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Folding/pack-able tailgate chairs. Any one stand out from the rest?
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:00 pm
Looking to upgrade my folding tailgate chair game. Years of tailgating and I've owned a ton of different styles.
in the 90's the new style folding chair replaced the older style aluminum "web" style folding lawn chairs.
Small design points like plastic rimmed oversized cupholder that holds it's shape and will fit a beer in a coozie is a must. Two gives you a place to hold your phone. This design is still a staple of the folding chair world. I've got plenty of these. They work well. They are better than sitting on the ground. They also tend to work well on uneven ground. Do you stick with this standard design?
The Papasan design.
No cup holder makes eating your tailgate food off of your Chinette a balancing act with your beer or bourbon and coke. No thank you. Comfortable chair but not for me.
The hard arm folding chair.
Display at Sams club conned me into picking up a couple of these. Comfort with a giant A+. The original style folding chair felt like you were going to break the arms off when you stood up in them and used the arms for leverage. Hard arms do make a big difference in my book. The downside? Cupholder on mine sucks. Anyone make one that will hold a beer in a Yeti coozie? Even the thin Neoprene coozie you have to work it in and out of the cupholder. Maybe someone sells one with a better cupholder?
Right now I'm eyeballing the Director Chair style.
On paper it has a lot to offer. Hard arms. A freaking side table?!?! It's got that flappy thing on the side I guess you can stick some accouterments in there too. In my experience I never stick anything on those little side pockets unless I want to forget about it and fold it up in the chair only to discover it the next time I bring the chair out to use.
Anyone use one of these? Do they work as well in practice as they look like they would on paper? Seems like it might be bulkier and harder to pack? No storage back, a pro and a con at the same time. Does it work well on uneven ground? Any negatives?
in the 90's the new style folding chair replaced the older style aluminum "web" style folding lawn chairs.
Small design points like plastic rimmed oversized cupholder that holds it's shape and will fit a beer in a coozie is a must. Two gives you a place to hold your phone. This design is still a staple of the folding chair world. I've got plenty of these. They work well. They are better than sitting on the ground. They also tend to work well on uneven ground. Do you stick with this standard design?
The Papasan design.
No cup holder makes eating your tailgate food off of your Chinette a balancing act with your beer or bourbon and coke. No thank you. Comfortable chair but not for me.
The hard arm folding chair.
Display at Sams club conned me into picking up a couple of these. Comfort with a giant A+. The original style folding chair felt like you were going to break the arms off when you stood up in them and used the arms for leverage. Hard arms do make a big difference in my book. The downside? Cupholder on mine sucks. Anyone make one that will hold a beer in a Yeti coozie? Even the thin Neoprene coozie you have to work it in and out of the cupholder. Maybe someone sells one with a better cupholder?
Right now I'm eyeballing the Director Chair style.
On paper it has a lot to offer. Hard arms. A freaking side table?!?! It's got that flappy thing on the side I guess you can stick some accouterments in there too. In my experience I never stick anything on those little side pockets unless I want to forget about it and fold it up in the chair only to discover it the next time I bring the chair out to use.
Anyone use one of these? Do they work as well in practice as they look like they would on paper? Seems like it might be bulkier and harder to pack? No storage back, a pro and a con at the same time. Does it work well on uneven ground? Any negatives?
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Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:01 pm to DeoreDX
It's a fricking chair
Jesus
Jesus
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:03 pm to DeoreDX
rocker
oh and then theres this...highly recommend:
oh and then theres this...highly recommend:
This post was edited on 3/21/17 at 3:05 pm
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:03 pm to DeoreDX
sam's sells some like pic 3, i have a couple. much better than those others.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:04 pm to DeoreDX
Someone usually walks off with one of mine, so I use the $6.88 Ozark Trail walmart special.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:07 pm to tke857
I have one of those with the little sun covering over the top. Someone left it at the tailgate one time and never came back to get it. You feel like a goober siting in it with the sun cover up. No wonder she left it.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:08 pm to DeoreDX
Kijaro - Amazon
I use these. They feel sturdier than most folding chairs, they sit higher than most and they lock closed so you can carry even if you lose the bag. I don't think they can be beat for the price point. They also have cup holders and a zip pouch on the sides.
I use these. They feel sturdier than most folding chairs, they sit higher than most and they lock closed so you can carry even if you lose the bag. I don't think they can be beat for the price point. They also have cup holders and a zip pouch on the sides.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:18 pm to BayouBrawl
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Kijaro - Amazon
I use these. They feel sturdier than most folding chairs, they sit higher than most and they lock closed so you can carry even if you lose the bag. I don't think they can be beat for the price point. They also have cup holders and a zip pouch on the sides.
Yup, bought two of these for the wife and I to tailgate and really like them.
They are heavier than most, so I wouldn't want to pack them a long way, but the payoff is in the solid construction.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:19 pm to BayouBrawl
i like the old school lawnchairs. aluminum and mesh
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:23 pm to Walt OReilly
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It's a fricking chair
Jesus
This is the wrong answer Walt. I'm over the $6 chairs where the armrests dont stay up. They break too often too.
That hard arm chair the OP posted is nice. I enjoy them. Not the one with the table.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:23 pm to Nado Jenkins83
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i like the old school lawnchairs. aluminum and mesh
Those always remind me of my grandfather. He was a bulldoze operator at a landfill. One summer I was spending with him he pulled a couple of those out of the dump with torn webbing but in otherwise good condition. We bought a roll of webbing and rebuilt those chairs. Spent a good portion of that summer sitting in those chairs in the back yard.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:23 pm to DeoreDX
Freestyle Rocker = GOAT
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:25 pm to guedeaux
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Freestyle Rocker = GOAT
drink holder looks flimsy
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:26 pm to guedeaux
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Freestyle Rocker = GOAT
Jesus that cup holder looks like a circumcised goat vagina. Might as well throw my beer on the ground already.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:26 pm to DeoreDX
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Those always remind me of my grandfather. He was a bulldoze operator at a landfill. One summer I was spending with him he pulled a couple of those out of the dump with torn webbing but in otherwise good condition. We bought a roll of webbing and rebuilt those chairs. Spent a good portion of that summer sitting in those chairs in the back yard.
legit CSB
grandpa stories are the best
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:28 pm to DeoreDX
Have you tried immigrants?
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:28 pm to DeoreDX
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Jesus that cup holder looks like a circumcised goat vagina. Might as well throw my beer on the ground already.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:28 pm to DeoreDX
Highly recommend that Magellan director chair from Academy, 30 bucks
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:28 pm to DeoreDX
I have a couple of the director style. They're certainly comfy and the little side table thingy with the cup holder is clutch for putting a plate on. The support is also much better than the saggy fold up tailgate chairs.
The downside is that they're heavier and obviously take up more room if trunk space is a consideration. I wouldn't want to take a long walk with them, but hauling two of them a couple soccer fields away hasn't been terrible.
The downside is that they're heavier and obviously take up more room if trunk space is a consideration. I wouldn't want to take a long walk with them, but hauling two of them a couple soccer fields away hasn't been terrible.
Posted on 3/21/17 at 3:30 pm to DeoreDX
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Jesus that cup holder looks like a circumcised goat vagina.
WTF man
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