Review: Campaign Furniture Companies - Chair Campaign
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The Adam Blaster
Expedition Leader
Does the canvas bag attach to the chair when it is setup?
(I have lost several of the nylon bags n my cheaper chairs from wind or simply my disregard...)
(I have lost several of the nylon bags n my cheaper chairs from wind or simply my disregard...)
Gear
Explorer, Overland Certified OC0020
Did you have any dates in mind. I would love to see the chair get some time in Utah. Beautiful State!
Not exactly. You could however attach the bag to the bottom of the chair using the fastex buckles and the bag handle. Also Andy from the Campaign Furniture Company is looking into changing the bag into a sort of tool roll. This would give a different slot for all the legs and cross bars. It will also serve as a drop cloth for the chair while it is being assembled on the ground.
As of right now nwoods has the chair for the July 4th weekend. If Nathan has a change of dates I will let you know.
Moody
Needs to get out more
How about September or October? I'm going to try and get back down to Beef Basin or to the White Rim either of those two months.
SilverBullet
Explorer
I have teh Crawl for Christ trip and leave next Tuesday. Is would be great, but delivery is available if needed.
Gear
Explorer, Overland Certified OC0020
September or October would be fine. Please let me know when you schedule a specific trip or time. Thanks
Yes, 1legLance is going to be in Baja with the chair that weekend. Time slots are filling up quickly for this summer. I am going to do a separate post with were and when the chair is taken. Once I post that hopefully we can fit you in.
Gear
Explorer, Overland Certified OC0020
Where is the Campaign Chair?
Here is an update on where the Campaign Chair is currently and where it is going in the near future. This is post number 3 of this thread. Thanks
Currently the Campaign Chair is located in -
San Diego, CA.
Next stops -
Late May - AT and OJ Open House
May 30-31 - Grand Canyon - Gear
June 11-14 - Baja - 1leglance
July 4th - Eastern Sierra's - nwoods
July 17th - Mongolia - Expeditionswest
This post will change as the Campaign Chair moves around.
Here is an update on where the Campaign Chair is currently and where it is going in the near future. This is post number 3 of this thread. Thanks
Gear
Explorer, Overland Certified OC0020
I installed the Expo patch. Made a hang tag with the assemble instructions and shipped it off to 1leglance. The Campaign Chair should be heading off to Baja shortly with the Disabled Explorers. Who knows maybe will get a photograph of Coco in this chair. Enjoy Lance!
1leglance
2007 Expedition Trophy Champion, Overland Certifie
I know we will give it the care and respect it deserves as a high quality bit of kit...not to mention it will be cool to watch it travel for a long time.
I feel very lucky to be the first after Justin to travel with the chair.
We should be able to capture 3 different amputees using the chair, myself, Matt our double amputee participant for the trip and Coco who we are going to meet up with.
Thanks again Justin for making this happen and watch for pics early next week and the chair to ship back to you on Monday.
I feel very lucky to be the first after Justin to travel with the chair.
We should be able to capture 3 different amputees using the chair, myself, Matt our double amputee participant for the trip and Coco who we are going to meet up with.
Thanks again Justin for making this happen and watch for pics early next week and the chair to ship back to you on Monday.
1leglance
2007 Expedition Trophy Champion, Overland Certifie
The Campaign Furniture Company Chair is in Phoenix safe and sound and ready to head down to Baja on Thursday.
As a test I ask my 12yr old son who had never even seen the chair before to put it together.
Of course it is 105deg in Phoenix right now so he was caught between the fun of something new and the agony of the heat.
Unpacking the chair was straight forward but I could already see the value of making the bag more of a tool roll style that becomes a place to setup the chair. Hey maybe they could silkscreen the instructions on the inside of it!
Martin is pretty smart and liked what he saw in the bag (that is a Jacobs ladder he recently built for a science fair, major sparks).
Justin was nice enough to include an instruction card with a couple of pics. This helped as a number of the pieces look pretty much alike.
Ah the benefit of youth, when it is easy to just lay on the ground instead of my advice to use the picnic table top. I will say that more myself I plan to use a table to make putting the chair together more comfortable.
Martin really like the graphic on top of the front chair legs where they screw into the arms.
Being an amputee who hates to bend down, I choose to place the chair on the table to inspect his work. This also gave Martin a chance to practice sitting in the "throne like a Safari King".
I will post a full review upon return from Baja but for now I can say that:
1) I don't take as nice a picture as Justin
2) My kid had no trouble putting the chair together and it is the first chair he has taken any interest in. I can see how something like this would become an item your kids would fight over after you are gone.
3) My wife saw it setup in the living room when she gone home and said "wow what is this" but in a good way, not in the normal "what are you up to now" way.
I am looking forward to comparing the setup time with my GCI Xpress Loungers, the comfort and the stability.
First impression is that these are well made chairs that will last as long as any rig you plan to travel with.
As a test I ask my 12yr old son who had never even seen the chair before to put it together.
Of course it is 105deg in Phoenix right now so he was caught between the fun of something new and the agony of the heat.
Unpacking the chair was straight forward but I could already see the value of making the bag more of a tool roll style that becomes a place to setup the chair. Hey maybe they could silkscreen the instructions on the inside of it!
Martin is pretty smart and liked what he saw in the bag (that is a Jacobs ladder he recently built for a science fair, major sparks).
Justin was nice enough to include an instruction card with a couple of pics. This helped as a number of the pieces look pretty much alike.
Ah the benefit of youth, when it is easy to just lay on the ground instead of my advice to use the picnic table top. I will say that more myself I plan to use a table to make putting the chair together more comfortable.
Martin really like the graphic on top of the front chair legs where they screw into the arms.
Being an amputee who hates to bend down, I choose to place the chair on the table to inspect his work. This also gave Martin a chance to practice sitting in the "throne like a Safari King".
I will post a full review upon return from Baja but for now I can say that:
1) I don't take as nice a picture as Justin
2) My kid had no trouble putting the chair together and it is the first chair he has taken any interest in. I can see how something like this would become an item your kids would fight over after you are gone.
3) My wife saw it setup in the living room when she gone home and said "wow what is this" but in a good way, not in the normal "what are you up to now" way.
I am looking forward to comparing the setup time with my GCI Xpress Loungers, the comfort and the stability.
First impression is that these are well made chairs that will last as long as any rig you plan to travel with.
nwoods
Expedition Leader
Boy do I know that difference......
Gear
Explorer, Overland Certified OC0020
The Campaign Chair is back from Baja!
Unfortunately, I did not get a photograph of the Campaign Chair in Baja. Looks like Lance ran into a little issue with the stitching on the seat pad. It was explained to me that Matt(his passenger) the double amputee was trying out the chair. He weights close to 260 pounds and when he sat down some of the stitching started to pull thru. So with the chair back in Arizona. Lance shipped it off to Andy at the Campaign Furniture Company. Andy upgraded the canvas to there new style. Which had already gone into production after the Overland Expo Event.
He also added a few new changes. One of them is the new rear top bar. Now branded with the Overland Logo. I also like the use of the three inlayed woods that he offers the chair in. A nice touch!
Here is a shot of the underside of the chair. The new canvas is doubled up on the bottom to prevent sagging. I also added the Sharpe marker "Front Bottom". Hopefully this will help with the assemble speed. As most who will be trying out this chair have not really spent much time building it.
This past weekend I was able to get the chair out and put it to good use at a BMX Birthday Party. My two son's enjoyed the track. We had a great time and as usual the Campaign Chair was a hit!
Unfortunately, I did not get a photograph of the Campaign Chair in Baja. Looks like Lance ran into a little issue with the stitching on the seat pad. It was explained to me that Matt(his passenger) the double amputee was trying out the chair. He weights close to 260 pounds and when he sat down some of the stitching started to pull thru. So with the chair back in Arizona. Lance shipped it off to Andy at the Campaign Furniture Company. Andy upgraded the canvas to there new style. Which had already gone into production after the Overland Expo Event.
He also added a few new changes. One of them is the new rear top bar. Now branded with the Overland Logo. I also like the use of the three inlayed woods that he offers the chair in. A nice touch!
Here is a shot of the underside of the chair. The new canvas is doubled up on the bottom to prevent sagging. I also added the Sharpe marker "Front Bottom". Hopefully this will help with the assemble speed. As most who will be trying out this chair have not really spent much time building it.
This past weekend I was able to get the chair out and put it to good use at a BMX Birthday Party. My two son's enjoyed the track. We had a great time and as usual the Campaign Chair was a hit!
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