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Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair
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Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair

Item # 766563

$39.00

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Weighing in at less than a pound, the HexaLite™ Original chair is the lightest chair ever from Crazy Creek!

  • Hexagonal-cored 0.5 in. foam is soft, comfortable and extremely light
  • Chair rolls up compactly for convenient carrying on backpacking trips
  • Polyester mesh seating surface saves weight; 420-denier ripstop nylon outer fabric resists wear and tear

Crazy Creek has resolved the issue of stays sometimes poking through the webbing construction of the HexaLite Original chair. Crazy Creek HexaLite Original chairs now feature reinforced Hypalon® patches inside the webbing ends.

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Item 766563

Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair Specs

Specification

Description

Weight14.8 ounces
MaterialPolyester mesh/ripstop nylon
ConstructionFoam
Folded dimensions(Dia x L) 4 x 16.5 inches
Unfolded dimensions(H x W x D) 16.5 x 15 x 16.5 inches
InsulationFoam

Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair Customer Reviews

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Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair
 
2.1

(based on 9 reviews)

50%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (9)
  • Compact (7)
  • Easy set up (7)
  • Comfortable (3)

Cons

  • Delicate (6)

Best Uses

  • Backcountry camping (7)
  • Campgrounds (5)
  • Day trips (3)
  • Outdoor events (3)
  • Reviewer Profile:
  • Avid adventurer (5), Casual adventurer (3)

Reviewed by 9 customers

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Jun

26

2008

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

 
1.0

Disappointed

By Backpacker Bill

from Discovery Bay, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Pros

  • Compact
  • Easy Set Up
  • Lightweight
  • Packable

Cons

  • Bad Construction
  • Delicate

Best Uses

  • Backcountry Camping

Comments about Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair:

I bought this chair to replace the Thermarest unit which required me to to pull my air mattress out of the tent each day. I was excited to see how it performed and took it out this past fathers day into the back country of Lake Tahoe. The chair was great the first day and I thought I had bought the perfect replacement, but on day two the pole poked through the stitching on the back. My Grandson had the same chair and his poked through on day 1. Great concept, but Crazy Creek needs to work on the poles to ensure they are stable and don't break through the stitching. I returned to REI with disappointment.

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

(8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

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Jun

10

2008

(7 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

 
1.0

Disappointed

By florida couple

from Orlando, FL

About Me Casual/ Recreational

Site Member

Pros

  • Comfortable
  • Compact
  • Easy Set Up
  • Lightweight

Cons

  • Delicate

Best Uses

  • Backcountry Camping
  • Campgrounds
  • Outdoor Events

Comments about Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair:

We live in Florida where there are no REI stores so everything has to be shipped. My husband was so excited to get this chair using dividends. He set it up in our family room sat in it (he's not a big man)and "snap!" the stability pole shot out of its stitching. I maneuvered the pole back into place, we brought it camping and out it went again. This is troublesome as it seems the Crazy Creek stitching problem is a common theme in other reviews.

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

(7 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

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Jun

22

2008

(6 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

 
1.0

What a letdown

By Victor_R

from Orange, CA

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Pros

  • Dual use
  • Easy Set Up
  • Lightweight

Cons

  • Stays pushed thru webbing
  • Structurally Unsound

Best Uses

  • Backcountry Camping
  • Campgrounds

Comments about Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair:

As mentioned in the previous post, on the first outing, one of the stays pushed thru the webbing. After pushing the stay back in, I was able to get some use of it. Unfortunately the stay pushed thr again while sitting on a not so flat rock, this time though, when it pushed thru, leverage was created on the stay, fracturing it. The stay resembled a flat straw. Now the darn thing makes a good but pad. Rather unfortunate. Good idea, just a bit fragile for the outdoors. I'm on the fence about recommending the thing. I'm going to replace it but my gut/but tells me it will break again

(6 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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Aug

23

2008

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

 
3.0

so far so good...

By Snog

from PDX

About Me Avid Adventurer

Site Member

Pros

  • Compact
  • Lightweight

Cons

    Best Uses

      Comments about Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair:

      I've used mine for about 8-10 days in the mountains and on the west coast of vancouver island where it saw both rocky and sandy beaches. so far the stays have not blown out. This chair is the third I've owned: one crazy creek original, lasted about 7-8 years before the stay blew out through the top- returned to REI; one 'pacific outdoors' (I think) stay blow out in less than one week on a kayak trip, returned to REI, now i'm on my hexlite which i bough because it's light and rolls up easily. After using it I was surprised to see it was the same size as my original CC chair as it feels a bit narrow in use.

      For thoise worried about the stays blowing out:
      This last trip my two buddies each had different REI brand chairs and one had a near catastrophic failure of strap stitching and the other had major failure of the nylon material at stress points. Both chairs made it through the week but it seems like all manufacturers have problems. For my money I'll stick with Crazy Creek brand, so far they've been superior to off brands for me.

      Also always buy from REI so you can get replacements when they fail!!!!

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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      Apr

      18

      2009

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      3.0

      Needs better pole support

      By vboxw

      from Dallas, TX

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Comfortable
      • Compact
      • Easy Set Up
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Delicate

      Best Uses

      • Backcountry Camping
      • Beach
      • Campgrounds
      • Day Trips
      • Outdoor Events
      • Winter Camping

      Comments about Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair:

      I loved this chair. It was great in the winter due to no air flow under you. I would fold it flat for addition padding under my bag. Alas, within a year the pole broke through the fabric support. Just a small amount of extra fabric support would make this a winner.

      • Gift:
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      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      Jul

      7

      2008

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

       
      2.0

      Disappointing

      By Karl B.

      from Baldwinsville, NY

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Easy Set Up
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Delicate

      Best Uses

      • Backcountry Camping

      Comments about Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair:

      I was excited about this chair because it is so light, and it is... but two of the poles broke through the stitching. I'm debating whether or not to exchange for the same one and reinforce the corners because it was great until it broke, but be prepared.

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

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      Oct

      18

      2009

       
      2.0

      Didn't survive wilderness canoe trip

      By mspring

      from Raleigh, NC

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Lightweight

      Cons

      • Delicate
      • uncomfortable

      Best Uses

        Comments about Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair:

        Took this chair on a nine day wilderness canoe trip for use in camp. Found it uncomfortable. The seat sort of collapsed like a parachute hammock around my hips, and the rods used for stays pressed uncomfortably against my hips and thighs. I often use this type of chair to create back support sitting on a raised rock or log. This created too much stress on the stays and they got crushed near the hinge of the chair, so that the chair became unstable. I'm not sure what kind of body type would find the chair comfortable, but I'm six foot and thin, and I'm going back to the extra weight (and comfort) of the traditional Crazy Creek chair.

        • Gift:
        • No

        Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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        Sep

        5

        2009

         
        1.0

        fragile

        By startingout

        from Chicago Il

        About Me Casual Adventurer

        Pros

        • Compact
        • Dual use
        • Easy Set Up
        • Lightweight

        Cons

        • Delicate

        Best Uses

        • Backcountry Camping
        • Beach
        • Campgrounds
        • Day Trips
        • Outdoor Events

        Comments about Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair:

        So I bought this chair for backpacking and canoeing. I took it on a two night backpacking trip, and it worked fine. I wasn't super thrilled with it, but was pleased with the extra comfort it provided and how nice it rolled up and its minimal weight.
        But then last night I took my new canoe out for the first time, and the bar on the bottom snapped, so now there is no support, and it does not function as a chair.
        I am going to return it and exchange it for the original chair, perhaps that would be more sturdy.

        • Gift:
        • No

        Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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        Jul

        23

        2009

         
        5.0

        stopping looking and buy it

        By highlandcruiser

        from Central Oregon

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Comfortable
        • Compact
        • Easy Set Up
        • Lightweight

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Backcountry Camping
          • Campgrounds
          • Day Trips

          Comments about Crazy Creek HexaLite Original Chair:

          I purchased this chair prior to a wilderness hike (14 Miles) and my friend was making fun of me for carrying the extra weight (less than a pound) for the chair until he sits in it and says WOW this thing is really comfortable. All I can say is this has made every hike I have made for the last month or more and I will stop and take a break. I have back problems and this really helps being able to sit and be able to lean back and relax. you know you want it so stop looking and just buy it.

          • Gift:
          • No

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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