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There's a specific moment on every camping trip when the chair question gets settled. It's about 7 p.m., dinner is done, and the people with chairs are sitting by the fire while the people without chairs are negotiating with a log.
The Trekology YIZI GO is the chair I recommend for that moment, and after multiple BC trips with it, here's the honest breakdown.
Packed, it's about the size of a large water bottle and weighs roughly 1 kg, so it fits in a paddle board deck bag or a backpacking pack without a second thought. The frame is aircraft-grade aluminum, the seat is ripstop fabric, and it supports a full-sized adult without drama. On Amazon Canada it holds a 4.5-star rating across more than 3,500 verified buyers, which for a chair in this price range is genuinely unusual.
Setup: 60 seconds the first time, 30 once you've done it. Shock-corded poles snap into place like a tent frame, then you stretch the seat over four corners. The last corner takes a firm pull. That's normal, that tension is what makes it stable.
Comfort: this is a low, hammock-style sit, and it's shockingly comfortable for something this small. You sink in slightly, your back is supported, and an evening by the fire doesn't leave you stiff. It's not a recliner with cupholders, and it isn't trying to be.
Stability: on packed dirt and rock, rock solid. On soft sand or spongy ground the small feet can sink, the classic trade-off of every ultralight chair. On beach trips I park it on a mat or firm sand near the waterline and it's fine.
Car camping at Golden Ears or Alice Lake: obvious yes, though there it competes with bigger chairs. Where the YIZI GO actually shines is everywhere a big chair can't go: walk-in sites, paddle trips where it rides in a dry bag, backpacking weekends where 1 kg of luxury is a defensible splurge, and sunset beach sessions where you carried everything from the parking lot.
The feet, as mentioned, want firm ground. And in wind, an empty chair this light will tumble, so clip it to something or leave your pack on it. Small stuff. In two seasons nothing has bent, torn or loosened.
If you camp, paddle or hike in BC and don't have a packable chair yet, this is the one to start with. It costs a fraction of the big-name ultralight chairs, does 95% of the same job, and it's the piece of gear friends borrow and then buy.
See the Trekology YIZI GO at Ecomely or check today's price on Amazon.ca.
Pair it with the Klymit Static V2 sleeping pad and the Blukar rechargeable lantern and you've built the comfort core of a camp kit for well under $100. All of it lives in the Camping Essentials collection. One tree planted per purchase.
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