Copenhagen, Denmark
Designed by Jonas Lind-Bendixen of Sitpack, Campster is a portable, compact and ergonomic seat for outdoor use that provides an elevated seating height whilst allowing full maneuverability of the legs with no constraining poles.
Following the hugely successful launch of the original Danish-designed one-legged Sitpack chair in 2014, Sitpack has now taken its expertise in creating portable and ergonomic seats into the outdoor and leisure market.
The project has been awarded a 2021 Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
Campster is a portable chair that provides the same seating comfort and height as a normal chair, yet, when folded it takes up less room than a 1.25-liter water bottle and weighs just 0.970gr/2lbs.
Engineered to be the smallest, lightest, and least restrictive portable chair ever, Campster flips the concept of the need for a huge and bulky camping chair to be comfortable.
After careful research, Sitpack discovered that high seating (43cm 17″) is a feature not found in any other super portable chairs, and following intensive testing, found huge value in sitting high and packing small.
Many users with chronic ligament, leg, and back issues, even arthritis, have trouble getting up from smaller chairs, rendering portable seating solutions non-inclusive.
With Campster it is now a breeze to bring along a portable seat that is easy to get up from.
The Campster is a simplistic and minimalistic solution that uses gravity to unfold, with a “one-pull” locking system only seen on Sitpack products. After a little practice, Sitpack believes use will become second nature.
Just as the famous Danish designer Arne Jacobsen did with the “myren” (Ant) chair, Campster’s innovative three-legged design allows users to shift, move around easily and stay comfortable.
Campster also has the same high backrest a normal chair would have with mesh material at the back for ventilation.
The backrest is already attached to the seat poles, giving a rapid 7-second deployment with no assembly required.
By using beautifully anodized aluminum, the Campster has a very exclusive look and feel.
The all-in-one frame, complete with a ripstop nylon seat, means the chair weighs only 2lbs with the ability to carry capacity up to 300 lbs.
The simple pivoting arms ensure the backrest will follow every move, whether it be forward, backward, or to the side.
As long as the user’s legs are kept on the ground for support, they can move around freely.
Project: Campster
Designers: Jonas Lind-Bendixen, SitpackTM
Manufacturer: SitpackTM
