Camp Chair

[Beetle2112]

Can anyone recommend me a camping chair (as an alternative to sitting on the ground), that will strap comfortably to the back of the GSA...?
All the ones I have seen seem really long and heavy to the point that one which I measured was longer than my H+B panniers are wide !!!



Your Input would be much appreciated gents


Discuss....W.H.Y?.......

 

[Chrisvh]

Do you use a Thermarest type sleeping mat? If so I use the following Thermarest product which packs up to almost nothing. Obviously quite low but very comfortable and well insulated from the ground. Rolls up with my tent into the same bag.

http://www.nevisport.com/detail.asp...111&SubCategoryID=41&Depth=4&ProductID=461132

Hope this helps

 

[Marjorie Proops]

If you carry a 9 man tent (a la our 'Taj Mahal), no chairs will stick out beyond it

 

[Blowzorn]

Here you go.
They don't come much camper than this.

 

[ovenpaa]

Use a pannier instead? Always worked for us and they make great tables and fire breaks as well

 

[Sergeant Pluck]

I have the perfect thing for you.

I'd been looking for a small collapsable seat (with a back rest ) for the bike for ever and not found anything even vaguely small enough. Didn't occur to me to look in a BIKE shop for such a thing, and so I was pleased and surprised when I found exactly what I was looking for in..... Hein Geriche.

Packs down to the same width as my Ortlieb rollpack, and the same 'girth' as my tent. Perfect. £7.99 IIRC.

Pluck

 

[dadster]

i got one from decathlon used it for a camping trip this summer,packs up small enough http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/chair-17406333/

 

[Wanderer]

I have one of these ... http://www.touratech.com/shops/008/...=7854&osCsid=bb3fb49c081e4d52cead8329ebe270ac

It's light and small and, well, means that you don't have to sit on the ground. However, it obviously doesn't have a backrest, and I've come to the conclusion that having a backrest is a good idea.

I've recently come across these ... http://www.kermitchair.com/

They seem to be very highly rated (and expensive), for example ... http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=150463&highlight=kermit

 

[Dahoum]

Here you go.
They don't come much camper than this.

Oh yes they do !

 

[wilbjr21]

+1 for the Kermit chair. I have one and find it excellent. It is designed to withstand Americans

 

[Wanderer]

Oh yes they do !

Dahoum: you do realise that the chap in the left hand chair bears a resemblance to your good self

 

[gpsonaPan]

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/camping-equipment/furniture/gelert-omni-executive-chair/COREAFAAZGO017


Try this one or the one below if you are already on the floor.


http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/camping-equipment/furniture/outwell-folding-beach-chair/COREAFAA531030

 

[Lord Snooty]

I picked up a couple of camping chairs from Tesco during the Summer - £3.50 each and easily strapped down on top of ally panniers. Don't know if they are still doing them as they may be seasonal sales only.

 

[Steve]

I picked up a couple of camping chairs from Tesco during the Summer - £3.50 each and easily strapped down on top of ally panniers. Don't know if they are still doing them as they may be seasonal sales only.

I've been using them for a couple of years. The "armless" ones are plenty small enough to go on the back of the bike.

 

[wully]

An alternative to the Kermit chair?

http://www.premierworldofoutdoors.com/product_details.asp?prod=455

 

[Dahoum]

Dahoum: you do realise that the chap in the left hand chair bears a resemblance to your good self

why thank you !

i've been doing a bit of weights recently

 

[Taff]

... All the ones I have seen seem really long and heavy to the point that one which I measured was longer than my H+B panniers are wide !!!

But surely it wouldn't be as wide as your crashbars / handlebars.

Personally I just use your standard Tesco foldaway job. They are comfortable, but they are not fire resistant.

 

[Rev Chuck]

An alternative to the Kermit chair?

http://www.premierworldofoutdoors.com/product_details.asp?prod=455

I like that, in a gadgety, technical, new shiny toy, kind of way.

 

[STUBBS]

much cheaper than the tt one


http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/camping...rt-3-leg-folding-camping-stool/COREAFBAFUT071

 

[wully]

I like that, in a gadgety, technical, new shiny toy, kind of way.

Yeah, me too but I'm having trouble persuading myself that I need it along with a thermarest chair thingy on top of a pannier...