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Hi Guys

Think we have finally purchased all we are going to buy now for the two weeks in Cornwall (hope it stops raining!).

After hours of testing, and miles of travelling, we have, at last, purchased teh four chairs we need for holiday.

The need for chairs came because we decided against the folding plastic picnic table and benches that we have used for the last couple of years.  We have decided this year, instead, to buy lightweight aluminium table and chairs.  But which ones?  The table was a fairly easy choice - Sunncamp Slatted Activ Plus - stylish and lightweight, folds into a bag.  Just what we wanted.

But the chairs....so much choice; type, style, price, manufacturer.  Do we go for a "bucket" type that folds into a bag?  Do we buy lounger types that can be "sat-up"? Decisions, decsisions.  And they had to be suitable for twp little-ish people as well (the kids, 9 & 6).

Well, today, we finally bought two Sunncamp Aluminium Directors chairs (with side tables) for me and the OH.  For the kids, we bought two Outwell Club Chaie Deluxe - again a "directors" style, but a little smaller.

I think we are happy with our purchases, our only concern being space.  Whilst we do have the Picasso, these chairs fold flat, as opposed to folding into themselves, but I think on reflection, they won't take any more room up, on average, as four decent "bucket" chairs that fold into the bag.

My main point, after you have read all of this, is:

What decisions have you made with regards tables and chairs?  Have you done the "sitting round the table test"?  Or the "will I get a sun tan in this chair" test (Ha, not in cornwall, I hear you laugh!).  I'm just curious as to what other people find comfortable, practical and useful in terms of their seating arrangements.

Happy camping!

Richard

Aka

BradfordBantam

I always think you spend more time relaxing than sitting at the table when your on holiday,I suppose like most we have a mix of chairs all ok for sitting at the table and relaxing after as well

We tend not to sit at the table, we eat off our knees (well, off a plate on our knees)

We have four of the 'bucket' type chairs and we have a folding table, more for putting stuff on rather than eating off.  Having said that, we haven't been away for two weeks yet so it may get used more when we do.  The onl thing I find with the bucket chairs is that they tend to make the back of your legs ache so I think we are going to take some seat pads when we got away for two weeks.

Trace x

We  also have the bucket type chairs, not the best for sitting to a table but it doesnt take long to eat a meal, and these are quite comfy for lounging in too.

Also have a lafuma relaxer which is fab but if space is limited then it stays at home

We have a selection of the fold-up-in-a-sack type chairs and for a table take the legs off our green plastic patio table and put it on the floor of the boot of our car before we load everything else on top.

It is a standard sized table which will seat six at a push but fits easily in the back of our people carrier and used to fit in the boot of our Vectra as well.

I can't stand eating off my lap (even with a plate !) and find having a large table makes food preparation much easier.

 Got two aluminium tables (slatted).  One large dining table, one card table

both very light and compact when folded.  numerous chairs including

 folding rockingchair and loungers

Quote: Originally posted by BradfordBantam on 24/7/2005

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we finally bought two Sunncamp Aluminium Directors chairs (with side tables) for me and the OH.

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Hubby insists on taking his big padded lounger, but I'm quite happy with a directors chair which takes up about a sixth of the space of his lounger

We've used a fairly standard folding table for the last four years, but during the winter I just happened to see a low folding table which matched the standard one, and at £5 I just couldn't resist.

However I did have to hide this new table from hubby - for some reason he thinks I'm forever buying camping equipment  . I packed both tables in the boot on our first trip this year, and noticed him looking from one to the other when I got them out. Then he asked a stupid question "Where's that other table come from?", so I told him that the big table must have been pregnant when I packed it in the boot. That saved me from a telling off cos he just had to laugh

I put the low table directly under the higher table so it makes a shelf for lamps, tissue box, books, and other bits'n'bobs, so I can utilize the space under the table.