San Hima Recliner Camping Chair Review

What’s in the box

A black folding chair on a powder-coated steel frame, with a padded 600D Oxford fabric seat, a high backrest that reclines, a mesh cup holder, a side pocket and wide feet. It comes in a heavy-duty carry bag with two straps, and it’s rated to 200 kg.

Quick Specs

The reclining back

This is the reason to buy it. The high backrest supports your whole back and neck, and it reclines from upright for dinner to a relaxed lean for the evening. It doesn’t go flat, but it’s enough to sit back and watch the trees without your neck cramping. The seat is firm but forgiving, and the fabric breathes on a warm afternoon.

Pocket, cup holder and feet

The side pocket is deep enough for a phone, a head torch or snacks without them falling out, and the mesh cup holder sits where your hand falls. The wide feet don’t sink into soft or damp ground the way thin legs do.

Build

After months of use, including damp coastal nights and a drop from the roof basket onto gravel, there are no torn seams, no rust on the joints and the seat hasn’t sagged. The frame doesn’t squeak or twist, and the pivots still click firmly into place. The stitching is reinforced where it takes the most load.

Size and carry

At 7.2 kg it’s heavy, so it’s a chair to carry from the car, not on a walk. It folds to about 101 × 25 × 20 cm and fits in the roof basket or next to the fridge in the Prado. The carry bag is sturdy, but getting the chair back into it takes a bit of fiddling.

How it compares with our other big camp chairs

We’ve tested three other heavy, padded chairs. The Dune Nomad II reclines through eight positions for less money, the Wanderer Crusader has bungee suspension and padded arms, and the Spinifex Moon Chair is a round chair you sink into. The San Hima scores highest of the four and shares the top 200 kg rating with the Wanderer.

	This oneSan Hima Recliner	ReclinerDune Nomad II→	MoonSpinifex Moon Chair→	BungeeWanderer Crusader→
Headrest	Yes	Yes	No	No
Type	Recliner	Recliner	Moon chair	Armchair
Back	Adjustable	8 positions	Fixed	Fixed
Max load	200 kg	120 kg	120 kg	200 kg
Weight	7.2 kg	6.5 kg	7 kg	6.38 kg
Price paid	$100	$80	$80	$125
Our score	8.4	8.1	7.5	8.1

Conclusion: San Hima Recliner Camping Chair

The San Hima Recliner is a comfortable, solid chair with a back that reclines and supports you properly, rated to 200 kg. It’s heavy at 7.2 kg, it’s pricey for a first chair at about $100, and it’s fiddly to get back into its bag. For car campers who want real back support, it’s the best of our big chairs.