After reading quite a few reviews on multiple sites we settled on these chairs to replace our aging (although perfectly functional) 'standard', adjustable beach chairs. You know the ones. Wood arms w/ multi-position adjustment which get a little 'gritty' over time, but still work. Because these were nice and low profile and people seemed to like them, we overlooked their non-adjustability assuming we could position them how we liked based on the angle we set them in the sand. A soon as we got them, we opened them to check them out. Cool looking. Sturdy. Low to the ground. Seemed to open and close nicely. Great! Let's go on our beach vacation. Day 1: Get out the chairs. Set them up. They work pretty well except for the non-adjustability. Time to pack up, and UH OH! All of the moving parts that need to work together are sandy and nothing moves smoothly anymore. Give them a rinse and it's still not working. There are so many moving parts, that once the sand is inside, it's never coming out. It's a bit of a riddle trying to figure out which of the LOTS of moving parts is your biggest foe keeping the chair from folding. After a bit of wrestling, we get them back in the bags. Not ideal, but not the end of the world. (we rinse them better when we get to our house hoping it helps) Day 2: Back to the beach. 1 of our 3 chairs WILL NOT open. The plastic sleeves that slide over the metal tubes to open the chair will not cooperate because there's friction and grating from sand trapped in the moving parts. It's such a problem that it's already abrading the paint and rust is appearing after only a few hours of use and moisture. From there, we can only ever get it slightly open and toss it aside, never to be used again. 1 DAY OF USE. (see attached pics above - 2nd pic shows maximum this chair will open) Over subsequent days, our other two chairs become more and more 'friction-y' along the moving parts but we were still able to get them open with a bit of wiggling and cajoling, but there is a shocking amount of rust and corrosion (on other rivets & pivot points). I will say that if you're going to use these chairs for camping, on a deck or somewhere where you weren't exposing them to obvious grit or particulate that can get in the joints, they probably work fine. These chairs SHOULD NOT EVER be called BEACH chairs. They will not survive sand. One huge plus was their portability. These 3 chairs took up less space in our roof carrier than our two, 'old-style' beach chairs. But if they're only good for a 'one-time' week of use, the space gained is a waste, unless you treat them as a rental and just throw them out. Oh. And they come with a crummy mesh cup holder over a metal ring (missing on 1 of our 3 chairs). Holy cow, what an afterthought. Awkward & useless positioning BUT it is great for getting caught on the bag as you try to put it away for even more frustration. If you buy these, just remove it.

This is a big bag that packs small. Not as small as a down bag, but still much smaller than a cheaper, basic bag. It's plenty spacious for taller people. The zipper design is clever so that you can open up the foot area. The phone holder is too small for today's bigger phones, but I don't think I would use that anyway. The mummy-ness of the bag is not as mummy-like as nicer bags. If you want a mummy design without too much claustrophobia, this might be good for you. The design of the packing bag is a little odd. The way the straps work is unlike any I've seen before. Overall, though, it's a nice bag with some unique features that still has some room for improvements.

I didn’t realize it took batteries, but regardless it saved me when I was in a tight spot and I lost power camping. I’ll admit it, I was glad to have it.