Kit Focus – Helinox x Finisterre Chair One

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Review Helinox x Finisterre Chair One
My Helinox Chair Zero folding chair comes with me on all kinds of adventures; from hiking to kayaking, sailing, and beach trips. At the start of 2020, I made a pledge to myself to share more of my adventures with others, and that means doubling up on kit; with Helinox releasing a new Chair One in collaboration with Finisterre—one of my favourite casual clothing brands—it seemed like a great opportunity to invest in another super comfortable and super portable chair.

The Helinox x Finisterre Chair One is the first Helinox Chair to feature a 100 percent recycled fabric seat. Sourced by Finisterre and tested by Helinox, this 200 denier recycled nylon yarn is both lightweight, strong and water repellent.

The Helinox x Finisterre Chair One uses the same superb quality DAC aluminium poles as the other chairs within the Helinox range, but this model uses a unique green anodisation technique developed by DAC that is an environmentally friendly way to anodise the aluminium poles that eliminates nitric and phosphoric acid from the process, minimising environmental damage and improving the working environment.

Packing down to 35 centimetres in length, and a weight of just 960 grams; the Helinox Chair One is superbly portable and storable. Yet, assembled in a matter of seconds, it offers camping chair comfort like no other brand I have tested. 

The Helinox x Finisterre chair comes in a classic Finisterre blue and orange colour, and offers the perfect seat from which to sit back and relax at the end of a long day in the kayak or on the trails.


Review Helinox x Finisterre Chair One

Review Helinox x Finisterre Chair One

Review Helinox x Finisterre Chair One

Review Helinox x Finisterre Chair One

Review Helinox x Finisterre Chair One

Disclaimer: Helinox Eu supplied a Helinox x Finisterre Chair One for review

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