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 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.

9+ years and counting! We started using the ALPS Mountaineering King Kong Chair in 2012 (bought 3). They received heavy use: virtually every weekend throughout the year at soccer matches as well as 1/2 dozen camping trips. In 2021 we purchased 3 more and will use the original 3 as backups. Why? Since they stay in the garage or in the back of a car in the Texas weather, after about 5 years the webbing eventually started to break. They use webbing for carry straps on the bag, and webbing that adjusts the height of the arm straps (now, the elbow drops slightly below the front of the armrest). As chairs, they still work flawlessly. PROS: They are big and strong and wide - at 800lb capacity, you can fit 2 people if needed. Insanely durable. If you've ever had a chair fail while sitting in it or lament adding yours to the trash can after a tournament weekend, you'll want this chair. Other soccer parents go through at least 2 chairs per year. At least $30 a pop, that's $60 per year per chair. My investment is barely 10% of that, at $6 per year per chair. 2 side pockets, 2 large, deep cup/thermos holders, one back pocket CONS: Their strength is in part due to their metal construction - which means they are heavier than 'normal' chairs. If you have to walk far with more than one, you might consider the advantages of a wagon. If you want a frilly, lightweight chair that you replace every year, try something else. If you want a durable chair that will outlast your child's youth - this is a great, recommended purchase.

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.

I'm a big guy (6' 4" / 260 lbs) who attends a lot of my boy's sporting events and prefer a chair to bleachers for hours of sitting. While the standard portable chairs are 'adequate', they tend to feel like they're straining when I move around plus the fabric and mesh just doesn't hold up and begins to tear within a few months. I just purchased the King Kong a week ago so I can't speak to the test of time...but after 1 weekend of baseball, I'm absolutely thrilled with the chair: it's very sturdy yet very comfortable, the materials are tough and high quality, and it simply feels comfortable for sitting around in for several hours. I was in the chair for 3 games on Saturday and at the end of the day I had no back or knee pain which I sometimes suffer when sitting in bleachers or a lesser chair for that long. Getting out of the chair is easy and it's amazing that you can use the armrests to push yourself up and the chair locks into place providing support you just don't get from the lightweight chairs. I even had a number of other baseball dads (mostly big guys) take a seat in the chair. Every one of them sat down and immediately had a smile on their face...I'm not making this up; it's just a solid, comfortable chair that will make you the envy of the guys. To be fair, my wife and kids sat in the King King and didn't really notice much difference from our older chairs...that makes sense because those lesser chairs are fine for smaller people who don't need (nor appreciate) the benefits of the King Kong. While I'm thrilled with the chair, there are a couple of minor negative items worth mentioning: (1) the chair is a 'bit' heavy, but not too bad for a large person to carry around. I lugged mine about 200 yards with no problem. I didn't try the backpack bag but would if I had to carry the chair much farther than I did. (2) the chair is wide making the armrests wide so I found that I couldn't keep my hands in my sweatshirt pockets to keep them arm while resting my elbows on the rests. Not a big deal and as soon as the weather warms up a bit that problem goes away. That's it for critique...not a big deal. I saw in some other reviews where people had critiqued the chair's height...I don't get that because the chair's no taller than a standard dining room chair. It fits me and every other adult male that sat in it just fine. Overall: if you're a big guy looking for rock solid comfort on the go...get this chair!

The ALPS Mountaineering King Kong Chair are well built, easy to fold, unfold and stuff into the heavy duty carry bag. We own 3-of these heavy duty folding camp chairs, two are 4-years old and have survived years of loading and unloading into the Suburban going to softball games and Scouting events. These ALPS Mountaineering King Kong Chairs are rock solid, that is a good thing. Where the Coleman chairs are cheep junk, the King Kong is not junk. As for the price, the King Kong chair is worth every penny. My 6-foot, 5-inch, 350-pound frame, bouncing in, out and around in the King Kong chair during softball games, I believe testament to the durability of the frame and fabric used in the construction of the SLPS Mountaineering King Kong Chair. The trade offs, the chair is much heavier than lesser quality folding camp chairs, the fabric holds up to everything I dish out. Folding, unfolding and stuffing into the carry bag hundreds of times. Left setting in the sun, wind and spring down pours, snow, freezing rain in base camp and ball fields. In just such times a good waterproofing makes all the difference. In hot - humid climates, the fabric will not breath, your back and seat will sweet. The seat bottom will sag causing a bit of discomfort to my legs just above my knees, a quick fix. a small camp pillow or folded sweatshirt works great. All things considered, these are great chairs for not only the big and tall person, anyone tired of buy cheep Coleman type junk folding chairs over and over. "Buy the ALPS Mountaineering King Kong Chair, you will be happy you did...

I've had a number of "heavy duty" chairs but they always break or tear. So far this one is the best I've seen. Not only is it extremely durable it also has a wider seat pan so it isn't uncomfortable to sit in. There are no metal bars underneath my legs to cause discomfort. I would recommend this chair to anybody who wants or needs a heavy duty chair. I weigh 240 lbs and this is definitely the chair for me. UPDATE - October 2020 I"m 6'1" and weigh 250 lbs. I've had this chair for SEVEN years (purchased from Amazon June 13, 2010) and absolutely love it. We camp a lot and have taken camping trips as long as 5 weeks. We have a teardrop trailer so our camping is all outside - the trailer is just a queen sized bed on wheels. I've spent about a zillion hours in this chair and am soooooooooo happy I bought it. Other chairs were narrow enough that the side support bars would hurt my legs after a while. No such problem with this chair. I have only one issue with the chair and that is that, after years of use, some of the screws loosened. The feet are plastic and eventually, if you use the chair as much as I do, the securing screws will loosen. I just replaced them with screws I had in the garage that are slightly larger and screwed in tight. We camp enough that the average person would have to camp for at least 20 years to put this much use on the chair. I don't see it ever failing but, if it should do so, I would definitely purchase another. I went through a number of chairs before I found this one. It is the absolute BEST camping/outdoor chair I've ever owned.

My wife is 5'9" and around 400lb, so most camp chairs barely hold her weight, and she's often uncomfortable in them. This chair was comfortable for her and held up well under her weight. It's about as heavy as three or four of our "normal" camp chairs, and a bit bulkier when folded up in the bag compared to the lighter chairs - but it does what it's supposed to do. This is definitely more firmly made than most camp chairs - the fabric is thicker, the frame is thicker and heavier, and the joints are stiffer - all of which conspire to make folding and unfolding slightly more cumbersome than for a standard, lighter-weight, $10-30 chair. But this is definitely a case of getting what you pay for, and if you want a chair that can comfortably handle a heavier body, you need the extra weight. I think this is a fair tradeoff. She commented that if she was shorter, the seat might be uncomfortable, as the back-to-front length of the seat is fairly long. If your knees don't reach past the end when your back is against the chair back, or your legs don't reach the ground, it would be uncomfortable. For her, however, it fit well enough, and she was happy with several hours of sitting over a couple days - including both campground-style seating and beachside (firm ground, not loose sand) seating. The double shoulder straps make carrying this backpack style feasible, so long as you're not carrying a real backpack (taking it off is more difficult, but possible). That helps distribute the extra weight, and was definitely the easiest way to carry this and several other lighter chairs. I wouldn't buy a second one for me - at around 240lb, I don't need it, and can save money on a lighter chair that's easier to carry. Hopefully this will last long enough I won't be buying another for my wife soon, either. But if you're in the weight range where a stronger chair is beneficial, and you're not too short for it to be comfortable, I'd heartily recommend this one based on what we've seen so far.

I really love this chair. I'm a tall guy. Tall and big. After destroying so many of my friends and relatives outdoor seats over the years, I realized that bringing my own chair to cookouts and garden parties was less embarrassing than having to be picked up out of a tangle of canvas and aluminum while people stare very intently at their hotdogs and into the bottoms of their cups. I purchased this one for an out-of-town job where I'd be sitting at a machine 10 hours a day and the only other option available to me were unpadded metal folding chairs. I needed something that would hold me comfortably but also support and make it through three months in a tough environment. It has succeeded on all points. First off, yeah, its heavy. This is not the chair to tote on a long hike...although the carrying pouch has a nice long wide sturdy strap. But for that weight you get a sturdy seat that feels solid and dependable as mamma's love. The canvas is heavy quality, double stitched in places and quilted on the back. It supports me in all the right places too. Granted, its meant more for lounging than work, so some support padding was needed to keep a proper posture for long use. But the seat is more parallel to the ground than others I've had that slope down to the back and the back itself is taut and gives a good surface to brace yourself. The arm height is adjustable in the back which was a nice surprise. It's not winning any beauty contests with the color but two drink holders and pockets on each side and at the back make it a super practical. I cankeep a water, phone, backup battery and assortment of tools by me at all times. As others have mentioned, getting it back into the bag is not a ... super smooth? ...process. But it's totally doable and really not that big a deal. I don't think it's reasonable to expect something that feels like It can hold a hockey team (with equipment) to collapse into a willowy pile of nothing at one touch like those $20 Coleman chairs do. There is also the common complaint that the bars under the arms can become uncomfortable over time - pressing into your legs where they rest up against them. Yeah, that's a thing. The Best I can say is that you will experience that with any chair of this type and that the seat is plenty wide enough that it isn't nearly as bad as others I've used. I do ten hour shifts in it with little trouble. But it is a concern. I expect to have this thing for many years to come and to continue to enjoy it the whole way.

As a 400+ lbs man, findinding an outdoor chair that doesn't feel like it's going to collapse under you is hard to find, and even when you do sit on a regular folding chair, it's so narrow that the frame is cutting into your leg and extremely uncomfortable. But this chair is fantastic!! Unbelievably sturdy and reassuring that it's not going to break when I sit in it. It's wide enough to comfortably sit in it for hours!! Loving the adjustable height of the arm rests, ample storage pockets, 2 cup holders, and the carrying bag that you can wear as a backpack is awesome. Best chair I've ever owned!!

Its Massive and sturdy. Its Real King Kong and can take weight as mentioned. Im too much happy with the Quality. Just a bit big chair then regular ones but very comfortable.. Thanks Alps !

It hold 200kgs

La mejor silla que podrás comprar, súper resistente y cómoda. El único "problema" es que es muy pesada para llevar cargando con respecto a otras, pero vale la pena.

Vale cada peso que pague, hay que esperar una buena oferta, la silla se siente sólida y super cómoda