High Back Camp Chairs: Review and Compairson of the KingCamp and Kilos Gear Camping Chairs. Looking for a comfortable, lightweight, packable, high back camping chair with arm rests? Here's my compairson of the two most popular packable camping chairs, the Kilos Chair 2.0 and the KingCamp camping chair. What I look for in a packable chair: Lightweight but sturdy Packs into a small bag for canoeing, hiking, and tiny camper storage High back so I can lean my head back comfortably Arm rests Cup holder Place off the ground to stash a phone, book, etc. Note that an attached footstool is not necessary as you can get one of this type to use with any chair for a few bucks and it can be moved around: Camping Stool/Small Folding Chair Both the KingCamp and Kilos Gear Camping Chairs have the traits listed above and are of similar construction but there is a large price difference. So what are the actual differences? (see my notes below) KingCamp Chair KILOS High-Back Armchair 2.0 Price: $59.99 (April 2023) Price $119.95 (April 2023) Weight packed in bag: 3 pounds, 14 oz. Weight packed in bag: 4 pounds, 4 oz. Headrest: No Headrest: Yes (removable) Armrests: Two, one with cupholder Armrests: Two with cupholders Pouch for Phone: In Front Pouch for Phone: on right side Construction: 7075 aviation aluminum Rated for 265 Pounds Construction: 7075 aluminum alloy Rated for 330 Pounds Ease of Assembley: No loops - But not hard to pull pockets over ends of frame. Ease of Assembley: Has loops - Makes it a little easier to pull pockets over ends. I have both of these high back chairs with arm rests. Here is what I found. The biggest difference is price. The Kilos Gear chair costs twice what the KingCamp chair does. You can have two KingCamp chairs for the cost of one Kilos Gear chair. That's a huge difference. Is it worth it? Read below and decide for yourself. Construction - Both are very similar and made from 7075 aluminum. The way they go together is also pretty much the same although the tabs on the Kilos material for pulling make it a little easier to assemble. The poles slide through the main bar and are kept together with elastic cords. In the case of the Kilos, they tout the advantage of having steel cable, but they only use it on the front legs to the back poles. All others on the Kilos are attached with the same elastic cord as the KingCamp chair so if there is an advantage it is only slight. The KingCamp doesn't have a headrest but being a high back I really don't miss it. The Kilos has two cup holders and the KingCamp only has one. For those that are left handed though, you can put the KingCamp armrest with the cup holder on either side. Thy both have a hanging pouch to stash your phone in. It's attached in the front on the KingCamp and on the right side of the seat on the Kilos. Having it on the right side on the Kilos may be a slight advantage espically when using a footstool. Okay, here's the big one... Comfort. I actually find the KingCamp more comfortable when sitting. I feel like I'm sliding slightly forward in the Kilos Gear chair. The frames are pretty close to the same so the difference is most likely the way the chair material is sewn together. With that said, when using a footstool with my legs elevated, they were both fine. I'm not alone. I had seven people sit and tell me which one they prefered. Five of the seven also prefered the KingCamp although three of those five saw no difference when using a footstool. The Kilos Gear chair has an optional footstool that attaches to the chair for an additional $34.95 but I prefer a stand alone camping footstool I can move around and use with any chair. They typically run several dollars less (example). Having both chairs and all things considered, if I was going to buy a third chair, I just can't justify spending twice as much for the Kilos Gear 2.0 Arm Chair. It's nice, but at half the cost, the KingCamp chair works just fine for relaxing, packing in my canoe, hiking, and taking up very little space in my teardrop camper when stored.

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