Kelty Camp Chair - 2008 BCS

I live in the Dominican Republic and i have had this camping chair for over a year. I have had no problems with it. I have gone to Haiti, the beach, and on mountain camp outs with it and put it through quite a bit. It's very comfortable and durable. I would recommend this for all people.

I love the concept of these chairs and I've had versions before that used my thermarest as the back and leg support but this one was a big disappointment. Why? If you look at the picture of the chair, you can see two long thin, padded seams running along the side of the chair, yes? These have plastic 'spines" in them for support. Well, not far into my first camping excursion with these chairs, the front edge of long, thin pocket of that seam ripped and the plastic spine poked right thru. That area needs to be reinforced seriously to resist the pressure that the spine exerts on the stitching. I could see the spine vigorously poking that area whenever someone sat in the chair. Once the spine breaks through, the chair loses it's structural integrity and is far less comfortable Plus the spine tarted scratching my leg every time I sat down. Lest anyone think I might have exceed the weight limit for these chairs (is there one? ) I'm about 5'7" and 155 lbs. Hardly atypical for an expected user of these things. I'm really surprised that a flaw like this showed up in a Kelty design. I've been impressed with previous products of theirs in the past and expected the same from these chairs. At least this site rocks with respect to returns. I've sent these things back and will keep looking for a lightweight, comfortable camp chair.

I got this chair because it was almost half the price of a crazy creek. I have a lot of kelty gear, so i figured it be good. I was wrong, the first time i took it on a backpacking trip it broke. I leaned back in it and the straps just broke. I am 6'5 240 so that may have been the problem.

This Kelty chair does the job for me cuz I'm a wee 108 lbs. The construction has no detectable flaws, and I really appreciate the mesh pocket on the back as additional exterior storage during backpacking. However, the actual materials are flimsy and I wouldn't trust it for anyone over 120lbs. For the price and weight, I'm keeping it for backpacking and stadiums.