Reclining Chairs

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Jim Crosskey 2

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I'm posting this question here because I'm guessing this gets looked at by the most "overnight" anglers, and the question is this: Is a reclining chair suffucient enough for a 1 night overnighter? If not, what's their purpose that's not fulfilled by a standard chair? I'm a general coarse angler, though I'm considering joining a club this year where I can do a bit of night fishing. However, I can't quite see myself doing really long sessions (famous last words, I know), just one night sessions. So, do any of you use reclining chairs to overnight on? Or is the only way forward a bedchair (and a barrow?)

cheeers in advance

Jim
 
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Big Rik

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I've got a fully reclining chair and I have to say I've never fully reclined it and now hardly use it because it's quite big, well padded and thus quite bulky and heavy, prefering my standard stalker chair, or if I'm taking a guest chair on long sessions, then my Daddy Long Legs.

I'd say if you're doing into the night, then a standard chair would be fine, if you're going to stay all night, then definitely get a bedchair.
 
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I go along with Big Rik my fully padded reclining chair rarely gets used these days, I have gone back to a folding stool not great but light and easy to carry
 
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Yup, me too. My reclining chair stays put in the loft nowadays. Too big and heavy to lunk around for most of my fishing. Sees daylight only on long trips to France/Spain etc. To be honest I'm not really sure what the advantage of the reclining back is - other than siesta time. I go for a bedchair for overnighters and bed and light weight chair for weekend sessions.
 
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Wolfman Woody

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Never bothered with recliners. Most of the time the back on a normal chair is set for optimum comfort. Make it adjustable and people will set it incorrectly just to make use of the fact that it can be adjusted.

I'd do like Rik says, buy a full bedchair if you want to stay overnight.




(I do hope Tonto there is aware of the Spanish translation of his name.) :eek:)
 
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Ged

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Have to agree that my recliner is way too heavy and cumberson. Now have a stalker chair, if I want to sit back more, I just lower the back legs. Hopefully, you will be catching too many fish to sit back and relax.
 
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NottmDon

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Only benefit to a recliner is for someone like me with chronic back pain. Carrying the dam thing doesnt help! Adjusting it to an angle that is comfortable definately has its advantages for me. Overnighters call for bedchairs though no doubt about it.
 
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EC

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Good thread lads!

I have a recliner, made by 'specialist angling services'

I bought it due to the fact that many of the sessions I used to do started very early, say 2am ish, and ended with me driving home mid-late afternoon, as such, a sleep around mid day was often needed, hence the recliner!
 
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Steve Ayscough

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Over the last 2 seasons I've stopped using my bed chair on over night sessions & now use a JRC cocoon Reclining chair with no problem at all
 
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Ged

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Some reclining chairs have as an added extra, a foot rest to make the chair into a bed. Not cheap.
 
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Cakey

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I only use a bedchair,jrc really lightweight one......................I like a midday kip
 
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I got the fishrite one which is called the xtreme lite ,well light for a bedchair but it's not for the heavyweights among us, at 14 stone I probably am on the limit for it,but it negates the need for a barrow thats for sure.
 
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"I do hope Tonto there is aware of the Spanish translation of his name."

Si it's less pretentious than: quien mas sabe--he who knows more
 
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Jim Crosskey 2

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Thanks for that guys

The general concensus here (with the exception of steve!) seems to be that overnighting on a recliner is probably a no-go.
 
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