CLIQ Portable Camping Chair – Lightweight, Black

I just received the chair a few days ago and used it for the first time yesterday.
First impression out of the box was yeah it’s small and light especially for a chair claiming 300lb capacity.

I am about 6 foot 5 and 265 lb so I’m hoping they are solid on their weight claims and durability. I’m a big farm boy ex football player type so I need things that are durable. I also love to camp so I like things that are portable and don’t have to fiddle with to much to setup. This thing fits the bill.

I glanced over the instructions – easy enough, 5 second setup is a big No. I’m sure some nerd with the design team calculated and spent several days doing it over and over to pull it off but you know, unless you popped the button and it assembled itself that isn’t gonna happen for us mere mortals.

Pretty inconsequential though, because I still had it together the first time in probably a minute or so as I figured it out. no crazy pushing, pulling or stretching and fiddling with trying to get things in holes. Next time probably take me 15 seconds honestly now that I see how it works.

Just check out the assembly instructions it’s super easy once you check those out and make sure you pull out ALL of the extensions on each of the upper arms of the seat frame.

My main purpose for this was to run home from work grab my boy and a chair, run to football practice and not have to spend 10 minutes pushing and pulling on a chair to get it setup. To hot at this point in the summer and no patience after work.

I popped it open in about a minute next to the boys water bottle dump site and parked my butt in it and was a nice and comfortable sort of reclined position, similar to my other portable chairs I have only i didn’t break a sweat setting it up. it was simple, quick and perfectly comfortable.

2 hour practice with probably at least a 1 hour stretch in the chair and never felt the need to even really adjust. I have a big frame so I won’t say I had lots of room cause it was snug, obviously, since I am at its absolute design limits but It was still totally comfy for me.

Take note though, This isn’t a sit by the fire for 5 hours and fall asleep kind of chair, it will strain your neck over time. Same as any other portable design like this. But for a couple hours for it’s portability and ease to setup – fantastic. Best one I have tried to this point for ease of setup and really compact design and comfort.

Is it easy to setup – yes!!!
Is it light – yes, even at 3.5 -4 lbs my other similar chairs weigh more.
Take it camping, absolutely. Understand what kind of camping you want to do. Yuppy camping, no doubt. Backpack under a couple miles and setup an extended camp, yeah I would take it.

Football practice, cookouts, the park with the kids – absolutely. Setup time and effort to do so are fantastic.
I really hope this holds up – I found several reviews where the legs break off after I bought it. I hope those flaws are fixed at this point or the warranty should at least be stellar at this price.

Cons:
it is REALLY expensive – about twice as expensive as my other fairly high end versions of this design at about $100 per chair at the time of my purchase.

I have very high expectations for durability at this price point so I really hope they deliver because in my opinion they nailed exactly what I was looking for. At this price point though it is definitely a luxury item. Hopefully it holds up and the price can come down as people catch on and the quality is as high as it should be.
I would love to buy one each for the rest of my family but price won’t let me be going there. Nothing to do with cliq, they do what they gotta do to be profitable but if ya got the cash to buy it, after 1 day of using it – buy it. Functionally it’s awesome, durability we’ll have to see.

Update
I have used the chair about 10 times now. Up to 2 – 2 1/2 hours of sitting time at practice or games.
LOVE the design, compactness and lightweight simplicity. I can set this thing up in 30 seconds or less now and it is effortless.
Fits in my small backpack and it’s really quite awesome.
Sitting in it, for me, as I suspected, starts reaching its comfort limits at around 2 -3 hours due to kneck and shoulder strain. I just get up and stretch it out a bit and I’m good.
But I am a big guy, and at this chairs limits in design as stated earlier being 6’5 and 265-270

I still desperately hope it will hold up. As with all of these chair types I hope the pressure points in the fabric seat do not rip out.
All in all I love this thing
I can pull it out, release the Velcro strap and flip it with one hand to get it into setup mode.
A few quick pulls on the arms and click, click, click and I’m sitting.
I love compact efficient and most importantly functional gadgets. This one is legit and great engineering.
Not gonna lie, I love watching the peoples faces when I whip this out and can slap it together in seconds and I think they expect it will just collapse under my weight and it doesn’t and they go whoa.

So far I’m still putting it in the best , most compact and easiest setup chair ever category.

I have had a small packable camp chair in my trunk for years. I forgot how many times it has helped me out at kids sports and events where packing a chair just didn’t cross my mind. It was important to me to replace that after it broke since I have become dependant on always having a chair in my car. I wanted something that packed small enough to throw in my trunk that I never had to take out in order to load something else up.

I found out about Cliq through a random search and was immediately impressed by the size and portability. When fully compacted it is not much bigger than a Stanley style thermos.

Size: Like I said above about the size of a stanley. It weighs in around 4lbs, and would fit in almost any daypack, backpack, or beach bag. You can buy a carry case for it separately.

Assembly/Breakdown: First time out of the box with no instructions read, I was sitting in about 30-40 seconds. I am confident now that I know how to set it up it will take about 10-12 seconds. Breaking down is about the same but give it more like 20-30 seconds after you strap it up and secure it. It’s really just as easy as advertised. However do not believe the video where the guy just throws it up and it “pops open” Yes that does happen, but there are some extensions you have to pull out first before sitting on it. To collapse the arms, you slide the extensions back in and then push the button at the center of all the arms and legs, this releases the lock and you can easily fold everything back up stuffing the chair material into the center.

Comfort: Not the most comfortable chair out there, but as good or better than any I have found in this size range. I’m not looking for a soccer dad lay-z-boy. Just a chair I can easily set up and sit on with acceptable comfort. This checks the boxes.

Extras: Unfortunately there’s not much. I’d love to have the carry case but couldn’t justify $30 for it. I put a large non climbing carabiner on it and it works fine for the walk to the fields. There is a mesh pocket that runs under the chair side to side that is nice for phone and key storage. Water bottle fit but become a bit uncomfortable if they are hard sided. Also if they are going to leak or sweat it will soak into the chair material so be aware. Otherwise this was a pretty clever add that most chairs do not have.

Material: Solid. Much more robust than the other chairs I am used to. All the metal is rigid and the few plastic parts are very high quality. I have no concerns of this breaking due to normal use anytime soon.

Overall this chair is pretty sweet and super portable. I have also got one for my wife’s car since she is almost as bad at bringing chairs along as I am. From kids sports to hunting, if you need a portable small chair that easy easy to pack and quick to set up and break down, this one is worth it.

Buen producto, lo único malo, el precio, si uno lo compra directamente en USA, El precio casi es 50% más bajo que aquí, y si compras a partir de 2 hay descuentos, los cuales no tienen en Amazon

This chair fills the hole in the market for those who want a very portable, lightweight, comfortable, convenient-to-set-up, rugged chair, but unfortunately has a serious design flaw (which I will fix). I have a regular, large camp chair with a cup holder, 4 can cooler, and pockets. Also a couple small tripod stools, and the slingback fabric roll chair from Mountainsmith. I almost purchased a Helinox (or similar), but didn’t like the extra step of attaching the fabric, as easy as it may be. I wanted a single chair made with quality materials and as simple as possible to get set up. The Cliq is that chair. Pockets are often sacrificed on small chairs and I was happy to find the Cliq had pockets as well, hence the purchase. The pocket is the design flaw. The pocket is made as a pass through from one side to the other in an almost funnel shape – large at the tops and narrows as it passes under the seat. The somewhat stretchy fabric gets taught against your rear end when you sit down, there is little-to-no give (I am 170lbs). You have 2 layers of fabric under you, with the possibility of your stowed goods being sat on. Say you take a seat, put your phone or sunglasses in the pocket, get up, and when you sit back down, your items will have slid to the bottom of pocket and is now between the 2 layers of fabric. Maybe a phone could survive, but sunglasses wouldn’t. For a chair this size, I am not expecting to hold a water bottle, or multiple cans – just small items normally found in pockets, and I’d like them not to all slide under the seat every time I get up. Why they did not sew the pockets closed about mid-way down the sides is beyond me. I plan to have mine sewn (or velcro’d) on each side to effectively stop any items from passing through to the bottom of the pocket. It may not look factory original, but will certainly be more useful.