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I once saw a mate of mine go through a lot of pain when his chair collapsed and trapped his fingers between the leg and the seat. He didn't break any fingers but they went black and were useless for days afterwards. Since then I've had a dread of the same thing happening to me and have always taken extra care to avoid it. Now, with the Korum Deluxe Accessory Chair there is a locking bar that drops into place the moment you fold out the legs into the sitting position. More should be made of this by the people at Korum; in my view this particular safety feature is a very important attribute.
The leg locking bar
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Another point that should be emphasised more is that the chair has a smaller footprint than any other fishing chair of equivalent size. This is due to the legs being vertical rather than inclined outwards, therefore making the ground they cover much greater than the size of the seat. The Korum chair is stable with vertical legs due to the locking bar that precludes the necessity to have splayed legs.
The zipped pocket
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The large zipped pocket on the back of the backrest contains the side tray when being carried or not in use, but I found this pocket particularly useful for other stuff. I don't know about you, but when I get to my swim one of the first jobs I do is unload everything, including myself. Mobile phone, wallet (a bulky and heavy item), keys, change, conkers, and whatever else I'm carting around in my pockets 'just in case'. For the first time ever I don't often mislay something, as all these items now go into the rear pocket of the chair and are zipped up safely until I get back to the car. I'll bet Korum never intended this pocket to be used like that, but for me, and I'll bet a lot more anglers, it's a godsend.
As far as comfort is concerned there are no issues there, the chair is well padded and you lower it or higher it and recline it to suit your fishing and your mood on the day. If you can't get comfortable on this chair then you should take up field testing beds; fishing is not for you.
The carrying strap
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Just one small gripe - the weight. It's a heavy piece of kit and not meant to be carried far, even with the shoulder strap. But given the right terrain the optional accessory of the trolley wheel kit comes into the equation, which converts the chair into a load carrying barrow. I don't have the wheel kit just yet but will review this as soon as I can get my hands on it and tried it. Don't misunderstand me about the weight though, compared to any other reclining chair of roughly the same size, the Korum one is still the lightest I've lifted.
Matchmen have long known about the advantage of having a 'fishing station' with all accessories to hand that will provide comfortable fishing from any peg. Well, now the specialist has the equivalent in the shape of this accessory chair from Korum.
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Gary Lark
