Observing chair

[hayju01]

Has anyone got one of these

First Light Optics - Skywatcher Observing Chair

If so does it fold 'flat'

[Space Beagle]

Looks ok, as it's back on sale it must mean the 'dropping seat' problem has been solved, hopefully!!

I went a bit bonkers and bought one of these:

Smart-Seat Observing Chair made in Japan

Which, I have to say is very stable and very sturdy and reasonably comfortable (quite a small seat)!

It worked out a bit costly to import it over here from the States, but I am happy with it, so far! We'll see how well it lasts over the next few years!

Doc

[MarkSix]

I had a look at it but its maximum user weight is only 90 kg

[Space Beagle]

400 LBS = 181 Kg (2.2 LBS in a Kilo)

Or am I talking out of the wrong hole, he he!

Doc

[Space Beagle]

Ah, The Smart Seat was the one I was on about!

The SkyWatcher, only 90 Kg - gosh that isn't much is it!!??

Doc

[hayju01]

Thanks for the feedback guys

[listy]

£90 are they having a laugh?

[brianmc]

I'm in danger of sneaking above that so buying it might stop me over indulging this christmas!

[umadog]

I have the smart seat (although the one I bought was called something else) and highly recommend it. The rails means that it's very stable and no risk of it sliding down to the bottom, which some other designs do. Folds up nicely.

[Parus major]

Ah, The Smart Seat was the one I was on about!

The SkyWatcher, only 90 Kg - gosh that isn't much is it!!??

Doc

I think the clothes I'd be wearing in winter must be about a quarter of that. I think I'd have about 300g to play with which won't get me the required coffee flask and a Linda McCartney sausage roll in my hands

[Pug]

I like the look of that smart seat, bit out of my price range though!

[Telrad]

I use an Ironing Chair. Much cheaper

[RikM]

I use an Ironing Chair. Much cheaper

Me too. £5 at a car boot sale

[Telrad]

Me too. £5 at a car boot sale

Ironing Chairs are good for obs

[DOBBY]

Aldi do an ironing chair...so i'm told

[umadog]

I've found that for Dobs 12" and smaller a common white plastic garden chair is great. It offers three seating positions: leaning on the back, sitting on the arm, sitting on the seat. I only bought the adjustable seat because the garden chair was too short for the big scope.

[Pug]

Lol! I use a plastic chair at the moment Umadog, I've got a boney bum though, the arm and the back ain't so comfy.

[great_bear]

The SkyWatcher, only 90 Kg - gosh that isn't much is it!!??

I suspect that they're just covering themselves :-)

I weigh twenty-one stone and the Sky-Watcher seat handles my weight effortlessly

[RikM]

I found a plastic garden chair too bendy and weak for my former front-row rugby player frame The SW observing chair looks the business, but I am far to tight to pay that sort of price.

[Nibor]

I'm with the ironing "perch" camp - lightweight and it seems quite stable. It's made observing much more pleasurable!

[LukeSkywatcher]

I had a look at it but its maximum user weight is only 90 kg

Thats my main concern also. Not for me personally cuz i dont need one. I guess that is the international average standard weight of a human being?.

I'd say its a few kilo more then that though.............say 110kg.

I found a plastic garden chair too bendy and weak for my former front-row rugby player frame

Haha i am of the same build and those plastic garden chairs scare the hell out of me. I have seen one of them literally explode into tiny fragments from underneath a person who was of a similar build.................if not smaller.

[ismangil]

What about this ironing stool:

Metaltex Komet Ironing Stool: Amazon.co.uk: Kitchen & Home

Just because car boot sale doesn't deliver online

[deebster]

...a Linda McCartney sausage roll in my hands

He heh, plus one - these are lovely