Frontier are doing a big sale on Alite monarch camping chairs. Super crazy low price. From $99.95 down to $39.95.
Delivery is a flat $7.95 <$65 and free over $65. Received mine a couple of days ago and they are cool! Perfect for the family when your out and about.
Just watched the video from the website.
Advantage:
-Lightweight and easy to carry around. Good for hiking long distances while camping i guess?
Disadvantage:
-Expensive.
-It looks as if you have to try and balance yourself on the chair using your feet. I don't know if it looks comfortable either compared to the sturdy $6 chairs with cup-holders from big W.
Thank goodness the price had dropped from $100, paying almost 20x the price of the average camping chair would not be worth it imo but each to their own.
After a long day of hiking you hope you can stretch out your legs and rest, but this chair prevents that you from doing that. You constantly need to maintain a balancing act. The other ones which are stable by itself are not on sale.
You signed up just to post a deal for this horrible chair?
There are a few deals for this company recently from new members posting for the first time.
Went in to their shop recently and it was average.
These chairs are generally poorly viewed in the ultra-light community.
They have a known issue of the rods weakening and collapsing into the base of the chair.
If you want an ultra-light camping chair, look into the slightly heavier Alite Mayfly, it has a full-metal frame and 4 feet instead of 2.
It was/is on Massdrop recently for about $70.
I have one of these chairs, have had it for about 3 years now. They are not designed for the same use as the $5 chairs from BigW / Bunnings etc. They are for hiking where you have to carry everything 15km on your back before getting to your camp.
I find it quite comfortable once you find something (a log, rock) to use as a footstool. Much better than most of the other lightweight alternatives such as tripod stools.
$40 is an excellent price, I'll be getting another one for my girlfriend.
Are these any better than the $5 chairs (made using similar looking materials)?