We’re going in depth with Helinox, showing off its lightweight innovation and maybe even finding your perfect outdoor chair.
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Helinox have won countless innovation awards for their lightweight, packable, outdoor furniture. They’ve combined clever design and expertly chosen materials to make some special products, perfect for making our outdoor escapes more comfortable. Whether you’re out camping in wild spaces, fishing locally or simply heading out to somewhere sandy or grassy to hang out with friends, a Helinox is always a worthy addition. Today on the TL blog, we’ll be highlighting some key Helinox chairs within our range, talking tech and discussing what might be right for different outdoor enthusiasts.
Who exactly are Helinox?
In their words:
“Since 2009 Helinox has been a design-first company, focused exclusively on bringing comfort outdoors so you can be At Home, Anywhere.
Furniture should be built to travel, so we’ve designed ours to be portable, durable and beautiful as well as comfortable. This means you can relax when you’re backpacking deep in the woods, sitting on an urban rooftop, lounging at the beach, car camping, or simply hanging out in the backyard. So lightweight and compact, you’ll want to bring your own chair to any adventure or gathering.”
Sharing roots in South Korea, Helinox’s range uses DAC poles for their product’s frames. Made using anodised aluminium, DAC poles are remarkably strong for how lightweight and minimal they are, this is why you see them in the world’s best technical tents such as those from MSR, Hilleberg and Fjallraven products. Simply putting a Helinox chair together and feeling the quality of the poles ensures you that this is a high-performing, well-finished product. You’ll find attention to detail in their fabrics similarly, across their range using high-quality nylon in both high deniers and ultra-lightweight weaves depending on the product and what they’re made for. To ensure you that quality and design is held above all else, Helinox offers a 5-year warranty against manufacturing defects.
We’ll now take a closer look at some of our favourite chairs across the Helinox range.
Helinox Chair One
The original product from Helinox and winner of many awards. The Helinox Chair One is a super light, compact and comfortable backpacking chair that you can carry anywhere.Helinox are renowned for making light, comfortable and packable chairs and accessories for backpackers, campers, travellers and tourers.
Built around Helinox’s proprietary DAC TH72M Aluminium Alloy frame, it supports up to 145kg but weighs under 1kg. The minimalist design is clean and streamlined. And it leverages a single-cord bungee system and simple seat sleeves that make set-up intuitive and fast. Fitted into its 10 cm x 10 cm x 36 cm stuff sack, its compact packability and lightweight design free you to take it anywhere.
This is the perfect chair for the everyday, you’d be surprised how often you find your self waiting around whether by choice taking in a view or simply with life’s annoyances… Why not take a seat?
Helinox Chair Zero
For the ultra-lightweighters out their. The Chair Zero’s advanced materials, architecture, and construction create the precise balance of minimalism and comfort. The proprietary DAC TH72M Aluminium Alloy frame is the heart of its lightweight performance and surprising strength, and its disciplined design sheds all unnecessary elements to reduce weight and bulk. The result is a chair that weighs just 510g, supports up to 120kgs, and packs water-bottle small, making it the choice for backpacking, multi-day paddle trips, extended bike tours, and moto-touring – activities where shaving weight and minimizing volume are critical.
Set-up is fast, intuitive, and easy. An internal bungee cord snaps the frame into place, then the seat slides right on. Disassembled, the frame and seat fold up to fit in the included 7.6 x 7.6 x 35.6cm carrying sack for easy storage and transport.
Helinox Sunset Chair
The Helinox Sunset Chair is a large lounger with a small pack size. Helinox are renowned for making light, comfortable and packable chairs and accessories for backpackers, campers, travellers and tourers. Its taller profile keeps you higher off the ground for easy in and out, and the high back allows you to easily relax on your next adventure. The storage sack also doubles up as a pillow, making napping a snap. The frame is strong, light and uses a shock-corded assembly to speed and simplify set-up. The seat’s ventilated 600 weave polyester delivers breathable performance on hot days.
Helinox Ground Chair
The Helinox Ground Chair features a square base that spreads the load more evenly than feet, meaning it is not as likely to sink into soft ground.
Helinox are renowned for making light, comfortable and packable chairs and accessories for backpackers, campers, travellers and tourers.
The stable square base keeps you comfortable and supported. Its design creates a wider platform that distributes weight more evenly across its surface area to resist sinking into sand, soft grass, or wet ground. Advanced materials and design make it ultralight and highly compact. Weighing 640g, it’s easy to throw in a backpack, clip to a daypack, stuff in your panniers, or stash in your car for impromptu adventure. Like every Helinox travel chair, the frame is made from proprietary DAC aluminium alloy that delivers an outstanding strength-to-weight ratio. The seat, made from a600Dpolyester with breathable monofilament mesh side panels, is built for years of outdoor use.
Set-up is fast, intuitive, and easy. An internal bungee cord snaps the frame into place, then the 52 x 50cm seat slides right on. Disassembled, the frame and seat fold up to fit in the included 30 x 11 x 11cm carrying sack for easy storage and transport.
Helinox Beach Chair
The Helinox Beach Chair features unique splayed legs to help prevent the chair from sinking into the sand, while the taller seat provides extended support during long sit sessions.
Helinox are renowned for making light, comfortable and packable chairs and accessories for backpackers, campers, travellers and tourers.
Built from Helinox’s proprietary DAC Aluminium poles, the advanced-alloy frame pulls together easily. Mapped ventilation in the seat keeps it cool and breathable on hot days, and its height keeps your back supported as you lean into it. Durable, compact and light, it packs to a 11.4 cm x 14 cm x 47 cm stuff sack – that doubles as a pillow – and weighs 1.45kg
