THERE is little doubt that chatting to friends, on a log by a campfire, while balancing a beverage on a nearby rock is a memory that draws many of us ‘back to the bush’, especially when peak hour traffic gets all a bit too much. However, we often forget how the log grows hard, a cold breeze blows up our hunched-over back and our drink tumbles from that tippy rock, no matter how many twigs we stick beneath it to keep it level. And thus, the introduction of the camp chair.
Of late though, camp chairs have been chatting to their multi-tool mates and the simple ol’ camp stool now comes adorned with inbuilt coolers, fold-out trays, smartphone pockets and multiple obligatory drink holders. Chuck two of these behemoths in your car however, and you’d best boot the kids out to make room. And so, with the advent of the new-age super-lightweight, compact camp chair, we decided to grab a handful of the most prolific and put them through their paces to see whether they’re simply a backpacker’s luxury, or in fact can replace that semi-broken service-station special you’ve been holding on to for so long. We scored each chair (out of ten) in six categories: comfort, quality, design,
