If you’re backpacking, camping, or simply looking for an ultra-portable beach chair, the Pacific Breeze Lounger 2-pack is the best choice for light weight and portability. Whether you prefer reclining with your feet up or laying on your stomach, we tested 26 popular beach chairs to find out which ones are worth investing in for your next waterfront excursion. While it doesn’t have an insulated cooler bag like our top pick, this chair does have one large pouch for storage and one cup holder that attaches to the side of the armrests.

Coleman Utopia Breeze Beach Chair: While Coleman is a staple brand for outdoor gear, this beach chair’s height wasn’t low enough or high enough from the ground, making it an awkward and uncomfortable chair to sit in. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. Though the chair is lightweight, we thought it felt sturdy and had no issues folding up or breaking down before placing it legs-first into the carrying bag. One thing to note is that although the chair has a weight capacity of 240 pounds, the wagon only has a weight capacity of 100 pounds. They did feel like they sunk a bit in the chair throughout the day, and would have preferred to be able to recline.We love the Tommy Bahama Backpack Beach Chair for its comfortable and sturdy design and built-in accessories like a storage pouch, insulated cooler pouch, and detachable headrest. We tested each chair’s ease of use by unfolding it, noting whether the chair was intuitive to open up or needed to be pried open.

Our testers used the chairs for seaside picnic date nights and family beach days to test each chair for portability, ease of use, comfort, and durability. Although you’ll feel the metal bars on your back, the chair is lightweight enough that it doesn’t cause discomfort.Our tester said the inflating process was easy but noted that if there isn’t a lot of wind at the beach, it could be difficult to capture enough air to inflate the sofa. In our selection, you’ll find comfortable, stylish, indulgent and modest armchairs to suit your needs. One of our testers noted that a seat made out of foam was particularly easy to wipe off after getting dirty. We sat in each chair for at least an hour to test comfortability, with many of our testers sitting in the chairs for multiple hours.