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Crazy Creek Original Chair

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Not every camp lists a portable chair on their packing lists, but the ones that do call out Crazy Creek by name. Take a seat wherever you like; any terrain becomes suitable for you with the Crazy Creek Original Chair!

Comfort can be hard to come by when you’re trekking a rough, woodsy trail. It’s even worse when it’s storming and your surroundings are drenched. Crazy Creek founder Rob Hart and the Outward Bound gang found this out one dark and stormy night when they found themselves cold, soaked, and miserable. Rob sat down on a wet tree stump with just one wish: a dry place to sit.

There was no salvaging that trip, but it did plant the seed that would lead to Rob’s patented, packable, and extremely portable Crazy Creek camping chair. Based on the old, wooden canoe chair his grandfather would bring on camping trips, Rob planned and prototyped until he had perfected the portable product that is available to you now.

It’s true that the Crazy Creek Original Chair is one of the more expensive portable camp chairs on the market. But that’s because it’s constructed from durable ripstop nylon as well as a rugged polyester shell, so the Original Chair holds its own against cruel weather conditions at camp.

It’s also collapsible for great portability and very lightweight so kids can carry it with ease by its handy grab handle—it only weighs as much as a small bunch of bananas. As I said before, Crazy Creek is the #1 portable chair recommended by camps.

John Elsberry, the current owner of Crazy Creek, solidified this brand’s connection to camp when he told us “One thing I consistently hear from Crazy Creek customers is that they had their first experience with Crazy Creek at camp. It is safe to say that the ongoing success of Crazy Creek is its long association with summer camp.”

 


Do you NEED to take a Crazy Creek Chair to Camp?

No, you don’t—not unless your camp says so. However, as Rob Hart and the Outward Bound campers found out the hard way, a dry place to sit becomes a very valuable thing when Mother Nature shows her unforgiving side. This chair is quick to dry too so it’s always ready for your next adventure!

Will it Really Support Me?

Although incredibly light in weight, this portable seat is also amazingly strong. It can support a maximum of 250 pounds! Even if you like to lean back, rock, and otherwise mistreat your seat, this chair can take it!

Beyond Summer Camp

Besides serving as a great camp chair, this good-looking portable seat is a great alternative to uncomfortable bleachers at sporting events. It’s proven to be a great video game chair to take to your friend’s house and it’s handy to have along on camping or hunting trips! Along with plenty of other applications, it’s always nice to have your own seat! On average, people spend nearly 25 years of their lives sitting down. Don’t spend a moment of it with wet pants and a sore butt!

Need more room for packing? Check out the HEX 2.0 Original Chair from Crazy Creek—designed to roll up and save even more space. (Link to the HEX) Take the best seat in the house out into the world with you and remember—don’t just do something…sit there! 

 

  • Material: 65% Nylon, 30% Polyfoam, 5% Carbon Fiber
  • Foldable Camping Chair
  • Handles for Easy Transport
  • Supports 250lbs
  • Great Seating for Sporting Event, Camping, Classrooms, the Beach, Concerts, etc.
  • Weight: 26oz (as much as a small bunch of bananas)
  • Grab Handle for Convenient Carrying
  • Seat Thickness: .5” (1.75” when Folded)
  • Seat Dimensions: 16”L x 16”W

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Kathy Benoit

Crazy Creek Original Chair

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Patricia Brown
Great chair, fast delivery!

ESC, is the fastest camp store!!! They ship so fast, and it is always great quality! This chair arrived super fast and it is a great little chair!!! Very pleased!

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Bruce Warren
I love this chair!

A friend owned a Crazy Creek Chair so I thought I needed my own. It was a great purchase--I was hopeful it would work well for playing guitar, which I need an armless chair for. I took it to an aspen grove, along with my guitar, and it worked wonderfully. I love the way it folds up for trransport, as it can actually be used to carry small items in too. I love it!

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Anna V
A must have!!!

Originally I thought of having a chair like this since being a new mom and wanting to breastfeed on the go without straining my back. It’s perfect, lightweight, durable, simple, comfortable and supports my back! I got 2 and they’ve been a constant item to grab and take on our daily strolls!!! So well made!

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Janice goldsmith

It is great for Kids.. could be a little more substantial.but they are Happy!

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Delighted to offer excellent products like the Original Crazy Creek Chair and the innovative, combination chair and mattress dubbed the Air Chair Plus, we poked and prodded the president of Crazy Creek Products, John, for some inside information about this crazy company. He shared his personal story with us, but the Crazy Creek story doesn’t actually begin with John. Here we find a touching story of friendship and endurance that starts with a man named Rob Hart and his band of Outward Bound campers on a stormy, Colorado night.

...the Outward Bound gang found themselves miserable, soaked, and wanting a vacation from their vacation...

Comfort can be hard to come by when you’re hiking a rough, woodsy trail. It’s even worse when it’s storming on you. And as Rob and the Outward Bound gang found themselves miserable, soaked, and wanting a vacation from their vacation that night, Rob sat down on a wet tree stump, wishing he had something better to sit on—something that would provide comfort in a time of need. There was no salvaging this camping trip, but what it had done was planted the seed that would lead to his patented, packable, and extremely portable Crazy Creek camping chair.

Based on the old, wooden canoe chair Rob’s grandfather would use on camping trips, Rob planned and prototyped until he had the perfected, portable product that is available to you now.
...This is where John enters the story.

“Rob started Crazy Creek in 1987,” John told us. “And I came to work for him in 1988 as his business manager and all around get-it-done guy.” John and Rob had befriended each other nearly ten years prior when they met as ski bums at the local Red Lodge Mountain. Their friendship only grew when John joined. And the company grew as well with John’s aid! After steering the company in a wildly successful direction for over a decade, John left the company.

He didn’t stay gone, however. He appropriately returned nine years later, after the unfortunate loss of Rob Hart in a tragic skiing accident on the same mountain where he first met John. “I came back to run the company for his family the following Monday and purchased the company from them in January 2010,” John told us. “He was a great friend who I still miss every day.” Fortunately for Rob’s family, Rob and John were able to build such a strong business that it continues to support the Harts now

John has remained at Crazy Creek and hasn’t ever looked back. A perfect figure for president of this awesome company, John embodies the outgoing attitude and spirit of adventure. Though neither John nor his kids ever got involved in the summer camp community, they would often go on backpacking trips, camping trips, and boating adventures extensively in their youth. “My kids probably experienced more outdoor opportunities than the vast majority of kids today. We were fortunate to live within minutes of the Beartooth Mountains and adjacent to Yellowstone Park.”

“One thing I consistently hear from Crazy Creek customers is that they had their first experience with Crazy Creek at camp,” says John. “It is safe to say that the ongoing success of Crazy Creek is its long association with summer camp.” With a claim like that, Crazy Creek chairs are an absolute must at Everything Summer Camp! We’re proud to offer such comfy, portable camp chairs to our customers so they can experience the Crazy Creek craze for themselves.