Review on Experience Ultimate Comfort And Durability With SERWALL Adjustable Backrest Adirondack Chair In All-Weather Black by Heather Richards

Upon receiving the box with this chair, I opened it only to find the hardware loose. That gave me pause. However, once we fully opened the box and accounted for all the pieces, looking at the instruction manual we found we had all the hardware. It looks like the hardware bag was ripped open inside the box.You get this chair in several pieces:**** The base**** The chair back**** The 2 front supports**** The 2 back supports**** The 2 armsWith it you get the screws, washers and nuts to attach. I think we got a spare screw and the allen head wrench to do this along with a flat piece of metal to serve as the tool to hold the nut in place.TOOLS PROVIDED WERE ENOUGH TO ASSEMBLE QUICKLYWe assembled everything in an easy ½ hour, using the tools given. We have all sorts of tools that could have made this easier and faster, but the tools given were enough and at most we would have saved 5 minutes using our tools. Would have taken me longer than that to get them.This type of plastic chair is similar to two we already have at our lake place. They are wonderfully indestructible. At our house we have two other Adirondack chairs that are wooden. They are nearly 20 years old, but are expiring. They’ve been coated with sealants for many years but after a while dampness and sun take their toll.ANGLE ADJUSTMENT IS WHAT ATTRACTED US TO THIS CHAIRMy boyfriend does not have the best back, so he is particular on chair angles. I really like our chairs at the lake, but he says the angle is too laid back for him. He prefers the chair angles of the disintegrating wood ones.Before you ask, I have a nice digital level (also reviewed here on Revain, that I took these measurements with).I measured my prior chairs and there are several angles to consider. Not only the angle of the back but that of the seat. I’ve rounded every dimension to whole degreesOur old wood chairs, the seat angled back at about 18 degreesThe plastic ones we have angled back at about 14 degreesThis one angles back at about 20 degrees.While you would think the seat angle forces you back, we actually found our older wood chairs at a greater angle than the plastic ones, did not seem to do that as much as our plastic ones at the lake. As you can see this chair is even greater.We came to the conclusion it was the included angle that seemed to determine how planted you felt in your seat. The angle of the back to the seat.Our old wood ones measured about 63 degreesThe plastic ones we had prior measures about 59 degreesThis one can range between 39, 49 and 59 degrees.This means the included angle the ratio you feel from your back to your legs is:Our old wood ones: 98 degreesPlastic ones: 107 degreeThis one ranges: 101, 111 & 121 degreesWhile we can’t get the exact same angle with this we can get close.So if you have a favorite chair, measure it and see if this one meets your specs.A few notes:That furthest reclining position seems only suitable for stargazing, sun catching or naps.A CAUTIONARY NOTE:Since the back of the chair is not attached to the arms, the arms of the chair are suspended from the base, by the two uprights. I watched someone in excess of 200 pounds lean heavily on the arm to get up and in doing so, observed the arm bow to the outside of the chair.I fear if this is done often, this will damage these free standing supports, bend the bolts or rip them out of the base.