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Review on 400Lbs Capacity Kijaro XXL Dual Lock Portable Camping Chair - Versatile Outdoor & Lawn Folding Chair by Mitch Wright

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Okay it's great: my feedback

Update after some months of occasional camping trips: I am entirely excited about this thing. It is very comfortable, and has held up well to the several camping trips I've taken it on. My only reservation is that at this price, I expect it to last several years, which I just can't know yet. And the similar structure chairs I had last (Coleman Max) all ended up braking way too soon for their price. The locking feature has grown on me. It's nice how it holds the chair solidly open, and it holds it closed well enough to be usable for carrying (although a bit of string would work better). The thing about my heels being off the ground while barefoot on a flat floor has been a complete non issue, and has probably contributed to being more comfortable. Also, this design is less prone to tipping backwards when you're facing uphill.Best of all, I can fit my girlfriend and my drum in my lap at the same time. I ordered a second one. Mostly because it packs down smaller than my director's chair.Initial impressions: I bought it because I've had several chairs that were structurally very similar from Coleman, which I loved for their comfortable back angle, but which all ended up tearing due to structural problems.So when I saw these, I got excited that somebody may have fixed those problems. But I don't think they did. I think the solution to that problem will be to make the fabric two pieces, like in a director's chair.Also, I'm real skeptical about the locking mechanism. Another annoyance about my similar Coleman Max chairs is that it doesn't take long to get dirt in the sliding mechanism, making them a pain to open. And those don't even have locks to get gunked up. And the Coleman ones had a nice strap and buckle to hold them together for carrying, which did a much better job of holding everything snugly than this locking mechanism does.Also, I'm 6'1", and my heels are half an inch off the ground in this. Which seems silly, but hasn't seemed like a problem yet.I buy beefy camping chairs because being able to support my girlfriend in my lap is important to me.The only thing I've found that I have real confidence in lasting is Timber Ridge Director's Chairs. But they are *way* more bulky folded up.

Pros
  • Chairs
Cons
  • The chair legs can sink into soft ground