The Ultimate Bikers Chair

price?

The R/$ exchange rate is playing up a bit, but Christmas is coming

Walkstool Comfort 45: R725

Walkstool Comfort 55: R810.

Roodt

But Eina not such a cute price

Good Luck with the Sale

Wayne

you can't lean back into the walkstool...

I personally prefer a chair like the alite... IMO the best biking/hiking chair

http://www.alitedesigns.com/monarch-camp-chair-5

The Alite is great! Nothing better than kicking back after a hard ride..

Demo vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iJVTHaGvdc

How are you Bud , been a while since weve chatted.

Intresting Link that ....but ummmmm , but I think if you have had one too many xxxx Beers you will have a problem sitting in that Chair.

Send me your email adress.

Wayne

The whole point of sitting is to be able to lean back and relax.  I suspect the alite would struggle to hold the typical SA male though - he would probably need one for each butt cheek.

I just bite the bullet and take a proper 'meneer' camping chair.  They are cheap, strong, and big enough to curl up and snooze in.

One can lean back with a Walkstool - like this☺

Leaning Back: Leaning back in a walkstool

I have researched the Alite Chair. Two problems: you have to balance yourself on it the whole time - so no true relaxing. The other is that you are on the ground  - in dust and mud. You don't always want be down there. Preparing food, making fire or working on your bike is an upright activity for which you want comfortable seating. That's where the Walkstool excels. And then there is getting up once you finished sitting on the alite...

I just parked the walkstool against a tree or a wall when wanting to lean back.

With you on that one Charles ... I can even put wheels on my "cheapie with a beerholder" and drag it behind the bike.

Speak for yourself

I use the cheapo with a chain through the bottom of the three legs to support my 120kg frame.

Chair is only used when putting me boots on.

These three legged chairs on soft ground take huge strain so I'm sure this one with it's long legs must be very strong.

Going well, thx

Drop me a mail on

Ckloppers@iinet.net.au

Chat soon

Charles I've seen some big guys use an alite.. It's a very strong and popular chair with bushwalkers and adv riders. 

I do agree that sitting low to the ground is not always the best option, but I think you can't beat the alite on overall features. Size and weight with the comfort you get, alite is tops.

If you want ultimate comfort you should get the folding camp chair that some people refer to as the BMW GS of small camp chairs, a Kermit Chair. http://www.kermitchair.com/

One of my riding buddies have a Kermit, believe me this thing is ultimate luxury as a camp chair. You can sit on it for hours without discomfort. I'm thinking of getting one myself. Bit bulky though.

These three legged chairs on soft ground take huge strain so I'm sure this one with it's long legs must be very strong.

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A chain or rope through the feet helps stabilizing the cheapies. What I liked about the Walkstool is the solid rubber feet. It does not slide on smooth surfaces, and the feet don't bury itself into the ground. It was stable on almost all surfaces.

An accessory is available for unsteady surfaces - the Walkstool Steady.

Steady

Walkstool with Walkstool Steady

It might be noteworthy knowing that this stool is used by professional hunters.

It is steady and high enough for hunters to support themselves with stability when shooting.

Hi Charles.

The kermit looks very nice. Can't see it going on a bike though, unless you have a support vehicle.

Kermit Chair

On a long trip last year also to Namibia and Botswana I took a similar chair as the walk stool. BUT turfed it and bought me a folding camping chair with a back rest in Katimu for R100 at a China shop!!!! I kid you not. Reason for this was i needed a back rest when relaxing at night. I just tied it on to the top of the rest of the kit with no problems at all. Also the seat area of the stool tended to be a bit restricted and after a long day in the saddle you need to spread the pressure a bit.

Ater McDonald

Yeah, carrying a chair is almost a must on trips.

Dunno if the tripod style would ever be practical n the aline is too flimsy n limited as well.

I'm always strapping my two spider chairs what I got for 110 rond each. n wot I replace whenever they become tacky - every year or so.

When I stop for the rest or for the night, I slip them out their covers , fold them open and have an immediate jacket rack and  can sit and remove my bootses.

As anyone what travelled with me knows, I keep a pair of plakkies in my back pouch of my Jakkie and I wear boxers or swim trunks so that I'm in shorts n plakkies within minutes of stopping, leaving me comfy n free to move around.

So the spider chair comes along on all my out door trips and is a valuable companion.

The side pockets hold my keys n stuff an I can sit plat n relax, leaning backwards while musing at people around.

Nice reply, Andy!

Good solid advice.. the plakkies is gr8 advice!

While I feel sorry for the guys wot started the thread with the advert, I'm enjoying the advice and tips from folk..

Our LOcal SPIRO's / MICA Hardware have some great Chairs on special.

Bought some very comfy HIGH BACK Folding camp chairs rated 120 KGS for R 299

and ummm errrr for me the ummm XXL Super Comfy 150 KG Model also for R 299

I can Highly reccomend these...whilst the are way big 2 take with on the bike , they be GREAT for Camping.

Sorry Jacob think i may have steered your thread in the wrong Direction.

You can fight with ANDY he wont Fight back LOL

Wayne

The chair surely looks very cool, compact and durable. However, the price is somewhat steep! In all honesty...I'd rather sit on a tree stump and use the money I've saved for 2 - 3 extra tanks of fuel. My Campmaster chair of similar dimensions have lasted me 5 year to date and it cost me R95. I hope it sells but I wont be buying....

I recon I don't need to tell you how useless that info is here on a bike forum

Don't you know the Back up V is always close

Wayne

Hi all

The Walkstools have just arrived from Sweden.

I like them a lot. I have replaced my office chair with one and now sit ergonomically correct.

Contact me if you are looking for one. The list of orders got lost after a server crash.