High Seat Garden Chair

nightflight
nightflight Member Posts: 4
edited 15. Mar 2013, 15:10 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi, I struggle to get in and out of 'normal' garden chairs. I have done some research but can't find one with a higher seat than usual. Can anyone recommend where I can get one, ideally a fold up one. Thank you

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  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi nightflight and welcome to the forum.

    I take a dining chair out into the garden or sometimes just use a thick cushion. (A thick padded cushion for a dining chair is good.)
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • chookgate
    chookgate Member Posts: 146
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Have you thought of looking at camping chairs as opposed to garden chairs? I don't really know, because I don't have any folding chairs (not had for years), but they may be sized differently and be easier to get in and out of.
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Just a tip - hard seats are easier to get out of than soft ones and flat seats easier than those that slant backwards.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • nightflight
    nightflight Member Posts: 4
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks stickywicket a dining chair at home will be good, but I was hoping to find something to fold up and take out in the car (hoping for some warm sunny weather this summer!). Thanks for the other tips too, I will look at camping chairs.
    Sue
  • daffy2
    daffy2 Member Posts: 1,636
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    The garden centres and department stores will be getting their summer things in soon(Easter's usually the trigger) so it might be worth going around and trying out chairs. Would arms help with getting up? A suitable cushion can help with extra height, and again they will be available with the garden furniture, so you would be able to get one the right size.
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    If you google 'folding chair' quite a lot of stuff comes up. You'd just need to know what height you needed.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Being 5' 7" tall I need a higher seat now but they all seemed to be geared for the shorter types. My rollator seat is pretty good however, so that kills two birds with one stone - I can lurch to wherever then sit in relative comfort. I find standard picnic chairs too flimsy and unsteady but my husband bought me an oversized foldable chair - the downside of that was its weight. An inflatable pillow may be an answer. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • nightflight
    nightflight Member Posts: 4
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Thanks everyone that's given me a few ideas to look into.
    First time I've been on the Forum and its great to know how many helpful people there are out there with similar problems. Best wishes to you all. Sue

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