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Kijaro Dual Lock Chair Review (Bought & Tested!)

I bought this chair with my own money and put it through 12 measured tests.

  • Setup ~16 sec
  • Seat size 19.0 x 16.0 in
  • Seat height 15.5 in
  • Weight 9.7 lbs
Kijaro Dual Lock Camp Chair Review
My Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.

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Test scorecard

7.3out of 10
Setup8
Comfort7.7
Quality7.2
Features7
Breathability6.2
Weight4

The Kijaro Dual Lock is a genuinely good budget camp chair — auto-locking, tall seat height, and solid quality for the price.

What won me over
  • Auto-locking
  • No sag seating
  • Tall seat height
  • Quick setup
  • Inexpensive
What let me down
  • Long packed size
  • Seat dips from front to back
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See the 12 tests
  1. Set Up
  2. Pack Away
  3. Unfolded Dimensions
  4. Seat Size
  5. Seat Height
  6. Backrest
  7. Mesh
  8. Armrests
  9. Cupholders
  10. Pockets
  11. Materials
  12. Portability
  13. Pros, cons, recommendations
  14. Bonus – MUST read!

Set Up

1) Stand the bag upright, and pull down on it to slide the chair out.

The author taking the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair out of its carry bag.
Standing the chair upright and pulling down on the bag is one tip that’s helpful if you’re not strong like me.

2) Locate the button in the middle of the frame, click it to unlock.

The auto-locking button of the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
Click to unlock.

3) Grab opposite corners and pull the chair open until it clicks into place. This means that it is now locked.

The folded chair of the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
Red arrows pointing to the four opposite corners of the chair. Just grab 2 and pull apart.
  • Setup time ~16 secondswith carry bag

Pack Away

Packing away is the reverse (do remember to click the button to unlock it first though). And this takes 37 seconds (with carry bag).

Unfolded Dimensions

  • Width (armrest to armrest) 35.5in
  • Depth (back to front) 25.0in
  • Height (ground to top) 37.0in

Seat Size

  • Total seat width 23.3in
  • Usable width (between the steel bars) 19.0in
  • Seat depth 16.0in
The seat width of the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
The two steel bars by the sides eat into the usable width by about 4in.

Seat Height

  • Front seat height 20.0in
  • Bottom seat height 15.5in
The seat height of the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
Notice that the chair slopes from the front to the back – I would have preferred for it to be flatter.

Backrest

  • Backrest height 22.5in
  • Backrest width 22.3in
  • Recline angle 23°fixed, semi-reclined
The author resting on the backrest of the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
It covers my entire back, but not enough for neck support.

Mesh

Only the backrest has mesh; the seat is full fabric.

  • Seat 0% mesh
  • Backrest ~45% mesh
  • Whole chair ~26% mesh
The mesh of the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
Notice the mesh is only on the backrest. This mesh panel measures 17.5 by 11in.

Armrests

  • Material Non-padded fabricsame as the seat
  • Adjustability Non-adjustable
The armrests of the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
The armrests positions are non-adjustable.

Cupholders

There’s a cupholder built into each armrest:

  • Left (smaller) 3.0in across, 4.5in deep
  • Right (bigger) 3.5in across, 4.0in deep
The small cupholder of the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
The small cupholder is on the left, and fits a regular can.
The big cupholder of the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
The bigger cupholder is on the right armrest.
A 1-Liter Nalgene bottle in the big cupholder of the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
The bigger cupholder fits a 1-liter Nalgene, nothing larger though.

Pockets

A pocket organizer sits on the right, and it’s separated into 3 pockets:

  • Total size 8.0in long x 6.0in wide
  • 2 front mesh pockets
  • 1 zippered pocket behind
The 3-in-1 storage pockets of the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
The front 2 pockets are holding a mobile phone and sunglasses, and there’s also a zippered pocket behind.

Materials

  • Fabric Diamond ripstop polyester
  • Frame Alloy steel, poles 0.69in thick
  • Weight limit 300lbs
  • Made in China
The pole structure of the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
The X-pole structure is only in front and at the back, but it is stable.

Portability

  • Total weight 9.7lbs
    • Chair 9.4lbs
    • Carry bag 0.3lbs
  • Packed size 46.0 x 7.5 x 7.0in
  • Ease of carry Shoulder strap x 1
The author carrying the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair.
The shoulder strap is non-padded and not adjustable, but it works well enough.

Pros, Cons, Recommendations

Now, what are the pros and cons, and would I recommend the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair?

Dual auto-locking system

The frame auto-locks when you open the chair and again when you close it — hence the name.

Expedited setup and pack away

Skip the carry bag and it sets up far faster: 4 seconds to set up and 3 seconds to pack away. The frame has its own attached strap, so you don’t need the bag at all.

MethodSetupPack Away
With carry bag16 seconds37 seconds
Without carry bag4 seconds3 seconds

No-sag seating

The locked frame keeps the seat taut. Most chairs sag up to 5 inches when you sit down; the Kijaro dips only about 2 inches.

Taller than average

At 15.5 inches, the seat sits about 4.5 inches higher than the average camp chair’s 11 inches.

Camp ChairSeat Height (in)
Kijaro Dual Lock15.5
Average camp chair11.0
The author using the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair to sit at a camp table.
You can sit comfortably at any table.

Affordable

At an MSRP of just $55, it’s a lot of chair for the money — auto-locking, tall-seated, no sagging, and well built.

Seat isn’t flat

The seat dips from front to back, which isn’t ideal for lumbar support. It was fine for me at 5’3″, but a shorter person who can’t rest their feet on the ground may find it uncomfortable.

Very long packed size

Packed, it’s 46 inches long — one of my bulkier chairs.

A packed size comparison between the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair and the Coleman Sundome 2-Person Tent.
The packed size is very long, almost twice the length of a 2-person Coleman Sundome tent.

Can’t stand on its own

The front feet are shorter than the back, so it won’t stand upright on its own — you’ll have to lean it against something.

The folded Kijaro Dual Lock Chair leaning against a table.
You have to lean it against something else if you want to store it standing up.

Overall recommendation

Get the Kijaro Dual Lock if you want an auto-locking, tall-seated, budget camp chair. It’s definitely one of the better value-for-money picks.

Bonus – MUST Read!

I know this because I tested the Kijaro Dual Lock Chair against 20 other camping chairs. Check out my Best Camping Chairs article to find out.

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Every figure above is from my own testing — measured by hand, bought with my own money.

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