Kijaro Dual Lock Camp Chair Review: Fast Setup, No-Sag Seating, and a Very Long Packed Size

Introduction

The Kijaro Dual Lock Camp Chair is a folding camp chair built around one central idea: a frame that locks itself open and locks itself closed. Around that core it adds a mesh backrest, two cupholders of different sizes, a three-pocket side organizer, and a seat that sits noticeably higher off the ground than a typical folding chair. With an MSRP of around $55, it targets campers who want quick setup and pack away without paying premium camping-furniture money.

This review covers how the chair is built, how it measures up in practice, what the locking system does well, and where it asks for a small compromise.

Who This Chair Is For

This chair suits campers, tailgaters, festival goers, and anyone who wants a chair that goes up and comes down quickly. The 300-pound weight limit and alloy steel frame make it a reasonable pick for a broad range of adults, and the seat height is a genuine advantage for anyone who finds low camp chairs awkward to get out of. Measured from the ground to the point where you actually sit, the seat height comes in at about 15.5 inches, which is roughly 4.5 inches taller than an average camp chair at around 11 inches.

It is also a practical option if you dislike wrestling with fabric and poles. The chair’s own locking mechanism does most of the work for you.

The trade-off is that this is not an ultralight chair. At roughly 9.7 pounds total with the bag, it is happiest when it travels by car rather than on your back.

How the Dual Locking System Works

Setup starts with the carry bag: loosen the drawstring, release the cinch, stand the bag upright, and pull it down off the chair. Around the middle of the chair there is a button. Press it until it clicks, and the chair unlocks. Then grab two opposite rigid corners and pull the frame open until a second click confirms the chair is locked in place. Timed end to end, that sequence takes about 16 seconds.

Packing away reverses it. Press the same button until it clicks, pull the opposite corners together, and the frame locks itself shut with another click. Lay the chair down, slide the feet into the bag, stand it up, and shake it down. Including the bag, pack away runs around 37 seconds.

One thing worth knowing: the mechanism takes some getting used to. It can occasionally be finicky, the button does not always click on the first press, and the chair can jam when you try to open it. The fix is patience rather than force. Pull the chair open slightly, press the button again, and the second press should release it.

Main Strengths

The headline strength is the auto-locking frame. It locks open when you set the chair up and locks closed when you fold it, which is where the Dual Lock name comes from. That behaviour pays off in a second, faster way to use the chair: skip the bag entirely and carry it by the strap attached to the frame. Because the frame stays locked, it can be slung over a shoulder. In that mode, setup can take as little as 4 seconds and pack away as little as 3 seconds.

The locking system also gives the chair a firmer, no-sag seat. It is still a fabric seat, so there is a little give, but far less than on a typical camp chair, and a tauter seat is kinder to your back over a long evening. Combined with the taller-than-average seat height and a price around $55, the value case is strong.

Storage, Materials, and Build Quality

Storage is more thoughtful than most folding chairs. The left armrest holds a smaller cupholder around 3 inches across and 4.5 inches deep, sized well for a chilled can. The right armrest has a wider cupholder around 3.5 inches across, which fits a 1-liter bottle and nothing larger. Along the side there is an organizer measuring about 8 inches long and 6 inches wide, with two front pockets split for organization, room for a phone and sunglasses, and a zipped pocket behind them for three pockets in total.

The seat fabric is unpadded diamond ripstop polyester. It is not thick, and the backrest mesh has large holes, which makes it noticeably breezy against your back. Mesh accounts for roughly 26 percent of the chair overall, with the seat itself fully fabric. The frame is alloy steel with poles close to 0.7 inches in diameter, and it uses fewer X-shaped cross-poles than a typical camp chair. Even so, stability holds up well in use. The chair is made in China and carries a 300-pound weight limit.

Measurements, Seat Comfort, and Portability

The marketed unfolded dimensions hold up closely. Measured across the armrests, the chair is about 35.5 inches wide, about 25 inches from the back of the chair to the front of the seat, and about 37 inches tall. The backrest is 22.5 inches high and 22.3 inches wide, which covers a full back but stops short of a neck rest. The side profile sits at a fixed recline of about 23 degrees.

Seat measurements need a little context. The seat depth is 16 inches. The seat width reads about 23.3 inches at the front edge, but once the two steel side bars are accounted for, usable width is closer to 19 inches. Marketed seat height is 20 inches and the front of the chair does measure exactly that, though the height from the ground to where you actually sit is about 15.5 inches. That is still generous for a camp chair.

Portability is where the numbers get interesting. Packed, the chair measures roughly 46 inches long, 7.5 inches wide, and 7 inches tall, and it weighs 9.4 pounds with a 5-ounce bag for a total of about 9.7 pounds. The bag includes a shoulder strap that is neither padded nor adjustable, but it does the job.

Things to Consider Before Buying

Two compromises are worth weighing. First, viewed from the side, the seat has a slight dip from front to back rather than a flat plane. That is comfortable enough for taller users, but it could be less so for shorter users whose feet do not reach the ground, since flatter seating tends to support the lower back better.

Second, the packed length is unusually long. At around 46 inches, it approaches twice the length of a two-person camping tent, and most camp chairs top out between 35 and 40 inches, so this one runs at least 10 to 20 percent longer than even large alternatives. There is a related detail: the front feet are shorter than the back feet, so the chair does not stand upright on its own when stored and needs to lean against something.

Buying Advice

For the money, the Kijaro Dual Lock Camp Chair makes a convincing case. Good-quality camp chairs at $50 and below are not common, and this one pairs a no-sag seat and a tall seating position with a locking frame that genuinely speeds up setup and pack away.

It is the right pick if you want a car-camping chair that goes up in seconds, holds a firm seat, and offers useful cupholders and pockets. Look elsewhere if packed length is your main constraint, if you need an ultralight chair for hiking, or if you are a shorter user who prefers a flatter seat. Otherwise, the trade-offs are modest relative to what the chair does well.

Conclusion

The Kijaro Dual Lock Camp Chair earns its place through a simple, well-executed idea: a frame that locks itself both ways. That produces fast setup, fast pack away, and a firmer seat than most folding chairs manage, all at an accessible price. Its long packed size and slightly dipped seat are real caveats, but for car camping and casual outdoor seating, they are easy to live with.