16in Tall Camping Stool, Folding Stool with Carry Bag, Aluminum Alloy Bracket, 1.5lbs Lightweight, Load Capacity to 200lbs, for Travel, Hiking, BBQ, Fishing, Beach

Good item - holds 330 Lbs and already had the use of them weeding some garden plants. Only one problem (not with the item, however) but the Chinese pulled a fast one on us by putting the netting section on the seat top. No problem, however, I just unbolted the two bolts and reversed the seat so the mesh pocket was on the bottom side of the seat. I think they (Chinese) did it on purpose to irritate me. Good product however - I bought two.

Love this for my gardening

Based on my initial "testing", giving the benefit of the doubt to this stool/chair for now by giving 4 stars (purpose to provide a transportable, temporary place to sit at an inexpensive price). The true test will come when I take it on my trip and have to deploy it to sit down to rest my old legs for maybe 30 minutes in areas of an old town which does not have any place to sit in its narrow streets. If I can find a curb or a ledge or railing, I will choose to use those, rather than open this folding chair. Why? Because as others have written, the metal tubing components of this chair are attached/pulled together with a bungee-cord-like cord, which keeps the tubing and everything together, including the seat, but initially DOES makes it a challenge to 1) pull apart & connect the chair's aluminum tubing, and 2) pull apart the tubing to disassemble the chair and twist back into its compact folded form. The flip side of this is whether and how long the tight elasticity of the cord will last. Will it reach a point where it doesn't? But this may not be an issue because 1) you can still (more easily probably) put the chair together without the cord; 2) the cord may not really be necessary except to keep the parts together; and 3) the chair itself may not outlast the cord. Haha.I agree with the reviewers who say that it is NOT THAT HARD to twist open and close the chair (and insert/connect/disconnect the tubing). You just need to ENGAGE your brain and observe things for a few seconds BEFORE you JUST start pulling (pulling is the part that requires a bit of strength). It is NOT rocket science stuff. I realize though that not all people/brains are mechanically or three-dimensionally inclined - whether there are instructions or not - for what to others is a rather simple assembly/disassembly operation. Hence, the criticism re opening and closing this chair. Also, it does require more than just a child's or senior's strength to assemble/disassemble.The height of this stool at 16" is not too low, and better, as some have written, than having to try and get up from a stool of 11-13 inches.Re the weight limit and sturdiness. I am north of 200 lbs. The chair "compressed" down slightly when I sat on it (the seat material and the tubing). However, it did not seem like it was going to collapse. It will support 300 lbs. That said, if you try to sit on it in the same vigorous manner that you plop yourself onto your sofa, lounge chair, or bed, the chair, obviously, is NOT DESIGNED nor constructed for that. Common sense people. Just LOOK at the chair. Cheap construction and materials - far different from your sofa or lounge chair. So I would suggest consciously lowering yourself moderately on the chair without using such full force. If you forget or don't care, you WILL end up with a broken chair. In order to get the benefit of this relatively inexpensive portable stool/chair, that is the "price" you will have to pay.I shall follow-up with a report after my trip, whether I used this stool/chair, and if so, how it performed.

Great product very light easy to compact into small case. It fits easily in a small back pack. Much easier to use than other similar products or even a chair cane. I would give it six stars if they had them.

I bought this chair to use at times where I would need to stand for long periods of time.Pros: it is lightweight, has a little bag to go with it, is small enough to fit in a backpack.Cons: It is fiddly to put together. I have sat on it a few times for short durations, but today was the big test. I put it together and made sure the pieces were solidly in place. I sat on it, it seemed squishy, like it could give. I checked again to make sure all the pieces were in place, and they were, so I sat on it again, and it broke, sending me backwards and twisting my knee as I tried to catch myself. I am fine, if a little sore. I checked to see what happened, and the lip of the male piece on one of the legs had broken off, causing the entire leg to bend with my weight. I am heavy, but not near 300 lbs. This is broken beyond repair, and I wouldn't trust it even if it weren't, as it is not safe. I do not recommend purchasing this as if it does break while using it, you can get seriously hurt.

I saw the reviews about the seat being installed upside down. No, it's not. I thought so and took it apart and put it correct? No, when I folded and unfolded again, - one has to be careful since to get it back to the Bag Size, you pull and Twist each end, if you go under one way or the other, that is how it gets the seat upside down. Just pull and shove the end the other way and it will be right side up. - So hard to explain, the OEM needs to provide a video.Aside from all that confusion and no instructions, - I believe it would hold 300 lbs as stated. However, you do need to be careful the surface it is on, if slippery. The legs are the Aluminum as stated but, no rubber anything on it and plan on the Aluminum getting used looking fast.I can't say, for the price I could recommend it to anyone. However, if felt needed to have a place to sit in a back pack as I do (not always camping either, but dirty city streets, etc.) it is better than nothing.Honestly, if it came with a firm memory foam type pad that would fold and make the legs top not so hard on the Pelvis bone, then I might recommend it. I tried to sit in it the long, wrong way where it folds a bit on you, - eh, not really a great way to go imo. Sitting properly and with the little bit of padding.It's as low as one could go and with legs spread as wide as it can be pushed design wise. However, that said, if it was an inch higher, and and inch wider in each direction with some rubber protection on the bottom that's be even better. The tiny screws that hold it together, well, - all in all I don't expect years of use.So, I hope that helps and if the OEM could consider my feedback?, I think I'd then get 3 more as a set, etc. But now, as is, it's just the best of the least I see available.

perfect in every way. Nice finish on the frame, stable, easy to carry folded into case or simple closed. Sturdy seat material I have only had this for a short while, so I don't know about long term--my hunch is that all will hold up.

Delivery was super fast and the folding camp stools seem very strong (I weigh 240 lbs.) and sturdy. Pretty amazing how they fold to such a small convenient size to carry.Very pleased so far.