ALPS Mountaineering King Kong Camping Chairs for Adults with Mesh Cup Holders and Pockets, Built Durable and Reliable with Compact Foldable Steel Frame

This chair is AMAZING if you are a larger individual! Unlike some chairs which are made of crappy aluminum this chair is made from strong steel! It says it can hold 800lbs, unlike most chairs which are rated to hold 250lbs. The frame is STRONG! I have been using mine for 9 years now!! Sure you can buy a crappy chair for $20 which you never feel safe in, or you can buy this and keep it for a decade or more!!

Ok, it's really an 11 month update, but hey. This has gotten used in many situations - muddy fair grounds, fishing riverside, uneven ground, even IN a stream once. Absolutely no problems with this at all. Bonus points for easy cleaning - one of the dogs (60 lbs), covered in mud, hopped in it. It hosed right off! No pulls, tears, splits, nothing to complain of. Still very pleased with this!----------------Original review:Ok just got this last week and only used it once, so obviously I can't speak to durability, however, given the feel of it, plus the rest of the positive aspects, I feel it will hold up well.It arrived in its carry sack, which I would not normally mention (since they're generally cheap) but this one seemed much better than usual. It comes with adjustable straps for backpack type carry. Stitching is heavy duty and seams are well stitched. I'm actually impressed just with the bag, which is unheard of for me.The chair itself is nothing short of amazing, to me. I'm 5'6" but a large person, and I also have a short waist, so typically if I sit all the way back in a chair, its arm supports at the front will dig into my legs just above my knees. The arms supports on this chair are wider than the seat itself. They do a flair out type thing, so there's even more room if you're a 'wide sitter'. This chair's arms never touch my legs - there are no pressure points at all.There IS, however, a cross bar under the legs from arm to arm. It's not unusual for me to have to put an extra pillow behind me so that my feet can touch the ground. Most chairs I sit in are like that. I used the chair this weekend and purposely sat all the way back and let my feet stick out. The bar would, I feel, begin to be uncomfy after a long period, but was not an issue for the 40 or so minutes I used it.The chair is not cheap on any aspect - it's generously wide, generously deep (front to back) and the back is proportionately tall. No stinting on design at all that I can tell.The fabric is an incredibly durable feeling canvas style, but with enough nylon-type to make it even more weather-resistant than straight canvas would be. While the descr mentions it has "padded" seat and back, it's really just quilted a bit. So not really padded enough to impact comfort, but I personally don't care.It's easy to get up from - with my bad knees sitting too low or in a chair w/o sturdy arms to push up from makes it unusable for me - in this I had no issue.Because of the style of feet, my use this weekend was in a grass field, with rain 2 days before. So not hard, but not squishy. The chair did not sink at all. I'm sure it would in sand or mud type thing, but on regular ground I think it'll be very sturdy.It's made for large people, or someone who just likes extra space I guess, but the point is, it's big. When you fold it and put it back in the bag, it's still going to be big. I did not find it overly heavy and had no problem toting it out in the field, but just don't expect it to be light weight.The cup holders are actually the only disappointment I had. They will not fit my 30 oz Yeti tumbler, nor the Yeti coldster (koozie). It will hold a straight can or a medium size fast food drink cup. However, it's netted so you could use either for a phone or other small gear, too. (The side pockets and back of seat pocket are fine)All in all, I love this chair and I feel like it will stand up to the test of me.

This chair is the best portable / camping / folding chair I have ever had. The big difference between this chair and the rest of the pack is easily visible in the photos. (four vertical legs)Pros:1. Let me explain, pretty much all folding chairs of this style have the criss-cross x legs around the chair. Some of the light chairs only have the x legs on the sides. Take a look at the photo and you will see that this chair has the x legs on all four sides,2. The big plus for this chair are the vertical legs on each corner just like your standard chair. I have looked at other heavy duty chairs and have only found one other with the vertical legs. But wait, that one had vertical legs that were resting on top of the x bars. This King Kong chair has all four vertical corner legs touching the ground and each cross leg also goes directly to the base. Take a close look at the picture of legs on this chair and compare it to the picture of any other chair you are interested in buying. There are no legs resting on another leg and the vertical leg in each corner provides super sturdy support.3. There is no support bar running the length of the armrest, just a bar coming up from the crossbar that sticks out sort of like a rowing machine right under where your hand rests, you can see it in the photo. That bar that holds the armrest taut is heavy duty. Heavy duty enough for a big guy to lean on it completely to sit or stand up. Watch the manufacturer video showing the sitting hand stand on the arms. I didn't try that, but I had no problem putting my weight on the armrests to sit or stand.4. The seat is taut behind your knees but there is no bar there, it is just tight material. it is designed to be wide in the way the armrests tilt out. I found it very comfortable.5. The back rest is comfortable and the height of the seat from the ground is no different than any normal chair you have used to sit. This is not one of those low beach chairs.6. The chair bag has double straps just like a backpack and the chair fits inside easily. The only problem I had was that the draw string got caught until I realized it was in the way and pulled it out of the bag. My error, not the design.7. Plenty of room for a big guy and the seat is sturdy with a secure feeling, little or no rocking or swaying without some real effort. And of course there are cup holders.Con:Well this is probably one of the heaviest folding chairs of this style so it is not a backpacking or long hiking chair. But this chair is great for bringing to parks, t-ball, and that sort of thing. I would not recommend this for any type of activity where you would be carrying lots of other stuff, but by itself or in addition to a tote bag or day bag it is perfect. If you are the super-active, hiking, running type then this chair will probably be no problem but then you probably don't need this chair.Hope this helps with your shopping for a travel chair.