Posted 2011-03-08 5:15 AM (#131337) Subject: Portable Chairs
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Any suggestions on some portable chairs that hold up well? For the last couple of years we have had some of the $10 fold up chairs from Walmart on the trailer that we use for shows but it seems like they are trashed after about 2 uses. I would be willing to pay a little more for some nicer chairs but fear they would also be quickly broken, bent, torn,,,,etc.
Some are wood, some steel and others are made of aluminum. They have held up very well. Gave away about a dozen at Christmas.... Gave them to the Good Will....
Posted 2011-03-08 5:42 AM (#131339 - in reply to #131337) Subject: RE: Portable Chairs
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Posts: 1069 Location: MI.
We stopped buying fold ups because the pin in the front where the bars cross always bends or breaks even on the more expensive chairs. We ended up buying the anti gravity chairs (they are shown on retento's link along the right side of the page.) The downside is that they are usually heavier depending on the brand, and they don't fold up as portable but they are very comfortable.
Posted 2011-03-08 7:52 AM (#131342 - in reply to #131337) Subject: RE: Portable Chairs
Location: Central Arkansas
We have carried the same directors chairs ( like what's posted above) since 1998! We got them at Costco for about $36. They have seen many places and are always in the trailer! They hose off well and have needed no repairs, other than some wd40 on the tray hardware. We also have several of the anti gravity chairs (recliners) They are comfy but take up alot more space and are difficult to carry long distances to view an event not close to your campsite.
Posted 2011-03-08 10:05 AM (#131345 - in reply to #131337) Subject: RE: Portable Chairs
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Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
When the folding chairs first came out and were selling for $30 a chair, I worried about them lasting. but anymore, I buy the $10 and use them summer and chuck them when they show any signs of falling apart. Heck sometimes you can even find them cheaper than $10. It just seems the kids will burn a hole in them playing in the fire, or get a roasted marshmellow stuck on them or fill in the blank. Most of these chairs are made in China any more and not really designed to last. So I don't try to make them last.
As far as the Directors Chair posted above. I took one of those out in the pasture when we had a new foal. I would sit in it until she got curious and came to me. That chair spent the summer out in the pasture. It ended up getting set by the fence and stayed out there for two years. I finally collected it and hauled it up to where I set up my Elk camp. I have left it stashed on the mountain for the past two years. Still works just fine after that kind of neglect.
Posted 2011-03-09 9:23 AM (#131394 - in reply to #131337) Subject: RE: Portable Chairs
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Location: Mahomet, IL
Many, many years ago I purchased some great fold up chairs from a camper supply place. The ones that sell those big motor home types that the have been great and very compact. Try Camping World.
Posted 2011-03-09 11:22 AM (#131404 - in reply to #131337) Subject: RE: Portable Chairs
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Posts: 736 Location: Western WA
I won a couple of stadium seats at a show a couple of years ago and they are hands down the most comfortable and durable seating I've seen. You can use them on bleachers to provide a back rest, or add legs and use in camp or at stalls.Go to the "Other Fun Products" tab (select on the left side) on this site:http://www.laseritnow.com
Posted 2011-03-09 7:58 PM (#131443 - in reply to #131337) Subject: RE: Portable Chairs
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Posts: 79 Location: Hopkinsville, Ky
I built my own key hole chairs out out of 2 x 10's. They stack, last forever, are comfortable, and everybody that sees one wants one. If you ever rock back in one you will throw all your other portable chairs away.
Posted 2011-03-10 3:44 PM (#131479 - in reply to #131443) Subject: RE: Portable Chairs
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Posts: 736 Location: Western WA
Originally written by bigfoot on 2011-03-09 7:58 PM
I built my own key hole chairs out out of 2 x 10's. They stack, last forever, are comfortable, and everybody that sees one wants one. If you ever rock back in one you will throw all your other portable chairs away.
Ok Bigfoot, now we all need to know exactly what a keyhole chair is and how to build them!
Posted 2011-03-10 4:53 PM (#131481 - in reply to #131479) Subject: RE: Portable Chairs
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Posts: 95 Location: Seattle "pshaw, its not raining hardly at all!" WA
I actually went and tried to find out on the intrawebs to no avail.
thanks for asking for us ;)
(I wonder if they're the same thing as what my blackpowder pals call "stargazer" chairs? personally I find them impossible to get in and out of with any grace at all ;))
Posted 2011-03-10 7:49 PM (#131492 - in reply to #131337) Subject: RE: Portable Chairs
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Posts: 79 Location: Hopkinsville, Ky
Sorry guys it's been a busy day. The photo is a much fancier likeness of what I build. I cut them out popular lumber 2 x 10's. And leave them rough, just sanding them a little bit. I rub vegetable oil on them to make the grain pop. If you drill a hole through them, and pass a rope through the hole they actually quit portable.
Posted 2011-03-10 8:48 PM (#131494 - in reply to #131492) Subject: RE: Portable Chairs
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Posts: 79 Location: Hopkinsville, Ky
Google bog chair. You will find better blue prints, although I have never heard them called that. It only takes a few minutes to make one. I have always meant to to take the time to make a real elaborate one, but never have. Stick to poplar or cedar, and they will be light as a feather. Oak is kind of heavy to lug around. They are quit the conversation piece while at rodeos or camping. Indestructible from just sitting, and I have used them level trailer many times
Posted 2011-03-11 6:08 PM (#131542 - in reply to #131530) Subject: RE: Portable Chairs
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Posts: 79 Location: Hopkinsville, Ky
I am kind of gravity challenged myself, and have no trouble getting in and out of them. If you build it with the seat section to short you will be rocked back looking up. Build many they are cheap enough it want matter. I have a lenth I prefer for lounging, a lenth for sitting aRound the fire, and a length for sitting at the table or watching the kids rodeo. Try it everyone is amazed how comfortable they are.
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