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Reply #10 - May 10th, 2018 at 7:09pm
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Jimbo, you must have really long legs for your height?

I just looked at a review from a 6'6" 360# powerlifter guy who took a chance it would hold him because they usually underrate items like this for liability reasons.

He said it held him just fine. Having long legs changes the equation for sure.
  
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Reply #11 - May 10th, 2018 at 8:33pm
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My brother bought that chair for our last trip together. Not quite as robust (the frame is of slightly thinner aluminum) as the Helinox but it lasted the week with loads of use. He's tall (6'3) but under 200#. Adjustable legs gave some advantage for uneven ground but look to be a point of future failure.
  
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Reply #12 - May 11th, 2018 at 12:33pm
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solotripper wrote on May 10th, 2018 at 7:09pm:
Jimbo, you must have really long legs for your height?



ST -

Leg length is only part of the issue.  The other part is uniquely mine.  As I "rehab" from hip replacement surgery four months ago, muscles on my left side are still healing.  I find that lowering myself to a chair height of 12" (what you find in a lot of camp chairs) is a little uncomfortable (and it's even worse to "rise" from).  15" is better, of course, but I was researching for & holding out for a sturdy, lightweight chair - at a reasonable price - with an even higher seat elevation.  I had tested the Helinox Sunset Chair at REI and was impressed... but much less so with the price tag (& the price of the "ground sheet" - sold separately - is ridiculous).  However, when I found a discontinued model on-line at a very substantial discount, well, I decided it was worth it.

We'll see.  Two weeks in the bush beginning late next month should tell the tale.

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Reply #13 - May 11th, 2018 at 12:45pm
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(& the price of the "ground sheet" - sold separately - is ridiculous).


I got your back Jimbo IF you need another groundsheet in the future.

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Reply #14 - May 11th, 2018 at 3:55pm
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solotripper wrote on May 11th, 2018 at 12:45pm:
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(& the price of the "ground sheet" - sold separately - is ridiculous).


I got your back Jimbo IF you need another groundsheet in the future.

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Thanks for the tip.  I have one on order.  Looks like it should fit the Helinox Chair One just fine.

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Reply #15 - May 11th, 2018 at 5:14pm
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Jimbo, The link I posted was the shorter version of the same chair.
Here's the taller one.
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Reply #16 - May 11th, 2018 at 5:21pm
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DentonDoc wrote on May 11th, 2018 at 3:55pm:
solotripper wrote on May 11th, 2018 at 12:45pm:
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(& the price of the "ground sheet" - sold separately - is ridiculous).


I got your back Jimbo IF you need another groundsheet in the future.

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Thanks for the tip.  I have one on order.  Looks like it should fit the Helinox Chair One just fine.

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For the $20 dollar difference, I would MAKE it fit.  Wink Grin Grin

From what I can see it looks to be almost the same item. Undecided
  
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Reply #17 - May 11th, 2018 at 7:42pm
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Jim J Solo wrote on May 11th, 2018 at 5:14pm:
Jimbo, The link I posted was the shorter version of the same chair.
Here's the taller one.
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Jim J -

Thanks.  I didn't know that chair came in a 19" model.  On the other hand, seems to me I had a chair quite like that one some years ago.  Due to its triangular shape, I found it to be something of a "crotch-buster" & could only sit in it for a few minutes without becoming rather uncomfortable.  I'm not sure that chair would be the ticket for me.

Also, re: that alternative "ground sheet" mentioned by ST.  Could be that's a decent deal.  Also could be it doesn't fit the Sunset Chair at all.  I had neglected to mention that, despite my protestations about "price", I went ahead and paid for the silly thing anyway (I'm going on a beach vacation in August where it will come in handy).  Here's what I discovered:  that $30 ground sheet specifically made for the Helinox Sunset Chair (only the "large" will do) is one tough son-of-a-gun to put on!  It's about as tight a fit as you can imagine.  In fact, had I not been warned in advance by a YouTube demonstrator that this would be the case, I probably would have given up & sent the item back.  It took some serious tugging & strength to put into place.  NOT user-friendly!

With this in mind, I suppose it is possible that the alternative, lower-priced ground sheet might actually fit better.  On the other hand, it might not work at all.  Beware!

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Reply #18 - May 11th, 2018 at 8:45pm
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With this in mind, I suppose it is possible that the alternative, lower-priced ground sheet might actually fit better.  On the other hand, it might not work at all.  Beware!


Are any of the people in this discussion going to be on that group solo your taking?
Maybe you'll get a chance to compare the cheap groundsheet to the premium one and let us know.

Do these measurements match up to your chair?

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