Helinox Chair One Original - Lightweight, Compact & Collapsible Camping Chair for Outdoor Adventures, Hiking, Backpacking & Beach Trips

PROS: Easy assembly and set up/break down. Carrying case is great. Love the tan color. Cradles you.CONS: It does have some points that puts a little pressure on my shoulder blades, when leaned back. Takes practice getting up, you may want to hold the sides.**I bought a pack of six black pre-cut tennis balls as shoes for the Helinox Chair One. Love it!My next purchase may be the high back Helinox Sunset Chair.As another reviewer suggests: If you mostly car camp and occasionally go backpacking camping the chair one is the chair for you. If you primarily backpack then get the Chair Zero. I have suffered whatever cheap heavy folding chairs were on hand for years. Wow what a difference this makes, it fits in my backpack, adding 2.1lbs, and its actually really comfortable. I mostly adventure in the mountains where the ground is very firm and packed so I have no issues with the little legs sinking but if you go to the beach or anywhere else that's soft you're definitely going to want to buy the additional piece, or some furniture leg feet, or rubber cane endsThis product showed up, I tooked it out of the box, threw it in my backpack, and went camping. Talk about perfect timing.It performed great. It's very comfortable for it's size. Many camp chairs this small dont let you lean backward and relax your back.Packs up easy as well. This is a winner.very lightweight and sturdy great for backpacking.I got the camo one for my son in the Marines. He loves it, takes it everywhere.Me gusta la robustes, estabilidad y comodidad, pedi la Silla Verde Bosque... será mi compañera de viajes y caminatas, buena adicion a mi mochila.Compact and easy to set upI now have three backpacking chairs, they all wei about the same, or, at least, close enough to be negligible for me. I would likely select a different chair for different types of trips.When hiking alone, I'd probably go with a competitor's chair that has the same seat height.When hiking in a small group for extended trips, I'd probably go with a competitor's chair that sits lowerFor hiking in larger groups, I'd definitely take the Helinox Chair One. And really it comes to two simple reasons: - It's build to withstand a lot of abuse, the most of any backpacking chair - It's built wide, to accommodate a broad range of body types. - easier for most folks to get into and out of.Hiking in a larger group means all kinds of body types and personalities will be together. There'll typically be a central campfire to gather around for food and relaxing, and chairs get strewn about and a lot of folks just don't care what chair they sit in. So, likely, if I have my chair out, it'll be first come first serve. Or I might get up for a sec to gather firewood, collect water, do some cooking, or maybe go check on my tent, or whatever, and come back and find someone in my chair.Now, that's not a big deal, of course. But what I wouldn't want is for someone to have an accident because the chair wasn't really sturdy and possibly get hurt, or maybe someone's body type is stockier and becomes extremely uncomfortable in the chair where the front digs into the thighs or the sides put too much pressure, making the chair uncomfortable.The Helinox chair is significantly wider seating than my other two chairs. Where the other two backpacking chair fits, not snug, but almost snug, the Helinox almost feel like a hammock. There is plenty of room for stockier folks to be comfortable, and nothing digs in. it’s also built to withstand 350 lbs.And it does seem immensely strong. Not sure it would hold up to the same rigors as my lower seat height camp chair, but it sure looks like it can take a beating, and when you don't know how a "community property" piece of backpacking gear is going to be treated, you want it as risk free as possible.As I said in the beginning, all three camp chairs I have are essentially the same weight and they really are basically the same bulk. whichever one I throw in my pack, there is no noticeable difference in weight, nor can I fit any more or less gear, meaning their in-pack build is roughly the same.I guess the only reason I wouldn't take this backpacking chair on all trips with me is that...well...it's kinda big for my butt, and the other camp chairs are a little more comfortable for me because they are a bit more snug. btw, I measure 5'8" when barefoot, 140lbs (maybe a touch more now).Oh, one more thing, it does seem to have you in a slightly more “sitting up” position than the other chairs. Not quite a straight back chair, but a little closer to that.My husband and I enjoy going kayak camp at boat only access sites. The biggest challenge of kayak camping is that everything has to fit in the front and back storage areas of our kayaks, (not a lot of room).With the help of other reviewers here on Amazon, we have found some fantastic things perfect for backpackers or kayak campers, (tiny lantern that put out more light than our full sized lantern, small utensils for cooking/cleaning, smaller sized "nesting" cookware, etc). There was only one thing I felt I was missing ... I love to read, and wished I could find some sort of small camping chair. I almost didn't bother looking, because I figured there was no way I'd find something that was comfortable AND small enough to fit in the kayak storage compartment along with everything else we already had.I'm so glad that I looked!!! This chair is a miracle of engineering - it's super light, folds up really small, and is surprisingly comfortable to sit in! My hubby is a big guy, (approx 250 pounds) and I was a little dubious about their claim that this chair can hold up to 300 pounds, (I was even more dubious when the chair arrived - it was so light that I couldn't imagine it holding more than a child's weight). We were scared to even sit in the thing at first, but it held our weight then and we've had absolutely no issues or concerns with it during the half dozen or so trips we taken so far this summer.The chair can be packed away so small because the entire frame of the chair, (the blue legs and support areas of the chairs we bought) all break down, (you just pull the legs out of the black connecting pieces, and you end up with a bundle of same sized pieces of tubing, (kinda like tent poles). The seat just slides off and can be rolled up and put in the same small carry bag as the frame poles. (I wish I could explain this better ... hopefully there will be someone with more of an engineering background who can explain it more clearly.)I also hesitated on buying this chair because of the cost, (not cheap!) but it has been worth every penny! We can fit both chairs, (broken down into carrying/storage) in the front, (smaller) storage area of one kayak, along with our nesting cookware set and 2 blow up mattress, (which are also very small once they are rolled up and put into storage/carrying bag. It's pretty impressive - we couldn't be happier!Absolutely superb piece of kit...I weigh 17 stones and 6ft tall. First day tested it and sat and watched a very long film "Interstellar" in my front room and no cramp,really comfortable, in fact the film was so boring I fell asleep in the Helinox Chair One, so there's an endorsement if ever there was one.I am a photographer so it comes everywhere and you don't even know you are carrying it.I managed to get a shoulder strap to carry it. So maybe Helinox will consider providing one in future.I also purchased some of the Concept4u 7/8" 22mm Rubber Walking Stick Ferrule Protector - 4 Pack ( Cane Crutch Bottom End / Chair Feet / Stool Leg Ferrules ) from Amazon £2.65 for when I sit on soft ground and they work perfectly. They fit tightly over the existing rubber feet so they don't fall off when you pick it up, and the chair still fits perfectly into the bag with them fitted.It maybe more expensive than the cheap Chinese copies but I read several reviews where the cheap ones broke, and looking at the Helinox the quality is as good as it get's. In fact I recommended it to 3 other friends so far and they have all purchased one with the same impressive results.Amazing bit of kit. Lightweight and strong, and genuinely comfortable to sit in. Have used it for picnics and have taken it camping over the summer, and it has been absolutely ideal. We are backpackers, so weight is important and space is at a premium. This is such a huge upgrade to the little tripod chairs we used to carry - I honestly can't believe we managed so long without them!The ground you put it on needs to be relatively flat otherwise you feel a bit of lean, but once you've got it in position it is absolutely solid.This chair is well built but overpriced. I bought a Chinese one LESHP for £25 and it is as good as the Helinox, regret having paid so much as I could have bought 3 chairs of almost same quality for the price of one HelinoxFantastic chair. Light, strong and comfortable. Just compare this to any other portable chair you see - they are either big, long and heavy or small and horribly uncomfortable (I'm looking at you, little three legged things). It comes everywhere with me when I'm on the motorbike now and often goes into my rucksack if we are out for a walk.I would consider getting one of the groundsheets for the chair that Helinox sell, or the balls that go on the feet as they can sink in to soft ground.Expensive, but an investment buy. Well made, small and light to carry, quick to put up and take down and soooo comfortable for sitting on a beach reading a book.