The KINGYES Folding Adirondack Chair is a classic-shape Adirondack moulded from high-density polyethylene, measuring 32.5 x 29.1 x 35.8 inches and folding flat. Food & Wine named it its best value pick and found it sturdy with no wobbling, People picked it as its best folding chair after it held up to weather and repelled stains, and The Spruce's tester used it through a year of snow, rain and sun without visible wear. The reported drawbacks are a low seat that can be hard to get out of and plastic that Food & Wine felt looks and feels cheap. It suits people who want a weatherproof chair that can be folded away for winter; anyone who needs a higher seat or a real-wood look should look elsewhere.
Full review
Stays steady and comfortable over long sits
Food & Wine found the chair quite sturdy in its tests, with no shifting or wobbling as its tester moved around in it, and judged the plastic to be of good quality despite its look. The Spruce reports that its tester sat in it for hours without pain or discomfort and that the chair did not sway or wobble even though it is light. People found it comfortable and supportive enough to sit in for multiple hours. The Spruce also notes a 380-pound weight capacity, which it describes as one of the highest on its list, and Food & Wine lists the same figure.
A year outdoors and a flat fold for winter
The Spruce's long-term tester left the chair out for a year of snow, rain and sun with no effect on it, and found muddy pawprints easy to wipe away. People reports that it held up to all types of weather, repelled stains and cleaned easily with soap and water, and that its colour did not fade in direct sunlight. Food & Wine points out that the plastic can simply be hosed off. The folding frame is the main practical feature: Food & Wine notes it collapses flat for storage in a garage, basement or attic, and People recommends it for travel or smaller patios.
Low seat, plastic look and variable assembly time
The trade-offs are about fit and finish. People found the chair pretty low to the ground and warns it may be hard to get up from for shorter people or anyone with mobility issues, and The Spruce thinks people under 5 feet may struggle to get in and out. Food & Wine says the moulded grain does not look or feel like real wood and called the material cheap-feeling. Assembly reports differ: Food & Wine took almost an hour to join the seven pieces, working slowly, against the 15 minutes the brand claims, while People and The Spruce each finished in about 20 minutes.
Strengths
- +Folds flat for storage in a garage or shed over winter or hurricane season
- +Felt solid in testing, with no shifting or wobbling when the sitter moved around
- +Comfortable enough to sit in for several hours at a stretch
- +Came through a year outdoors in snow, rain and sun unaffected, and wipes clean easily
- +Rated to carry 380 pounds, one of the higher weight capacities in its group
Watch-outs
- −Sits low, so shorter people or those with mobility issues may struggle to get up
- −Assembly took Food & Wine almost an hour, though other testers needed about 20 minutes
- −The wood-grain plastic does not look or feel like real wood
How it compares
Like the Trex Cape Cod and the Highwood King Hamilton, the KINGYES folds flat for storage, but People lists its back as non-adjustable, so it does not offer the Highwood's recline. It is moulded HDPE in the classic shape, as the POLYWOOD Classic is, and it is listed at about $90.
Rating sources
Our 4.3 score is the average of these published ratings. Ratings marked * were derived from the reviewer’s written analysis or video transcript — the publisher didn’t print an explicit numeric score, so we inferred one from their own words. Click through to verify. More about methodology.
