Picking out good camping chairs

[dgallaway]

It seems like every year we buy new camping chairs because after being stored away, they rot and break apart the moment you sit in them. I've been searching online and the only chairs I can find on Amazon that are not expensive, and have really good reviews, and cool features I've never seen are these:

https://amzn.to/42vqddP

Does anyone have any experience with this chair? It has a built-in drink holder, and rear shocks on the back to cushion your movements.

[LMHS]

I just re-webbed two steel folding chairs that I bought from Big Lots for $6 each.... a mere 15 years ago. The solid mesh fabric was looking bad and I couldn't find a replacement cover. So I bought some softish polypropylene webbing off Amazon. I drilled holes to accept screws. Sanded the surface rust off the bottom tubes and lightly sanded the plastic arm rests to get the sun damaged "dead" plastic off before painting it with a can of high gloss spray paint. I sprayed truck bed liner on the parts of the frame that rested on the ground to make it last longer. Once it was all dry and the paint had cured for a couple of days, I wove the webbing into a seat. I have two "new" chairs that will likely last many more years for under $50 in materials. I have enough webbing to do the other two chairs that I have with plenty of webbing to make repairs for a few years. I will need to buy 1 spray can of white paint per chair. Still much cheaper than buying a new chair and I really like the old cheapie chairs. I can't believe the "vintage look" webbed lawn chairs sell for so much money! But at least they can be rewebbed. I hate the chairs that you end up tossing because the fabric failed and no replacement covers can be bought. It's wasteful.

[mr500]

HF for the win LOL. Grab a coupon and get these for $19.99.

https://www.harborfreight.com/lawn-garden/outdoor-living/camping-recreation/folding-chairs-tables/fo...

$102.00 On Amazon WTH

[Grit_dog]

Tvov wrote:
So.... dgallaway, what kind of camper do you have? How long have you been camping?

How long have you been working for a camping chair company?

You win the booby prize in the nut house for being the first to publicly identify the spammer!

But why stop the fun? Although the kids might be done arguing about chairs now…..maybe.

[Tvov]

So.... dgallaway, what kind of camper do you have? How long have you been camping?

How long have you been working for a camping chair company?

[RetiredRealtorR]

toedtoes wrote:

RetiredRealtorRick wrote:

toedtoes wrote:
I didn't claim that Amazon was always the best price - I simply provided a link to the Coleman chair as the chair I have and prefer and that link happened to be for Amazon.

As for your main point, you didn't actually prove your claim in this case. The Coleman chair at WM is actually 20 percent more expensive than the Coleman chair at Amazon.

I have no need to prove any point, and if I did, I certainly wouldn't cite just one single example. Stick around, and if you'd like I'll let you know how this whole online buying thing works :C Just stating information that might be helpful to others.

Actually all you did was share a personal bias against Amazon. You didn't address the question about camping chairs, you simply latched on to one link to Amazon and claimed it was overpriced for the Coleman chair by citing a cheap knockoff chair at Walmart.

I think everyone is quite capable of doing research to get the best deal, or at least a price they like, on a product. And they can decide if they want to purchase from Walmart, Amazon, Camping World, etc, based on their own personal preferences.

OK, you're right, I'm wrong. Have a lovely day.

[toedtoes]

RetiredRealtorRick wrote:

toedtoes wrote:
I didn't claim that Amazon was always the best price - I simply provided a link to the Coleman chair as the chair I have and prefer and that link happened to be for Amazon.

As for your main point, you didn't actually prove your claim in this case. The Coleman chair at WM is actually 20 percent more expensive than the Coleman chair at Amazon.

I have no need to prove any point, and if I did, I certainly wouldn't cite just one single example. Stick around, and if you'd like I'll let you know how this whole online buying thing works :C Just stating information that might be helpful to others.

Actually all you did was share a personal bias against Amazon. You didn't address the question about camping chairs, you simply latched on to one link to Amazon and claimed it was overpriced for the Coleman chair by citing a cheap knockoff chair at Walmart.

I think everyone is quite capable of doing research to get the best deal, or at least a price they like, on a product. And they can decide if they want to purchase from Walmart, Amazon, Camping World, etc, based on their own personal preferences.

[Lantley]

I buy a lot from Amazon. But it is more about the convenience than the price.
I know I can trust Amazon to be convenient,secure, trustworthy and generally at a competitive price.
Price alone is not the determining factor.

[Veebyes]

Most of the time you get what you pay for. We have a pair of sturdy chairs that have been with us for more than 12 years. We also have a rocker type picked up on sale.

No regrets on paying out the extra cash for products that last.

[RetiredRealtorR]

toedtoes wrote:
I didn't claim that Amazon was always the best price - I simply provided a link to the Coleman chair as the chair I have and prefer and that link happened to be for Amazon.

As for your main point, you didn't actually prove your claim in this case. The Coleman chair at WM is actually 20 percent more expensive than the Coleman chair at Amazon.

I have no need to prove any point, and if I did, I certainly wouldn't cite just one single example. Stick around, and if you'd like I'll let you know how this whole online buying thing works :C Just stating information that might be helpful to others.

[Grit_dog]

Can y’all slow down a bit until I get some more popcorn? Camp chairs…lol.
Btw Rick is right. Amazon is like the monster that is slowly swallowing everything and everyone.

Give it time and Amazon will continue to undercut other onlines, where they cannot, will become fewer and farther between until they have a monopoly (its close already) and then hold onto your @ss and wallet!
I’ve been sucked into it, half the time when I go to an actual store can’t find what I should be able to reasonably buy off the shelf and order it on my phone as I’m walking out the door, wishing I’d done that yesterday so I had it today when I wanted or needed it.
Recent example is even medical supplies, literally no way to purchase certain items except online. and when in a crisis like we’ve had recently, who gets em to your door first? Yup good ole Amazon.
Or yesterday, don’t have time with what’s going on at home, stop at Autozone for a can slam of AC recharge for one of our old cars. Wanted to get it working before I loan it to family next week cause it’s going to be hot out. Can’t buy refrigerant as a consumer in WA anymore. Or from Amazon. Different reason, same result. I will HAVE to support some online retailer on fleabay to get what I need. Far more political than Amazon related but same end story.

Problem is it’s hard to stop. It’s the new “general store” but with a lot more chinesium junk mixed in with the good stuff. Anyone who is still fooled by a pic on the internet and somehow thinks magic is real, I feel sorry for.

[toedtoes]

I didn't claim that Amazon was always the best price - I simply provided a link to the Coleman chair as the chair I have and prefer and that link happened to be for Amazon.

As for your main point, you didn't actually prove your claim in this case. The Coleman chair at WM is actually 20 percent more expensive than the Coleman chair at Amazon.

[RetiredRealtorR]

toedtoes wrote:
If you're happy buying new chairs every year or two have at it.

I won't throw away my money on knockoffs any more because my 30+ year old Colemans and my 5 year old Colemans are still looking and working great while my cheap knockoffs lasted maybe two years max.

That I'll do :C

I think my main point was pointing out the misnomer that Amazon is always the best go-to for the lowest price. Far from it.

I purchase equipment and supplies online for my Son's business -- multiple times a day -- and yes, I occasionally buy from Amazon, however I can assure you that for fully 50 - 60% of my purchases, I can find the IDENTICAL item for less money than on Amazon, sometimes substantially less, even including shipping.

[toedtoes]

If you're happy buying new chairs every year or two have at it.

I won't throw away my money on knockoffs any more because my 30+ year old Colemans and my 5 year old Colemans are still looking and working great while my cheap knockoffs lasted maybe two years max.

[RetiredRealtorR]

toedtoes wrote:
No. The $7.88 chair is NOT the same. I've had those. The frames are weak and don't hold up to frequent use. The fabric frays quickly.

It has nothing to do with Amazon and everything to do with build quality of the Coleman chair.

And for the record, WM sells the actual Coleman chair for $44.99 - $9 more than Amazon.

I'd still buy the WM chair (although I'd personally not buy any chair of that design), in that if they do wear out that quickly, I could replace it almost 5 times for the price of the Coleman chair, rather the Coleman 'branded' chair (we all know if you go through the Coleman plant you won't find a department where they actually build chairs).