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Hello everyone!

I'm trying to find the lightest chairs possible as we camp without a car and even though I doubt I can carry much more I am desperate for something to sit on! I have looked at the foldable foam based chairs, low beach chairs and inflatable chairs and I just wondered which of these would be best or is there anything else out there I have yet to discover?

Any help would be fantastic, Thankyou.

Hi Kerry & welcome to the forum  

I would have thought that the inflatable chairs would be the lightest weight, but then you've got to take a pump to blow them up, unless you've got a lot of puff. I've got a  Wynnster low chair which is very lightweight, it is low like a beach chair & doesn't have arms, but it is actually comfortable.

What about this one...........or is it too heavy  ?

Katie

 I bought a 3-legged "walkstool" which is amazingly comfortable but expensive. It is lighweight, extendable and in various heights, comes in a bag to go over shoulder, can be attached to belt and easily fits into rucsac. 

www.walkstool.com/uk/product/indexframe.html

It would be worth researching the weight of inflatable chairs - you may well find them to be heavier than you expect. Similarly airbeds.

We recently did a camping trip 'by air' to the Channel Islands, and wanted our comforts for 5 days, but knew we had a baggage weight allowance and had to carry our luggage when we got there. I was weighing everything!! We bought some cheap Sunncamp self-inflating mats off Amazon (we paid £8 for them a few weeks back, although I believe they are now £11 P&P inc). They weighed in at just over 1kg, and packed down to the size of a compact sleeping bag. They were surprisingly comfortable, and it saved us the hassle and space of carrying a,pump and blowing them up.

We recently bought some really light beach chairs - actually very comfy if you dont mind being low. We bought them after seeing them here http://www.campingcorner.co.uk/Gear/Beds.aspx

Very pleased with them. Cost £13