Grey Folding Pod Hanging Egg Chair with Stand

Setting up, safety and care for hanging egg chairs

All of our egg chairs

• Set the stand on a flat, firm surface with all of its feet touching the ground. The stands are between 1.86m and 2m tall, so they clear a standard 2.4m ceiling indoors and may fit a verandah or deck. Allow the base size on the listing plus room for the pod to turn.
• Hang the pod from the hook at the top of the stand with the chain supplied, and check that the hook and chain links are fully closed before anyone sits in it. The single chairs turn a full circle on the stand. The two seater hangs from two points and swings gently forward and back instead.
• The single chairs are rated to 150kg for one person sitting, and the two seater to 200kg for two. None of them are recommended for children aged 3 and under, and nobody should stand on the rim of the pod or swing it hard. The stands are made for sitting and gentle movement, not swinging.
• Sit down onto the front of the cushion and slide back so your weight sits in the center of the pod. If you put your weight down on the edge, it may pivot away from you. The same applies when getting out, so get out the same way, feet first, and balancing correctly as not to fall forward.
• The shells are made to be weather and UV resistant and the frames are powder coated, but the chair lasts longest kept under cover when it is not being used. Cushions and pillows come inside.
• Check the chain, hook and stand bolts regularly and tighten anything that has worked loose.

Rattan and wicker pods (open weave, black wicker with armrests, two seater and latte rattan)

• The pod is a fixed weave and does not fold, so it stays on the stand. Brush dust out of the weave with a soft brush, wash it with warm water and a little mild detergent on a soft cloth, rinse, and let it dry fully before the cushions go back in.
• No bleach, abrasive cleaners or pressure washers: they make synthetic rattan brittle and fade. A breathable cover could be added to keep rain and dew off the chair between uses; lift it now and then so condensation does not start mould.
• The open weave chair comes with a short fixed rope. Tie it to the stand if you would rather the pod stayed put, for reading or for anyone who finds the turning unsettling.

Folding fabric pod (grey folding egg chair)

• The pod is a padded polyester shell rather than woven wicker, so there is no rattan to crack or unravel, and the cushion and pillow lift out for cleaning.
• Fold the pod and bring it inside when it will not be used for a while, or if it lives on a verandah. Let it dry fully before folding it away.
• The polyester material can be cleaned by a damp cloth with mild detergent mixed with water.