When it comes to camping supplies, try to avoid any brand names that compare to Big Daddy Gear. Our group has went through every type of camping equipment that you could think of. Whether it be something as little as marshmallow sticks to outdoor camping bars. Over the years we have went come to a standard regulation when it comes to shopping for gear. Always but Coleman!
If you don't know the company Coleman, then you are missing out. If you do know them... money well spent my friend. When you are in the store you will see all sorts of brands, and let me tell you, they never last! Those brands are kind of like that place that keeps getting new Chinese restaurants, but they never stay. One of the worst cases I have personally had with a brand was called Big Daddy Gear. The store was advertising this huge sale on giant chairs made by Big Daddy. In the store I took a seat in one and thought it was the best thing ever! I felt like a king on his throne. So I begged my mother and she finally gave up and bought me one. The next camping trip I was ready to show it off, so that night at the camp fire I got it out and staked my calm and sat proud. If you have ever been around a camp fire you know that embers fly through the air and land on you or your chair as the wood crackles in the fire. Anyways as the night went on embers flew past me and I was leaning forward so didn't really take any consideration on where they were landing. After I while I leaned back in to the sit and fell straight on the ground. It turned out there was no back to my chair, it had been burned away, almost like it denigrated in to thin air. Which may have explained the plastic smell. My throne had been conquered and my dreams diminished. Mr. Leibs began laughing aloud, making fun of the chair, and stating that it was nothing like the Coleman chairs that all the dads had sat in for years. And that was the truth, nothing was as great as those Coleman chairs, our group praised them like trophies. They had lasted us 10 years at that point and are still kicking around the fire to this day. They fit your but snug, suit as a bed when the stars come out, and fit two easily. Nothing like a Coleman!
A Coleman made product may cost a fair share more, and may have your wallet crying. But in the long run you will have a quality item that will last you for years. Do not trust the grips of Big Daddy, you will be less than pleased. Go with a Coleman, and sit with a smile on your face.
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