BYER OF MAINE Pangean Glider Chair – Folding Wood & Canvas Chair in Forest Green – Portable Outdoor Chair for Porch, Patio, or Beach in Forest Green

I read all the reviews on this chair and was truly terrified that it was going to be a disaster, but I've wanted a couple of these types of chairs for a long time, so I went for it.I didn't notice a particularly striking odor, and what vague scent there was from the finish or whatever, aired out immediately. The parts were all included and are of good quality. The chairs have held up well under tough outdoor conditions. We have strong winds here and so the wind grabs the cloth like a sail and knocks them over constantly, but they take the abuse.As another reviewer commented, this chair is comfortable for people with bad backs. I have a good friend with back problems and these work for him, so that's a plus. The only other thing is that the picture makes it look like you would be sitting pretty upright in the chair. These are not adjustable and when you are in them you are low to the ground and your face is pointing slightly up. So they are really more lounge chairs than stare-directly-into-someone-else's-eyes chairs, or eat-a-messy-hamburger-chairs.As for the assembly, I did it by myself and I'm an ordinary not-particularly-engineery girl.First of all, use a drill. Obviously, if you're trying to assemble these with a screwdriver, you are going to feel like a wimp in no time, male or female. That's crazytown.Second, accept that it's going to take you twice as long as you think it is, even though it isn't particularly difficult. Like baking a fancy cake.Third, be patient. On my first chair, the holes on one piece seem to have been oriented in reverse. It took me a while to figure out, but it was all fine and the finished product is indistinguishable from the 'correct' second chair, unless, I guess, you are super into those "what is different about these two pictures" puzzles. Really, it is a super super super small difference, like the armrest screws are not inset, or something. I didn't bother with getting it replaced.

It’s very well made, comfortable, and easy to assemble— but if you regularly treat the wood and store it out of the weather it’ll last a lot longer.

For starters I found this chair difficult to assemble. The instructions looked like they'd taken a bad copy and reproduced it many times. There was little definition of the diagrams. It would've helped to be able to see the slots and bolt holes more clearly so you would know if you have the piece oriented correctly. A couple of mistakes I made had to be corrected. It took more than an hour to assemble what should've taken 15-20 minutes with instructions that were clear. I found a You Tube that helped a bit though it had no sound and was in fast motion. Another review mentioned arms would be nice, and I agree with that but it would be difficult to incorporate and not inline with the style of a sling chair. So I subtracted a star for assembly difficulty. I also didn't find the chair to be all that comfortable, and because you stay in a reclining position it's not conducive to anything but laying back and relaxing. Nothing wrong with relaxing, but having a cup of coffee or soda would be very clumsy unless you leaned forward to sip or drink. And you would not be on eye level for conversation with others. So I subtracted a star for this. The quality however is very nice. The wood is beautiful and once assembled it's very sturdy and you can tell it will last a long time. I can see where others would give this 5 stars...particularly if they has someone assemble it for them and they found it to be more comfortable. One more thing in closing...I considered this as a beach chair but a better application would be on a deck or by the pool. It's not as light and convenient to carry as a conventional beach chair.

I bought two of these chairs. One came with only 1 page of assembly directions. The other unit came with 3 sets of directions. One pamphlet had both the front and back faces of the page with printed instructions. After getting mislead on the assembly process i finally tossed the instructions and slowly assembled the pieces to look like the picture. Yet again, the "Chinese blue print" method worked the best.

An absolutely gorgeous piece of furniture to last a very long time. Bring inside after daily use to keep it clean & beautiful. I sprayed the sturdy canvas will heavy duty waterproof. After owning much less expensive wooden sling chairs which broken after several seasons we decided to buy the 'high price spread". Worth every single cent. Highly recommend these chairs.

Great chair. It is a big chair with lots of room for a full sized adult. I was concerned about getting up and down as I never sit still. The glider just makes it easy. Took it camping and my wife was always in it, time to buy another one.The chair is beyond my expectations of quality. One point to remember is it folds flat easy, but is still long and wide, and heavier than a normal folding chair.Directions were a little confusing, how about a youtube video?Thanks for a quality product and well worth the price!

Expensive but nice...not the easiest to put together, but good thing my wife is better with puzzles than myself.