Reviews & Ratings for Exped Chair Kit — 19 reviews — Page 1

Overall I really like this. Yes, it does not pack down as well as I would like, and getting the poles out of their sleeves is a royal pain. However, once it is all together it really makes my tent experience so much more enjoyable. I do not use this outside the tent as a chair - for that I have a Helinox chair which is much more comfortable. As I get older I find it is not as easy for me to get up from ground chairs and the like. However - this makes a huge difference for me inside the tent. After I retire for the night I can elevate the back and use it as a lounger. I have enough room in my tent that it allows me to read at night comfortably. It is also helpful to elevate my head and chest - I suffer from acid reflux and by elevating I can keep it at bay, especially if I have a large meal later at night than normal.

It is fairly easy to adjust the angle as well, although I have had a few times where I had to fully sit up and mess with the straps to get them to release.

Not sure I would take it backpacking, but it stays on the pad for all my regular camping trips.

Bought the MW version, and while the chair is very comfortable, it is a pain the butt.

- The support poles were very difficult to get in and out, so in order to pack it up, it’s easier to just wrap it sloppily with the poles in place. Which makes the stuff sack kind of useless, because it’s made big enough for both the chair kit and the mat.

- It also fit too snug. I had a really hard time zipping and unzipping, so changing the air pressure was a hassle.

- It’s just generally heavy and bulky.

My SynMat is the greatest thing ever. This chair kit…just not good, though.

This my third Exped Chair Kit. I returned the first two to Campsaver because the stiffener-rods in the kit were next to impossible to remove. In the first two kits, I was only able to remove one or two of the four stiffeners. In the third kit I received, the stiffeners are easily removable. I still wish the kit had the pillow pocket the previous generation chair kit had. I use the chair kit with my Exped Downmat 5 Lite inflatable sleeping pad. The materials used have proven very durable. I've used the chair kit on dirt, gravel and rocky terrain. With the stiffeners removed, I open the zipper to deflate the sleeping pad, leave the pad in the chair kit cover and roll it up to a pretty compact package. I can roll it up the combined chair kit and sleeping pad to within 20-30% of the size of the Down Mat 5 Lite by itself.

Awesome bit of Kit! Super comfy and delightful on buttock and thigh region.

I am disappointed with the quality control of this product. The four aluminum stiffeners are supposed to be removable for a more compact storage or when not needed. The first one I ordered, I was only able to remove two of the stays. I returned it to CampSaver for an exchange. On the second one, I was only able to remove one stiffener. Everything else on the chair-kit is top notch Exped quality. At the time of this review, CampSaver is out of stock on the chair-kit. I will reorder one last time when they refill their stock. Hopefully Exped has caught the problem, and fixed it. I own several Exped products and have faith in them.

while the chair kid did I fact turn my Exped sleep pad into a chair, I discovered I didn't need the chair very much and leaving it on the pad meant the pad would no longer fit into my pack or it's stuff sack. When completely folded the chair kit was bigger than my tent poles and has to be strapped to the outside of my pack. I sent the chair kit home to decrease pack weight. It wasn't worth the carry.

Not only does this char kit serve as an awesome low rider camp chair but it's also great for sleeping on. Ever try to get in your sleeping bag and your pad slide everywhere inside the tent? Not with this kit. It's great to have on the trail!

My husband and I have purchased chair kits for our current and previous Thermarest mats. These are great for protecting the mat and for allowing it to be converted to a chair when camping on islands (when kayaking). The material on this chairkit is quite slippery which I don't like but otherwise it is good.

easy to put together, and extremely light weight. Seat to chair for a short person is not ideal

This is a wonderfully designed chair kit. It's simple to use, quick to setup, extremely comfortable and you don't have to take the mat out when you want to sleep. The chair kit is designed to be packed away with the mattress still inside, but I found that while this cuts down on time, it does take up more space. The quality is excellent, I'm 185cm and 95kg and the chair kit takes my height and wei