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When it comes to buying beach chairs for summer, the first thing you want to look for is their comfort factor. Are they high enough off the ground for you? Can you easily lean back on them?
Next, you want to look at how easy they are to fold up and how light they are to carry. You want to make the experience of lugging them to their setup spots as pain-free as possible. Finally, you want them to be stylish, at least to you. You want to feel joy every time you set them up and spot them from far away.
With these three factors in mind, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite options for beach chairs below. From a sturdy chair weighing less than 2kgs, to others with removable cushions that make for easy washing, these are our picks for some of the best beach chairs in Australia to shop right now.
Sunday Supply Co. Summer Deck Beach Chair, $169
This beach chair is made with an aluminium alloy frame, making it weigh only 2.6kgs and so easy to carry. Helpfully, the foam-padded cushion is also detachable and machine-washable.
Big W LiFE! Beach Arm Chair, $30
Weighing 2.25kgs and coming with a shoulder strap this beach chair is a breeze to carry to the beach, picnics or music festivals.
Sunny Life Cushioned Beach Chair, $159.99
The removable cushion on this chair makes the piece easy to clean. The cushion’s made with cotton canvas and foam while the chair’s frame is made from aluminium. It weighs 2.75kgs.
Lawn Chair USA High Back Beach Chair, $89.99
Weighing just 1.8kgs, this lawn chair features webbing using a UV-resistant, durable material. Though our pick is the Charleston high-back design, the chairs come in other colours and styles.
Business & Pleasure The Tommy Chair, now $209.99, from $349.99
At 6.4kgs, this beach chair is on the bulkier end, but it does allow you to be further up from the ground and with wooden armrests and a headrest, more comfortable too. It also features a zip pocket so you can store reading material and sunscreen, and folds into a canvas bag that you can easily carry.
Sundays By Pillow Talk Byron Beach Chair, $29.95
The Byron Beach Chair comes in pink, navy, denim or sage, and is made with polyester fabric and a steel frame.
Temple & Webster Deluxe Aluminium Foldable Beach Chair, $129
Grab this beach chair in mustard or dusty pink. Weighing 2.5kgs, it’s easy to carry, especially as it comes with a carrying strap and storage bag too. The cushion material is fast-drying, fade-resistant and machine-washable.
Kailasa Santorini Beach Chair, $129
For a sleek option, opt for this. It’s sturdy, weighing 3.8kgs and made with steel and canvas.
Salty Seats Mocha Salty Seat, $129
Beach chair company Salty Seats ships worldwide, but is based in South Australia. Each seat is handmade with a water-resistant polyester fabric covering a cushion and a metal frame.
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