Best Choice Products' canopy recliner is a Textilene mesh zero-gravity chair with a flip-over sunshade, removable headrest and clip-on tray. The Spruce made it its best overall pick after a tester used one at home for hundreds of hours over two years, and OutdoorGearLab scored it 67 of 100: among the most comfortable chairs it tested and tough after a summer outdoors at 9,000 feet, but heavy and bulky to carry. Its 250-pound weight limit is lower than most.
Full review
Two tested verdicts
The Spruce's zero-gravity guide names this chair its best overall pick for comfort and durability; its tester uses it at home and has sat in it for hundreds of hours over the past two years. OutdoorGearLab tested it among 22 camping chairs and gave it a 67 of 100 overall: 9 of 10 for comfort, 3 for portability, 7 for durability and 6 for setup and extra features.
Comfort and shade
OutdoorGearLab calls it among the most comfortable chairs it tested, comfortable whether seated with the feet on the footrest or fully reclined, and notes that the bungee cords and stretchy fabric give enough to spread out body weight. The Spruce's tester props a lap desk across the armrests to work outside and stays comfortable for hours.
Both outlets like the adjustable sunshade. The Spruce says it is fairly small and will not replace an umbrella, but shades the eyes and face when positioned right.
Durability
OutdoorGearLab's unit spent most of a summer at 9,000 feet at a search-and-rescue site, exposed to campfire sparks, sun and rain, without showing wear or rust in the frame, and several people piled on it past the weight limit without damage. The Spruce reports its Textilene does not fade in the sun and did not rust after three months outside, though rain once got into the metal frame and caused a bit of rust.
What to weigh
The 250-pound limit is lower than other chairs both outlets tested. OutdoorGearLab calls it one of the largest and heaviest chairs in its test and would not recommend it to anyone wanting a compact, portable chair, though it folds flat enough for a compact car. It also found the accessory tray does not lock into place, and the chair sometimes unfolded into the reclining position more easily than the seated one.
Strengths
- +The Spruce's tester has sat in it for hundreds of hours over two years and could stay comfortable for hours working outside
- +Adjustable sunshade shades the eyes and face, per The Spruce and OutdoorGearLab
- +Withstood a summer at 9,000 feet, campfire sparks, sun and rain without wear or frame rust, per OutdoorGearLab
- +No assembly: unfold and sit, per OutdoorGearLab
- +OutdoorGearLab scored comfort 9 of 10 and called it among the most comfortable chairs it tested
Watch-outs
- −250-pound weight limit, lower than other chairs both outlets tested
- −The accessory tray does not lock into place, per OutdoorGearLab
- −The Spruce's tester once had rain get into the frame and cause a bit of rust
- −Heavy and bulky: OutdoorGearLab scored portability 3 of 10 at 21 pounds
How it compares
The only chair on this page with a sunshade. Its 250-pound limit is the lowest here, against 300 for the Caravan Canopy Sports Infinity and 350 for the Goplus Zero Gravity Chair and the Timber Ridge Zero Gravity Oversized Recliner. At 20.5 pounds in The Spruce's specs (21 per OutdoorGearLab) it is heavier than the 15.5-pound Goplus and lighter than the 22.05 lb Best Choice Products Oversized Padded chair. OutdoorGearLab tested both this chair and the Caravan Sports Infinity, scoring this one 67 and the Caravan 53.
Rating sources
Counts as 3.81/5 in our score — this publisher's 149 scores on the site average 3.69, so its scores are adjusted up to compare fairly with other publishers.
“We chose this zero-gravity chair from Best Choice as our best overall pick for comfort and durability”
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