JRC chairs

[flightliner]

I purchased a jrc lowchair a month or two back as my old chub chair was looking very sad and worn. Its stood the rigours of near on twenty years of mild abuse on steep rocky trent banks and the like but sadly it was time to change. I looked at what was available and decided to buy a nice looking JRC with locking legs- a nice safety feuture and the lok tite leg adjustments
BAD choice. Already the stiching has come undone on a stress point at the seat front and even more irritating one of the front legs refuses to stay where I want it too, sliding down all the time. Really annoyed at myself for throwing good money at such tat.
I suppose its too much to ask for such simple things to be put right at the design stage, even worse is that some clown field tested one and said they were fine.mg:

 

[chefster]

Why did,nt you buy another Chub (Superlte) or Korum?,did,nt you do any homework on the product?

 

[flightliner]

I did chef-- went in three differant tackle shops to look at what was on sale locally and a bit further, the chubs I saw have a soft upholstered back that in my experience wouldnt last long and if it got wet would take eons to dry ,tho the korum has the best locking legs its just to big and cumbersome for my kind of angling (and car boot storage).
It was size, design and weight that made me go for it.
Such a pity really that some very simple things have let me down.
The stiching ok but on the stress points it should be much stronger, the irritating slipping leg would have been cancelled out with the manufacturer using ribbed alluminium tubing .

 

[chefster]

I did chef-- went in three differant tackle shops to look at what was on sale locally and a bit further, the chubs I saw have a soft upholstered back that in my experience wouldnt last long and if it got wet would take eons to dry ,tho the korum has the best locking legs its just to big and cumbersome for my kind of angling (and car boot storage).
It was size, design and weight that made me go for it.
Such a pity really that some very simple things have let me down.
The stiching ok but on the stress points it should be much stronger, the irritating slipping leg would have been cancelled out with the manufacturer using ribbed alluminium tubing .

Cant you swap it and try another one,could just be a "bad one" or maybe get a refund ,at least from you,re misfortune ,other people hopefully wont make the same mistake-not much consolation to you though

 

[nicepix]

Sorry to hear of your misfortune Flight. I'd contact the seller about a replacement. Under the Sale of Goods Act the chair (or any product) should be 'fit for purpose' and obviously yours isn't.

Just for the record; I bought a JRC recliner from Bennetts about 8 years ago and it is still as good as new even after a lot of use.

 

[barbelboi]

Sounds like a Friday afternoon one Flight, I've had a JRC x-lite specialist for many years now and it's still in good nick - wouldn't swap it.

 

[john step]

I don't think chairs last as long as they used to do. I seem to get 2 or 3 years from one before I repair it which only delays the inevitable new purchase. I have found that the low type chairs don't last as long as the taller versions possibly due to the extra pushing and tugging to stand up by this creaking OAP.

 

[S-Kippy]

Sounds like a Friday afternoon one Flight, I've had a JRC x-lite specialist for many years now and it's still in good nick - wouldn't swap it.

Me too...and me neither. Bit low for old boys like me on flat banks but on a sloping river bank....perfick. Take it back.

 

[maverick 7]

Hi Flight.......I too have a Chub chair ...I think it is called the Trent Chair and I have had that for over 10 years now and it is still going strong. I bought it when I had my own tackle shop in Sheffield...in fact I bought two of them and still have one in my garage that has never been used...well, maybe a couple of times by the son in law.
I suspect that I will probably never get to use the new one....I think the current one will be with me until I get the invite to fish the Great Barbel River in the Sky.

Maverick

 

[flightliner]

Thanks for the response all. I, ll give it all serious thought.
Maverick. My old chub was the "Trent", super job, wish I knew you had one spare afore I went forth with hihopes.
Just a thought---- where was your old tackle shop. Pm me if you prefer.

 

[mick b]

Hi Flight,
Im with Jerry and S-Kip.
I have the same chair and its on its seventh year and still faultless, superb for us of a more mature age.

My lady loves it when were at the cricket so its been good for building up the cred points for when I need to replace it, which wont be anytime soon judging by its durability.

Take it back as advised.
Its either a bad one or they've changed to a cheaper manufacturer.

 

[Tee-Cee]

Flightliner....I would definitely agree with Barbelboi and S-Kippy about the JRC X-lite BUTit wasn't always the case as I did have slipping problems with one of the legs on mine and eventually had to obtain a replacement leg section which, at the time was not easy to find.
From memory I did run a Thread on this, or at least I went into great detail (what a surprise!) on someone else's Thread but it was some time ago....

As I've always maintained, ANY chair will suffer if folk continually 'drop' into them from a height, and more so if the are a touch on the heavy side. I'm only 12 stone so it's not an issue for me, but a friend at 15 stone always has problems with chairs for the above reasons.
HOWEVER, having said all of this I still rate the above chair as one of the best available and once the leg problem was sorted it has been just fine and I use mine at least three times a week!
I did much research (at the time) and it came out best for weight (3kg?) and with the locking legs, a lot better than most. I did make the mistake of buying a 'recommended' chair of another make with all sorts of bits on it, but it was a disaster simply because the weight was near to 4kg.
If I have one criticism, and this is more a personal thing, I di find the back slopes back a little too much for my liking as I like to sit more upright for better posture (we do spend a great deal of time sitting in them!!), but this can and has been rectified quite easily.

Personally I think it's a great chair, but everyone has differing requirements so it is a very personal choice and if you are very heavy then the sliding type leg may not be right for you....only my opinion though!

I suggest you have a look through the old posts as much was written on chairs which probably is still relevant today. I would definitely buy another JRC and, as barbelboi says yours may just be a duff one, just as one leg was on mine!
Whatever you do, think hard before buying an 'all singing, all dancing' chair with all the gizmo's as all of this is extra weight which, if walking a mile or so to a swim makes all the difference, believe me!!

Good luck anyway, but let us know what you decide on...it's always interesting stuff!!

 

[tiinker]

I have about half a dozen chairs Nash fox korum Jrc and the korum I find are the best the chair that comes with the korum rover set up is great it is both super strong and light weight at 2 kilo. Buy a set of preston tele legs and you have a go anywhere chair.

 

[flightliner]

Tee Cee,
thanks for that, interesting, maybe I should have said in the first place that my chair is the JRC "compact" it just ticked all the boxes at the time I saw and tried it in the shop, like yours Its around three kilos in weight and is a pre requisite as I, m often up and away with my rucky and stuff to some far horizon on a lake, river or fen drain.
Thankfully I, m not a heavy fella, I just about make eleven stone when wet thro thank god and can eliminate my weight from causing the stiching from failing. Maybe mick b has a point when he says a change of manufacturer could be to blame as I note it was made in china.
A smaller chair I liked (sorry, name escapes me-- may have been a nashy job) was screaming at me but I was eventually put off as it had tiny protruding arms which tho fine for a push up to get to a standing position could have spelt possible injury to my nether regions when using it on tthe steep rocky banks of the tidal trent-- its been the scene of many a slip over the years for me and friends alike.
last night I received a pm from a fellow FM Er who has the same chair as myself and he says it was totalled inside three months, not good news.
I personally hope that the manufacturer or importer of these chairs is looking in on this as the problemsthat ive had can be so easily rectified at the design/manufacturing/and qaulity control stages of production.


Tinker,
Not seen those legs you speak of, are they adaptable to any chair ?

 

[tiinker]

Tee Cee,
thanks for that, interesting, maybe I should have said in the first place that my chair is the JRC "compact" it just ticked all the boxes at the time I saw and tried it in the shop, like yours Its around three kilos in weight and is a pre requisite as I, m often up and away with my rucky and stuff to some far horizon on a lake, river or fen drain.
Thankfully I, m not a heavy fella, I just about make eleven stone when wet thro thank god and can eliminate my weight from causing the stiching from failing. Maybe mick b has a point when he says a change of manufacturer could be to blame as I note it was made in china.
A smaller chair I liked (sorry, name escapes me-- may have been a nashy job) was screaming at me but I was eventually put off as it had tiny protruding arms which tho fine for a push up to get to a standing position could have spelt possible injury to my nether regions when using it on tthe steep rocky banks of the tidal trent-- its been the scene of many a slip over the years for me and friends alike.
last night I received a pm from a fellow FM Er who has the same chair as myself and he says it was totalled inside three months, not good news.
I personally hope that the manufacturer or importer of these chairs is looking in on this as the problemsthat ive had can be so easily rectified at the design/manufacturing/and qaulity control stages of production.


Tinker,
Not seen those legs you speak of, are they adaptable to any chair ?

They are adaptable to any korum chair that takes single legs they come in two box square diameter sizes the smaller of the two is the one you need. I use mine on the rover and the korum deluxe as I have trouble getting off low seats.

 

[flightliner]

Tinker, thank you, I will keep an eye out for them next time I, m in a tackle shop.

 

[S-Kippy]

Lot of people dont like arms on chairs but I love em...helps me lever meself out of them now I'm not as flexible [or as lightning quick] as I used to be...if indeed I was ever either which I very much doubt.

I dont think a single chair will cover every situation for those of us who do a bit of this & a bit of that. I've got 3 currently,I use them all but I still need another.

 

[flightliner]

Just an update . I told my retailer of the problem I had with my chair and was recompensed. To my satisfaction.
Thanks for all .

 

[The bad one]

I too have had the slipping leg syndrome on a JRC Xlite chair and boy is it irritating. So I set about curing it (as mine is some years old and couldn’t go back to the shop.) by renewing the tube and refitting the old mud feet on the new tube. The tubing came off an ally washing line prop I found in the back entry someone had thrown out for the dustmen.
Knew when I found it and took it home, it would at some point have a use for something angling related. And so it proved.

As it was the front legs causing the problem, I also took the opportunity to make them 2 inches longer than the originals. To counter act the slop on many of the banks I fish where I couldn’t get the back legs up and had to place the chair on the seat back tubes and or dig a trench in the bank to accommodate them. Don’t like doing that as it tells people where you’ve been fishing on the river.
I also took the opportunity to put slightly stronger springs in the mechanism, which I raided from a friend’s Engineering Shop. With the comment, “do you need these mate, and can I have them? Go on then you can have them, WTF are you making now you mad …… was his reply.
The long and short was fully restored chair.

 

[Tee-Cee]

The bad one.....if you ever decide to go into business and make the revised version commercially then you can put me down for one!!

I don't suppose you amended the slope of the back rest while you were at it, did you??

Sounds like you did a good job and nice to see someone using a bit of the old grey matter instead of rushing out and buying 'new'.........top job old chap, top job..