Lightweight portable/folding seat/stool

My attention has been drawn to this and similar seats - e.g. for people who need to sit down often:

https://www.robertdyas.co.uk/summit...EmK5UDQMAqiygW4szVTvrQE1rFFzLX6QaAmxlEALw_wcB

Also, rather heavier, and probably only suitable for indoors:

https://www.paperlounge.co.uk/collections/stools

I don't know if anyone has had any experience with either of them? They might be useful for carrying around if you need to get off your feet.

 

I know someone who carries that first type so that he's got somewhere to sit during long bird migration observations. They're good—lightweight, more stable than some portable stools, and the absence of narrow pointy legs means they don't sink into soft ground.

I'd pretty much decided to get one, but when I tried Tom's I found I couldn't manage it with my arthritic hands. It takes quite a few twists to extend it, and there's no grip or brace point for the hand that's trying to hold the top steady while the other's rotating the telescopic bit. I'd have needed a handle folded into a recess that I could raise and slip my left hand under to get a good grip.

It's also a stool rather than a chair. I'll happily sit on one if it's the only thing I can carry, but it's not easy to lower myself down with shaking legs and no armrests to help steady the movement! They could be a great option for people who're less wobbly though.

 

For a few months when I was first getting ill I used stools a lot. I could walk around the house or when out for short distances, but found half a dozen steps then a sit down, then half a dozen more, worked best. Thankfully flexibility/agility wasn’t an issue but getting up/down off the floor was harder work, so I’d just keep something like this around, it was more lightweight, designed for camping, but a similar folding style.
https://www.robertdyas.co.uk/harbour-housewares-classic-folding-stool-45-black
It allowed me to get around the house more easily. Or from the carpark to a nice spot to look at nature. Never far so carrying was less of a concern, but it definitely helped.

 

It seems a bit odd that the weight of the stools (in the first link) hasn't been given. It would be useful to know. But I like the look of them.

Edit : There are quite a few references in the reviews to them collapsing, or not locking into place though. So, perhaps not.