Stansport Apex Double Chair
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List Price: $39.99
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Binding: Misc.
Brand: StanSport
EAN: 0011319741805
Feature: Padded back and arms
Label: Stansport
Manufacturer: Stansport
Publisher: Stansport
Studio: Stansport
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Features
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Padded back and arms
Durable UV-coated, cross-woven Dacron® with reinforced seams
Mesh back rest for ventilation
Sturdy powder-coated steel frame
Adjustable arms for added comfort with an integrated cup holder
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Weak Materials and Poor Construction
Comment: I've had this chair about two months now, and have been using it regularly for about a month. I am highly disappointed. The terms "Stansport" and "Apex" are now fixed in my mind permanently as synonymous with "shoddy product." I cannot recommend this product for purchase.
This chair was a replacement for a folding double chair--I'd provide the manufacturer's name if I could remember it--which served magnificently for close to ten years. This chair went to the beach in Hawaii every single weekend for 3 1/2 years, as well as rugby tournaments, every manner of kiddie sports, and lots of camping. My wife and I, the kids, the grandparents and any number of guests used this thing nonstop, logging thousands of equivalent butt-hours. And this old chair held up very well. The first thing to go was the front-center rivet, at eight years, and this was remedied just fine with some parachute cord, which held forever. This past summer, at scout camp no less, saw the end of ol' Doubly, as the foot rivets finally gave out, and it became no longer stable. I set out to find a worthy replacement.
Now, I didn't necessarily expect the same performance from this Stansport chair, not a good nine years of use. I figured at least three, maybe five.
Nope, not the case. I don't think this low-budget chair is going to make it to the end of this fall's soccer season. I'll be amazed if this thing is seat-worthy within a year.
Within two weeks of use, the metal-grommetted openings at the right-front and left-front corners (through which the front parts of the armrests emerge) had started to fray and tear, at the grommet. These grommets have what appear to be a sort of saftey placket around them, which for now is hampering the spread of these tears. Both of these are now about 60% gone, and I expect one of these days for the entire seat fabric to rip lengthwise when either finally goes. That will render the entire chair completely unusable. I've tried some drops of Gorilla Glue at the tear points, but I don't think it will stop the ripping.
After the third week of use, the seam between the cloth upper back and the lower back mesh had come apart from the left edge of the chair, with the tear now at about 10 inches in length. I examined this, and it was not sewing, but fundamental weakness of the material, which had torn. As I don't have a sail-mending kit at home, I have no way of fixing this; glue and duct tape aren't going to remedy this problem.
Given the unexpected wear this chair is showing, I examined it much more closely, and have noted that the rivets at all six feet are twisting/torquing/tearing, and likely will give soon. I see that a number of seams are showing clear signs of stress, and are ready to go, and probably will sometime soon.
Bottom line: Do not buy this product. In my experience, its materials are too weak, and its construction unable to take the use for which it is intended. The shoddiness of this product will have me permanently avoiding anything with a Stansport name on it.
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Update, October 17th, 2008
As the boys baseball and girls soccer seasons progress...
The tears at the corners of the seat are slightly larger, as are the rips in the backrest fabric.
There are small self-tapping metal machine screws which secure the chair's fabric to the three backrest uprights. Two of these three have stripped and come out, so now the backrest fabric comes out of its sleeve each time you set up or take down the chair.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Stansport® Apex double chair offers easy, portable seating for two. It has a padded back and arms and a sturdy powder-coated steel frame. The adjustable arms include an integrated cup holder. It folds compactly and stores easily in the included carry bag.
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