What are the best heavy-duty beach chairs for this year?
If your summer plans include some time at the beach, or even just chilling in your back yard, you know you need a good chair or two to stay comfortable. The challenge is finding strong beach chairs if you are bigger than the ‘average’ human.
I know what I’m talking about here as I exceed the weight rating on most folding chairs and so sitting in any camping or beach chair makes me a bit nervous. To that end, I’ve assembled this list of my top 10 heavy duty beach chairs, with weight capacity ratings of over 300 lb. and that will hold up to all of your summer fun.
What is the difference between a beach chair and a camping chair?
At least for the purposes of this article, we are defining beach chairs as those that sit lower to the ground, and are built more for stretching out and getting your feet in the sand.
Camping chair typically are taller and are designed for you to sit upright with your feet on the ground.
A Comment On Beach Chair Quality
One thing that all the beach chairs I’ve looked at for this article have is common is a certain percentage just fail.
From the most poorly made to the ones that have the best reviews, all of them have at least a few reviews that comment that their chairs broke very soon after getting them. I’m not sure what the cause of this is, but I suspect that the issue falls with mass production.
I would encourage you to keep the packaging your chairs came in, and that if you have any problems, you promptly start working on doing a return on them. Most of these chairs are pretty decent quality, but it is always a dice roll on if you will get the one that will fail.
The Water Buffalo Beach Chair is a hit among virtually everyone that has purchased one. Common comments are on how nice and sturdy it feels. There are some comments though stating that the weight rating in the documentation that comes with the chair is lower than what is online.
RIO Big Boy Beach Chair also rates very highly with owners. Many people comment that they like the wide seat and the included pouch on the back for storage.
The bulk of any complaints about this chair are that the backpack straps aren’t incredibly durable, and that the cupholder leaves a lot to be desired.
Looking at most people’s experiences with the KingCamp Low Folding Beach Chairs, the vast majority of people are super happy with them. Most remark about how easy they are to set up and how comfortable they are.
My guess is that occasionally they do have quality control issues and there are a few complaints that the rivets in the back fell apart, or that the fabric in the back tore soon after getting them.
Definitely not a chair without problems, the Dr.Quark Beach Chair definitely comes with some mixed reviews. People seem to either love it or hate it, but it for sure has the most deeply negative reviews of all the chairs we looked at on this list.
As beach chairs go, the Tommy Bahama Backpack Beach Chair makes the majority of it purchasers very happy. Common comments are that they love all the pockets, and insulated cooler pouch. This chair does feature 5 reclining positions including a full lay-flat position.
Most of the negative reviews with this chair revolve around it being sold on Amazon as a two-pack but only one chair showing up.
If you need a beach chair that is ultra-heavy duty, the Big Jumbo Heavy Duty Beach Chair might just be the thing for you. With a weight rating of 500# this is the beefiest chair that I’ve found. In addition to that, it is also the tallest, with a seat height of 16″, making it a little easier to get up and out of.
The downside to this is of course that all that extra strength adds some significant weight. This beach chair weighs in at easily double other beach chairs.
Another middle-of-the-road contender in the heavyweight beach chair category, the Old Bahama Bay Reclining Beach Chair comes up about average.
The weight rating for his chair is 300 lbs. and while people like the oversized cooler bag, and that it lays flat, people commonly comment that the plastic in the arms is too thing and flexes under pressure.
The featherweight of this list of beach chairs that hold over #300. This super low chair doesn’t quite sit you down in the sand, but it comes pretty close.
Another middle-of-the-road chair, I’ve included this beach chair because it comes up in searches. Honestly the price is utterly average and from the reviews, the quality is at best ok.
The 10 Best Heavy Duty Beach Chairs for 2024
What are the best heavy-duty beach chairs for this year?
If your summer plans include some time at the beach, or even just chilling in your back yard, you know you need a good chair or two to stay comfortable. The challenge is finding strong beach chairs if you are bigger than the ‘average’ human.
I know what I’m talking about here as I exceed the weight rating on most folding chairs and so sitting in any camping or beach chair makes me a bit nervous. To that end, I’ve assembled this list of my top 10 heavy duty beach chairs, with weight capacity ratings of over 300 lb. and that will hold up to all of your summer fun.
What is the difference between a beach chair and a camping chair?
At least for the purposes of this article, we are defining beach chairs as those that sit lower to the ground, and are built more for stretching out and getting your feet in the sand.
Camping chair typically are taller and are designed for you to sit upright with your feet on the ground.
A Comment On Beach Chair Quality
One thing that all the beach chairs I’ve looked at for this article have is common is a certain percentage just fail.
From the most poorly made to the ones that have the best reviews, all of them have at least a few reviews that comment that their chairs broke very soon after getting them. I’m not sure what the cause of this is, but I suspect that the issue falls with mass production.
I would encourage you to keep the packaging your chairs came in, and that if you have any problems, you promptly start working on doing a return on them. Most of these chairs are pretty decent quality, but it is always a dice roll on if you will get the one that will fail.
Water Buffalo Beach Chair
PROS
CONS
Chair Specs
The Water Buffalo Beach Chair is a hit among virtually everyone that has purchased one. Common comments are on how nice and sturdy it feels. There are some comments though stating that the weight rating in the documentation that comes with the chair is lower than what is online.
RIO Big Boy Beach Chair
PROS
CONS
Chair Specs
RIO Big Boy Beach Chair also rates very highly with owners. Many people comment that they like the wide seat and the included pouch on the back for storage.
The bulk of any complaints about this chair are that the backpack straps aren’t incredibly durable, and that the cupholder leaves a lot to be desired.
KingCamp Low Folding Beach Chairs
PROS
CONS
Chair Specs
Looking at most people’s experiences with the KingCamp Low Folding Beach Chairs, the vast majority of people are super happy with them. Most remark about how easy they are to set up and how comfortable they are.
My guess is that occasionally they do have quality control issues and there are a few complaints that the rivets in the back fell apart, or that the fabric in the back tore soon after getting them.
Dr.Quark Beach Chair
PROS
CONS
Chair Specs
Definitely not a chair without problems, the Dr.Quark Beach Chair definitely comes with some mixed reviews. People seem to either love it or hate it, but it for sure has the most deeply negative reviews of all the chairs we looked at on this list.
Tommy Bahama Backpack Beach Chair
PROS
CONS
Chair Specs
As beach chairs go, the Tommy Bahama Backpack Beach Chair makes the majority of it purchasers very happy. Common comments are that they love all the pockets, and insulated cooler pouch. This chair does feature 5 reclining positions including a full lay-flat position.
Most of the negative reviews with this chair revolve around it being sold on Amazon as a two-pack but only one chair showing up.
Big Jumbo Heavy Duty Beach Chair
PROS
CONS
Chair Specs
If you need a beach chair that is ultra-heavy duty, the Big Jumbo Heavy Duty Beach Chair might just be the thing for you. With a weight rating of 500# this is the beefiest chair that I’ve found. In addition to that, it is also the tallest, with a seat height of 16″, making it a little easier to get up and out of.
The downside to this is of course that all that extra strength adds some significant weight. This beach chair weighs in at easily double other beach chairs.
If you are going to get the Big Jumbo Heavy Duty Beach Chair, you might consider picking up a beach cart for transporting it from the car to your spot in the sun.
Old Bahama Bay Reclining Beach Chair
PROS
CONS
Chair Specs
Another middle-of-the-road contender in the heavyweight beach chair category, the Old Bahama Bay Reclining Beach Chair comes up about average.
The weight rating for his chair is 300 lbs. and while people like the oversized cooler bag, and that it lays flat, people commonly comment that the plastic in the arms is too thing and flexes under pressure.
STRONGBACK Low Gravity Beach Chair
PROS
CONS
Chair Specs
The featherweight of this list of beach chairs that hold over #300. This super low chair doesn’t quite sit you down in the sand, but it comes pretty close.
SUNNYFEEL Extra Wide 28" Low Beach Chair
PROS
CONS
Chair Specs
Another middle-of-the-road chair, I’ve included this beach chair because it comes up in searches. Honestly the price is utterly average and from the reviews, the quality is at best ok.
Giantex Beach Chair
PROS
CONS
Chair Specs
This would be a good budget choice of a beach chair that holds over 300 lbs.
As with most of these chairs, the biggest issue is the quality of the hinges and connections.
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