The best furniture for big and heavy people. We test mattresses, recliners, dining chairs, toilet seats, and anything we can get out hands on!
On multiple occasions over the course of my life, I have been accused of snoring quite loudly. Obviously, I can’t confirm or deny that since I was asleep at the time but I trust the people who have reported it. I’ve always wondered if being fat has anything to do with my snoring. Do fat …
Despite being very well off, my grandpa has had the same furniture on his patio for over 40 years. His kids have given him new patio furniture which has come on and gone but the same few items have been there since before I can remember. During that time, the chairs and the swing frame …
When I was younger, my family didn’t have beach chairs. Or camp chairs. Or any sort of outdoor chairs. I don’t know if my parents thought they were for lazy people (more likely: we just couldn’t afford them) but we never invested in anything that would make our short beach trips more comfortable. We did …
Finding heavy-duty dining chairs for your family can be a challenge. Believe it or not, there are actually many dining chair sets with a 500lb capacity out there…but very few of them are comfortable or aesthetic enough to go in your home. Finding the best dining room chairs, then, is a mix of frame material, …
When my wife and I were first married we spent way too much money on a mattress. While an $800 mattress isn’t at all expensive in the world of premium mattresses, it was a large investment for us. If the mattress was amazing, I would have no regrets…but it wasn’t. The reason that I say …
There must be something in a man’s blood that makes him need a recliner. It could be that I like to be comfortable but, from the number of recliners that I’ve seen in friends’ houses, a man’s recliner-needs seem to be a universal truth. When my wife and I were expecting our first child we …
“Go camping!” they said. “It’ll be relaxing!” they said. I guess they didn’t foresee the situation where my Walmart “Camp Chair For Big Guys” had two of the legs bend right in half and the seat tear, dumping me on the ground. While that day was a little bit painful and a whole heap of …
By the time I graduated from high school, I was 6’2″ and weighed over 250 pounds. My mom had long since given up on buying me kid or teen items (thankfully) and had been buying me men’s clothes since middle school. So when it came to beds, things were no different. I wasn’t too old …
If you’re heavy, finding furniture that looks great for more than a couple of months can be incredibly difficult. Even though the average BMI is rising year after year, most furniture companies and stores have no idea how to help out a larger clientele. When I was trying to figure out what, exactly, makes for …
You have an event coming up and your obese friend/family member is coming over. Do you let them sit on and possibly break your regular furniture? Do you provide a special chair for them? And, most importantly… How do you tell them? Our normal mojo on this blog is to provide advice and recommendations to …