Which camping chairs contain no plastic, fabric treatment and feet included?
This category is being vetted. Nothing here is a recommendation yet.
Where plastic hides in camping chairs
Most camp chairs are polyester or nylon on an aluminum frame, so the plastic-free ones are canvas on wood or steel, and the plastic hides in the same joints. Canvas can carry a water-repellent finish, which is plastic. Thread and webbing are polyester or nylon. Wooden frames are sealed with polyurethane. Legs end in plastic caps or rubber feet, and the pivots turn in nylon bushings. The carry bag is another fabric to check.
What to check before you buy
- The seat fabric: cotton canvas, linen or leather, or polyester or nylon?
- The weather finish on the canvas: wax or none, or DWR, polyurethane or acrylic?
- The frame finish: bare, oiled or waxed wood, or polyurethane, lacquer or powder coat?
- The thread and webbing: cotton, or polyester and nylon?
- The feet and leg caps: wood or steel, or rubber and plastic?
- The pivots: steel or brass hardware, or nylon bushings?
- The carry bag: cotton canvas, or polyester?