Portable camping chairs are great for taking on long short term vacations. They are compact, comfortable, and easy to set up on the beach, your campsite, and pretty much anywhere outdoors or indoors.
Today, we are going to take a look at our top five favorite picks for portable stools for this year. We are also going to give you a breakdown of some of our favorite features of our top portable stool pick this year.
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1. Coleman Portable Camping Quad Chair with 4-Can Cooler
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2. Helinox Chair One Original
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3. ALPS Mountaineering King Kong Chair
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4. Trekology YIZI GO Portable Camping Chair
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5. STRONGBACK Elite Black 2.0
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OUR TOP 5 PICKS
#1 Coleman Portable Camping Quad Chair with 4-Can Cooler
Specifications
Materials | Polyester |
Weight Capacity | 325 pounds |
Size | 24 inch seat |
Colors | Blue, black, grey, and red |
Features | Cup Holders and cooler pouch |
Features
This Coleman portable camping chair is the perfect all-in-one design. This chair is the best of all worlds in terms of comfort and support, portability, and added features that really sell this chair.
We love that it includes not only cup holders but a built-in cooler pocket so that you can keep your and your family or friends drinks cool as well. It is lightweight, easy to carry, all while packing up and folding out in a matter of seconds. All while being at a very low price .
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The selling points of this chair by Coleman is the durability, the comfort, and the added features of the cooling pocket. Even though most people travel with coolers, that cooler pocket helps you keep your drinks close and convenient at all times.
#2 Helinox Chair One Original Lightweight, Compact, Collapsible Camping Chair, Black
Specifications
Materials | Machine washable polyester. |
Weight Capacity | 320 pounds |
Size | 23 inches wide |
Colors | Wide variety of colors |
Features | Packs down to be incredibly compact |
Features
This Helinox chair provides a super compact design and comfortability, but at a price that will cost you. At around the hundred dollar price range, this chair packs in a lot of lightweight tech and a comfortable design into a chair that folds up into a 14-inch carry bag. With that, it comes in over a dozen different colors. One of the most impressive aspects of this chair is that for being such a compact design, weighing in at only two pounds and two ounces, it can hold up to 320 pounds.
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This chair is almost unimaginably lightweight. The fact that it can hold 320 pounds while weighing just over two pounds makes it an architectural phenomenon. Being able
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#3 ALPS Mountaineering King Kong Chair
Specifications
Materials | Polyester |
Weight Capacity | 800 pounds |
Size | 38 inches wide |
Colors | Charcoal, blue, red, khaki |
Features | Cupholders, additional storage pocket |
Features
This is a heavy-duty camping chair that is built for the rugged outdoors. It has a powder-coated steel frame, built to stand up to the elements, along with 600D polyester fabric to provide stability, durability, and comfort.
This is one of the widest chairs in this review, so it provides ample space and maximal for whatever your camping needs may be. It has two built-in cup holders for easy drink access. It comes in four different colors, and has a maximum weight capacity of up to 800 pounds. This is really a fantastic all-around, outdoor camping chair.
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This chair is built sturdy for the outdoors. It has a big maximum weight capacity and is ideal for rugged, short or long camping trips, and all of this at a reasonable price .
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#4 Trekology YIZI GO Portable Camping Chair - Compact
Specifications
Materials | Polyester |
Weight Capacity | 300 pounds |
Size | 14 inches wide |
Colors | Black, blue, green, red |
Features | Compact design, sets up in seconds |
Features
This is another compact camper chair from Trekology. It’s another super portable design that packs down into a collapsible storage bag that can basically fit in the palm of your hand. It has breathable vents on the sides of the chair so you don’t get too warm, and the storage bag straps unobtrusively to the bottom of the chair, so you don’t lose it. It comes in a few different colors, and weighs in just at two pounds, which makes it easy to pack, carry, and take anywhere.
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If you need a lightweight, portable camping chair to keep in your car for the occasional outdoor excursion, day trip, or picnic, this one can meet all of your needs. It is really affordable, low-maintenance, and easy to take anywhere.
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#5 STRONGBACK Elite Folding Camping Lawn Lounge Chair
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This camping chair was designed with support and comfort in mind first. This heavy-duty camping chair is ergonomically designed for comfort, and to give your back maximum support while you’re sitting in your camping chair. It is lightweight and easy to pack and can support weights of up to 300 pounds. It has a cupholder that you can place your drink in, and it folds and unfolds in a matter of minutes. If you are tall, and looking for a comfortable chair that gives you maximal back support, this is a great choice.
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The added back support and comfort of this chair are by far the biggest selling points. If you are looking for a chair that maximizes comfort, this is a solid choice for your next camping chair.
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Buyer’s Guide
1. How will you be using it?
The first question you need to ask yourself when you are shopping for the perfect, portable camping stool or chair is how you will be using it. Some people like having a portable camping chair in their car at all times. This is really handy for everything from pool parties and barbecues to game nights and last-minute day trips. If this sounds more like you, you may just need something simple or portable that you can take out of your car from time
Others like having camping chairs for long and short-term camping trips, taking their chairs to campsites, beaches, mountains, fields, and streams. In this case, you may want something a little more durable and heavy-duty to be able to handle the outdoor elements.
2. Can you use a camping chair on the beach?
The beach is one of the best places you can take camping chairs. They give you a portable and comfortable place to sit for days or long weekends on your next beach trip or beach vacation. The downsides of using camping chairs at the beach is that the sun, sand, wind, and water can take a toll on your camping chair. Wear and tear are going to be inevitable, but some chairs hold up to these conditions better than others.
If you are going to be using your camping chair at the beach, make sure you have materials that can hold up to beachy conditions.
3. How much weight do folding chairs hold?
One of the primary aspects of a camping chair that you need to pay close attention to is weight capacity. The weight capacity of a chair not only tells you how much weight the chair can bear but also gives you insight into the quality of the design.
In general, the more weight that a camping chair can hold, the more durable you can expect the design to be. This isn’t always the case, but make sure you check the weight limit of the chair to make sure it is accommodating, comfortable, and durable.
CONCLUSION
Overall, the Coleman Portable Camping Quad Chair with 4-Can Cooler is our favorite choice. It is durdable, lightweight, compact, affordable, and has a lot of excellent features. This is our favorite for the all-around best portable camping chair.