Thermarest Chair kit

alp777

Off for 3 weeks touring soon and will be camping every night, thinking of using one of these http://www.facewest.co.uk/Thermarest-Trek-Chair.html to relax on after a long day in the saddle

Does anyone use one of these, are they any good?

LittleB0b

yeah - they rule.

They come in 2 types - the light ones - and the delux ones, which have metal sticks in - probably get the ones without for taking on a bike

JHcp

Can second that, makes sitting about at the campsite and in the tent much more comfortable. Worth the extra weight.

Flash 72

I saw them at a good price on her http://www.raymears.com/Bushcraft_Produ ... -Chair-20/

robthehungrymonkey

Do they work on non-thermarest mats?

I don't see why not, can someone please confirm?

onbike 1939

robthehungrymonkey wrote:

Do they work on non-thermarest mats?

I don't see why not, can someone please confirm?

That would depend upon the dimensions of the mat used. The Exped mat needs its own chair-kit.

robthehungrymonkey

Thanks,

Just looked up the exped ones and they seem to fold over the bottom half (more arse cushioning), whereas the thermarest ones don't look like they do. The exped ones are also quite a bit more expensive... comments?



compared to

onbike 1939

The Exped mats are usually thicker as a result of using air and down together. The chair-kit has to accomodate this. That said the Exped is more comfy and warmer, especially the 9cm one, and the chair-kit works well.

JHcp

robthehungrymonkey wrote:

Thanks,

Just looked up the exped ones and they seem to fold over the bottom half (more ars* cushioning), whereas the thermarest ones don't look like they do. The exped ones are also quite a bit more expensive... comments?

The Thermarest ones do fold over the same as the Exped ones, although we use ours not folded over and there is plenty of cushioning for the old derriere !

alp777

LittleB0b wrote:

yeah - they rule.

They come in 2 types - the light ones - and the delux ones, which have metal sticks in - probably get the ones without for taking on a bike

I have bought the the lightest one that Thermarest do and that has metal sticks/poles in, i they think all do.

Do you fold the the bottom part of the matress so you have double the matress to sit on?

geoff_ss

alp777 wrote:

LittleB0b wrote:

yeah - they rule.

They come in 2 types - the light ones - and the delux ones, which have metal sticks in - probably get the ones without for taking on a bike

I have bought the the lightest one that Thermarest do and that has metal sticks/poles in, i they think all do.

Do you fold the the bottom part of the matress so you have double the matress to sit on?

We have the smallest Thermarests and IIRC they have to be folded double to fit them in the chair frame. Brilliant things and well worth the weight on a long trip - especially for senior campers

Geoff

alp777

Geoff_SS wrote:

alp777 wrote:

LittleB0b wrote:

yeah - they rule.

They come in 2 types - the light ones - and the delux ones, which have metal sticks in - probably get the ones without for taking on a bike

I have bought the the lightest one that Thermarest do and that has metal sticks/poles in, i they think all do.

Do you fold the the bottom part of the matress so you have double the matress to sit on?

We have the smallest Thermarests and IIRC they have to be folded double to fit them in the chair frame. Brilliant things and well worth the weight on a long trip - especially for senior campers

Geoff

Thanks for the reply Geoff, i have the 3/4 mat and as you say i now realise the part you sit on needs to be folded double.