I have been wanting to do a review of my new ARB camp chair for some time now... It now has quite a few miles on it, and in not 'new' at all.
I have taken about a million pictures of my chair being used in all kinds of places.. but all you get tonight is a stock photo pulled form the internet
. Lame, I know.
My ARB chair journey started about a year ago. I had a very nice, super comfy, padded double camp chair that the wife and I LOVED. It was nice. However, it was bulky, heavy, hard to find a good level spot to park it on, and was hard to close up. But all that didn't matter because it was COMFORTABLE! Camp chairs are designed to suck. I doubt any chair designer has actually used a camp chair, because they would hang themselves for making something that sucked so bad.
Our double chair looked like this:
Enter ARB: We went camping with some good friends last summer. My buddy pulled out his 'ARB' chair, and somewhere inside myself I laughed. Who pays for an 'ARB' badged chair??? That idiot probably paid waaaaaay more than I paid for my comfortable chair, and its still just a crummy camp chair with ARB stitched into it. I made a joke about how much it must have cost, and he just agreed. 'WHAT!!!!!!' I thought. He didn't even disagree with my intentional jab at his reckless spending!
ARB chair:
Fast forward a day or two, both my wife and his wife fell asleep at camp in MY chair (see, it IS comfortable). This left only the ARB for me to sit in.
Fine...
...and then.....
WOWSER!!!!
WHAT A GREAT CHAIR!
WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE??
I couldn't believe that a camp chair could be that comfortable. I had to have one. Cost no longer mattered. Within a short time, I had picked up my own ARB chair. You can get them from many places. I picked mine up at Cruiser Outfitters. Their service was great, and I felt better about buying local.
Nearly a year later, I have been incredibly happy with the chair. I find that I take it anywhere I can. They are times that I know where I am going will have chairs or benches available, but I choose to take the ARB instead. I don't typically sit around, so when I do, it's going to be worth while, and the ARB is worth while.
The quality of the chair has been great. The chair is made with full aluminum arm rest, has plenty of seat room, and allows for a relaxed sit without tweaking the back or having that annoying edge that always cuts off the blood circulation in your thighs. The chair has a full sized pocket on the back. There is a drink holder and a covered pouch on the right side. The chair has locking tabs on the back to hold it in a firm open position, and to hold it firmly in a closed position when folded. It has held up to many people at one time. It has held up to some LARGE people sitting in it. It has ventured deep in to the outdoors in the bed of my truck or trailer. It has become a part of my family.
If I could complain about any part of the chair, it would be the carry bag. The bag is made of a thin nylon material. It does not hold up well to the bouncing and sliding in the truck. The bag will be easily worn through at any part being rubbed between the chair and surface of the truck bed/trailer. Once this was learned, we have been able to pack the chair in a way to protect the bag. We have talked about having my wife sew a better bag to keep it in.
The last time I used it I noticed the slides inside the arm rest to fold it up were a bit sticky. I had a hard time closing it tonight also. I will spay some dry lube in the sliders to see if it will free it up a bit.
I encourage you to take the opportunity to sit in an ARB camp chair when you can, but be prepared to shell out some coin afterwards because there is no going back. The cost may be a bit higher than a typical chair, but a typical chair only makes it a season or two before it falls apart and needs to be replaced. The ARB will be here for years to come, and you will actually enjoy your sitting experience.
-Brian
I have taken about a million pictures of my chair being used in all kinds of places.. but all you get tonight is a stock photo pulled form the internet
. Lame, I know. My ARB chair journey started about a year ago. I had a very nice, super comfy, padded double camp chair that the wife and I LOVED. It was nice. However, it was bulky, heavy, hard to find a good level spot to park it on, and was hard to close up. But all that didn't matter because it was COMFORTABLE! Camp chairs are designed to suck. I doubt any chair designer has actually used a camp chair, because they would hang themselves for making something that sucked so bad.
Our double chair looked like this:
Enter ARB: We went camping with some good friends last summer. My buddy pulled out his 'ARB' chair, and somewhere inside myself I laughed. Who pays for an 'ARB' badged chair??? That idiot probably paid waaaaaay more than I paid for my comfortable chair, and its still just a crummy camp chair with ARB stitched into it. I made a joke about how much it must have cost, and he just agreed. 'WHAT!!!!!!' I thought. He didn't even disagree with my intentional jab at his reckless spending!
ARB chair:
Fast forward a day or two, both my wife and his wife fell asleep at camp in MY chair (see, it IS comfortable). This left only the ARB for me to sit in.
Fine...
...and then.....
WOWSER!!!!
WHAT A GREAT CHAIR!
WHERE HAS THIS BEEN ALL MY LIFE??
I couldn't believe that a camp chair could be that comfortable. I had to have one. Cost no longer mattered. Within a short time, I had picked up my own ARB chair. You can get them from many places. I picked mine up at Cruiser Outfitters. Their service was great, and I felt better about buying local.
Nearly a year later, I have been incredibly happy with the chair. I find that I take it anywhere I can. They are times that I know where I am going will have chairs or benches available, but I choose to take the ARB instead. I don't typically sit around, so when I do, it's going to be worth while, and the ARB is worth while.
The quality of the chair has been great. The chair is made with full aluminum arm rest, has plenty of seat room, and allows for a relaxed sit without tweaking the back or having that annoying edge that always cuts off the blood circulation in your thighs. The chair has a full sized pocket on the back. There is a drink holder and a covered pouch on the right side. The chair has locking tabs on the back to hold it in a firm open position, and to hold it firmly in a closed position when folded. It has held up to many people at one time. It has held up to some LARGE people sitting in it. It has ventured deep in to the outdoors in the bed of my truck or trailer. It has become a part of my family.
If I could complain about any part of the chair, it would be the carry bag. The bag is made of a thin nylon material. It does not hold up well to the bouncing and sliding in the truck. The bag will be easily worn through at any part being rubbed between the chair and surface of the truck bed/trailer. Once this was learned, we have been able to pack the chair in a way to protect the bag. We have talked about having my wife sew a better bag to keep it in.
The last time I used it I noticed the slides inside the arm rest to fold it up were a bit sticky. I had a hard time closing it tonight also. I will spay some dry lube in the sliders to see if it will free it up a bit.
I encourage you to take the opportunity to sit in an ARB camp chair when you can, but be prepared to shell out some coin afterwards because there is no going back. The cost may be a bit higher than a typical chair, but a typical chair only makes it a season or two before it falls apart and needs to be replaced. The ARB will be here for years to come, and you will actually enjoy your sitting experience.
-Brian
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