Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×
 
 


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 05-19-2016, 03:16 AM   #1
New Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 16
Default Camp chair - recliner

Ok it's time for a new camp chair. Would like to find a really good recliner. What are your favorites. Any suggestions welcome.
slim4511 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-19-2016, 04:22 AM   #2
Platinum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: California
Posts: 504
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by slim4511 View Post
Ok it's time for a new camp chair. Would like to find a really good recliner. What are your favorites. Any suggestions welcome.


REI Kingdom Cot 3
Anything but your typical bare-bones cot, the fully padded REI Kingdom Cot 3 provides plush support with plenty of room to stretch out, relax and slumber until the sun comes up.

We fight for it because it is very RELAXING
ClassB4Me is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-19-2016, 01:08 PM   #3
New Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 16
Default

Thanks for the reply. It really looks like a good one. I am looking for more of a chair with reclining capability as opposed to a lounger.
slim4511 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-19-2016, 10:41 PM   #4
Platinum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 300
Default

I also was looking for a recliner and came across a site that reviews the zero-gravity recliners.

http://zerogravitychairshq.com

After reading that site and several other online reviews of recliners, I decided that the best thing to do was to go to a sporting goods store and play Goldilocks. Some were too soft, some were too hard but none of them was just right. The section underneath my legs of the chairs was too long or too short on most of them, or they bent in a place different than where my knees bend. Besides comfort, I found that chairs like this differ in the way they close up. Some stay closed when you carry them, others act like a wild puppy that pulls you all sorts of ways when they spring open while you carry them. Some had flimsy nylon and some had weak-looking steel frames.

The lesson: Try them out in person before you buy. If you don't think that you could fall asleep in the chair, then it's not the one for you.
SiennaGuy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2018, 02:00 AM   #5
New Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: CT
Posts: 14
Default

I'm intrigued by this one:
https://www.rei.com/product/128052/n...r-luxury-chair
MaxCapacity is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2018, 02:13 PM   #6
Platinum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 162
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by slim4511 View Post
Would like to find a really good recliner. What are your favorites.
I really like this one. These recline (just lift arms and lean back), are extremely light and easy to move around, and fold very flat. They are very comfortable, without the "sling back" of many chairs that kills me after a few minutes. The mesh fabric lasts forever and is easy to dry. We've had a pair on the porch for years, and carry a 5 year old pair for camping. They cost about $100. They also come in XL, but normal is the size we have.

Lafuma Cham'elips Reclining Beach Chair

Unfortunately I don't see them for sale right now. Wayfair promises to have them in April, FWIW.
Attached Images
File Type: png Lafuma.png (45.1 KB, 16 views)
Saldar is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2018, 05:04 PM   #7
Platinum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Arizona, Tempe
Posts: 1,652
Default

Where do you carry a chair like that (24" wide) in a class B? My Roadtrek aisle is ~21". A Zip Dee chair will lie flat in the aisle but it is not a recliner.
Harry 2003 C190P
hbn7hj is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2018, 06:25 PM   #8
Platinum Member
 
Davydd's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 5,958
Default

We don't carry them inside. We carry two zero-gravity chairs in the space behind our beds and the rear doors. It was deliberately designed that way.

__________________
Davydd
2021 Advanced RV 144 custom Sprinter
2015 Advanced RV Extended body Sprinter
2011 Great West Van Legend Sprinter
2005 Pleasure-way Plateau TS Sprinter
Davydd is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-17-2018, 08:02 PM   #9
Platinum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 162
Default

Our Lafumas are not XL so they are 19.5" wide. We hang a pair on our ladder. They stack quite flat, I think about 6". Some people with rear beds seem to carry recliners in a slot by the back doors.
Saldar is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-21-2018, 04:15 AM   #10
Gold Member
 
CaDreamin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 97
Default

I would check Walmart. I was surprised to find that they had a really nice collection of quad chairs. We bought ones with a high back. We have two Coleman Rambler camp stools to prop our feet on. They make a nice “sit up” as well as a “lay back” chair.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Tra...Chair/49332954


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00339911O...a-272835431413
CaDreamin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-04-2018, 04:42 PM   #11
Platinum Member
 
goreds2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Oh - H - Eye - OH
Posts: 180
Default

Some nice budget Gravity Chairs at Ollie's for $34.99.

__________________
I have a 1989 Dodge XPLORER RV Class B - Purchased 10/15/10 IN CASH
Fiance' purchased a Class C (B+ ?) 2002 Dynamax Carri-go on 5/1/15 IN CASH
We've got the best of both worlds
goreds2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-04-2018, 11:09 PM   #12
Silver Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 59
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MaxCapacity View Post
I tried that at our local REI, it's kind of awkward to use and adjust and not as comfy as the gravity chair
RT.SS is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT. The time now is 04:18 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.