Folding Camping Chairs – Ultralight, Comfortable & Sturdy
Folding camping chairs, light and comfortable: the uquip range runs from the lightweight camping chair Infinity at 1,060 g for van, car and travel to padded comfort chairs rated to 200 kg, the low rider beach chair and the Rocky 2.0, one of the very few foldable camping rocking chairs. Add to that tripod stools from 295 g and leg rests. Every uquip chair folds down to a compact pack size in seconds.
No camping chair suits everything – so uquip has the right one for every use. Whether you're after an ultralight folding chair for van & travel, a comfort chair rated to 200 kg, a low beach chair or a festival or concert chair – here are all categories at a glance.
More on the differences between chair types in our camping chair buying guide.
Which camping chair suits you?
Find the right category – from the ultralight shock-cord chair to the padded comfort chair.
Camping chair types compared: folding, shock-cord & flat-folding
When buying a camping chair, pack size matters most – and the mechanism behind it.
Flat-folding chair: folds flat like a board – large pack size, better for the garden or motorhome.
Folding chair: collapses like an umbrella – a slim, long package. This is how Barry, Roxy Air Mesh, Cody, Rocky 2.0 and the beach chair Sandy work.
Shock-cord chair: aluminium poles joined by elastic cord – small pack size, ideal for van, car and travel. At uquip: Infinity and Infinity Lounger.
Festival & concert tip: The Sandy has a seat height of just 20 cm, so it hardly blocks the view of the people behind you.
Fully padded
The Cody – moon-chair comfort
The Cody is a fully padded camping chair in moon-chair style – for anyone who likes to sit deep and comfortably. Load capacity 120 kg, seat height 40 cm.
Discover CodyAir Mesh camping chairs – airy seating in summer
Air Mesh is a breathable mesh fabric. It lets air circulate at the back and seat – pleasant on long, warm days at the campsite, at a festival or in the garden.
Available as Barry Air Mesh (200 kg), Roxy Air Mesh (120 kg), Justy XL Air Mesh (120 kg) and Finley Air Mesh.
Ultralight camping chairs: small pack size for van, car & travel
When you travel by van, car or motorhome, every centimetre of storage counts. A camping chair with a small pack size fits into gaps, under seats and into rear boxes. Thanks to its shock-cord frame, the Infinity weighs 1,060 g without its bag and packs down to 46 × 15 × 15 cm – compact enough for vanlife and light travel, and occasionally for bikepacking.
Stay flexible: tripod stools, leg rests & festival stools
Often a compact seat or an add-on to your main chair is all you need. A free-standing leg rest (or camping footstool) turns a folding chair into a comfortable lounger. For quick use on the go – as a space-saving festival stool or light tripod stool – there's the Trinity M at 295 g with a pack size of 35 × 7 × 7 cm. It has no backrest and is also a handy seat for photography or fishing.
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FAQ: uquip camping chairs
Does uquip make padded camping chairs? ＋
Yes. The Cody is fully padded and built in moon-chair style: you sit deep and comfortably, and packed it measures 95 × 30 × 30 cm.
How much weight does a uquip camping chair hold? ＋
Depending on the model, between 60 kg (KIRBY kids chair) and 200 kg (Barry, Barry Air Mesh). Most models hold 120 kg.
What's the difference between a folding chair, a shock-cord chair and a flat-folding chair? ＋
Flat-folding chair: folds flat like a board – large pack size, better for the garden or motorhome. Folding chair: collapses like an umbrella – slim package, e.g. Barry, Roxy, Cody, Rocky 2.0 and Sandy. Shock-cord: elastic-cord frame – small pack size, ideal for van, car and travel; at uquip the Infinity and Infinity Lounger.
Which camping chair is best for van, car and travelling light? ＋
Infinity (46 × 15 × 15 cm) and Infinity Lounger (50 × 16 × 16 cm) – shock-cord frame, very small pack size for a van nook or car boot. Even smaller, but without a backrest: the Trinity M tripod stool at 35 × 7 × 7 cm.
Which camping chair works as a concert or festival chair? ＋
The Sandy with its 20 cm seat height hardly blocks the view of the people behind you. Some festivals and open-air concerts only allow low chairs – check the organiser's rules first.
What colours do uquip camping chairs come in? ＋
Mostly petrol and boulder, with some models also in black and grey.