pack I can't justify.

FYI - Roll a Chair at REI is $50, and Campmor is $45. Still gotta compare shipping or discounts, etc.

Again, it helps to know how you want to use the chair - high, low, back rest, no? etc.

quote BWPaddler: " folding camp chair


The only other chair that I think comes close is the one above... and it's (if my math is right) 11-12oz heavier than the roll a chair one? Both nice and high (15" vs 19"). The Piragis one doesn't fold as neatly either... but for some reason it looks a bit more comfy. Still, heavier and harder to pack I can't justify.


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I have one of the "cliff's Chair". It didn't do well for my 250lbs -- it's now a bit crooked! (Cliff is a little guy) Trust me when I say that the Roll-a-Chair is MUCH more comfortable, especially the back rest. I've never understood why Piragis doesn't sell it.

The only real disadvantage to the Roll-a-Chair vs. the Cliff's Chair is that on very soft ground, like sand or muskeg, the feet will sink in. This is really never an issue for us in the BW. I also use it backpacking in the Rockies with no problems.

For some other comments about this chair read this thread.

I have the Roll-a-chair too but last trip I left it at home and my Sit-backer canoe seat doubled as a camp chair. Both seats function well in camp but the Sit-backer sure is nice in the canoe after a couple hours of fishing. Both types of seating offer good back support in camp but the Sit-backer does it on the water too.
An advantage that "Cliff's chair" offers is that it gives you another place, a pocket, to cache TP ;-)

My wife just picked me up the folding camp chair listed above I will make room on my next trip

I have had the roll a chair for quite a while, and love it. I also bring a sit backer for the canoe, and in camp combine the two, man that is a nice seat. Only negative to this chair IMO, would be for the "wider buttocal folks" who may not like their rear sitting on the two legs where they contact the seat after a while. Luckily, so far I don't have that problem. This chair is great for camp chores, as is doesn't lean back and isn't on the ground. I am sure the others work, but I think it is wise to choose a chair based on what you want it to help you with.

buz, that looks comfy!

Anyone know if the Roll a Chair can be tested at a Twin Cities REI? I haven't seen it there... but maybe haven't looked hard enough. Guess I can call ahead. Worth trying before buying IMO.

I use a lightweight tripod chair now, for 14 years, and thought I'd replace with REI model, but the tops of the REI model poles really "dug in" compared to the model I've been using. Fabric on top didn't pad as much I guess.

Anyway, will keep my eye out for Roll a Chair and try it out next time I spot one.

quote sloughman: "I carry a 5 gallon bucket with a Gamma Seal lid for food and I sit on this with a Crazy Creek chair for cooking. For sitting and reading on shore I just use the Crazy Creek chair. For really relaxing, the ENO Single Nest hammock."

That is a perfect combo, I can tell you from expeience nothing more comfortable than a hammock that sets up in minutes.

I like to travel light and fast, so weight and multi-use is always an issue. I own Thermarest chairs. They are a synthetic fabric that pockets a folded Thermarest sleeping pad. I use the 3/4 length lightweight pad. The chair rolls into a tiny bundle that fits anywhere in my portage pack. I sleep on the pad.
They weigh almost nothing and the chairs provide adjustable back support both in camp and on your canoe seat. Over 20 years use w/o repairs of any kind. I also use them at concerts and lawn events.

At 61, I pamper my back as I wish for many more years canoeing and camping.

Hello Mr. Green, if you still need a chair someone just posted on cl mpls for a crazy creek: this is a e-mail link sale-ahy76-1890107214@craigslist.org