The best furniture for big and heavy people. We test mattresses, recliners, dining chairs, toilet seats, and anything we can get out hands on!
Whenever anyone asks me for a product recommendation, I tell them to buy a product meant specifically for big and heavy people. Why? Because they are typically overbuilt and use much higher quality materials than the average item. Heavy-duty bar stools are no different. Whether you heavy or not, getting bar stools that support 300 …
With the number of articles that I’ve written lately about outdoor furniture for plus-size people, you’d think I got fat and moved outside. Well, I did just move into a house with a yard and patio for the first time…but I was always fat. The difficulty of finding heavy-duty furniture was one of the main …
There is nothing quite as relaxing as sitting in a rocking chair on your porch. Unless, of course, your rocking chair experience is accompanied by creaks, groans, and the imminent prospect of your rocking chair collapsing and possibly impaling your leg with a shard of wood. The best outdoor rocking chairs are designed in a …
When I was younger and far more innocent, I had no idea that anything like a heavy-duty gaming chair existed. I sat on our old spinning computer chair with paper-thin padding in our living room until my butt went numb. It usually took about 15 minutes. My “computer time” in those days was a max …
Every year during the holidays my wife and I have to visit our respective families. Due to divorces, remariiages, etc. we end up visiting and sleeping at 3-4 different houses during the weeks I have off work. During this time my sleep situation could be better. I’ve slept on the floor, on a heavy duty …
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 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 bought …
Finding clothing as a plus size girl or big guy used to be the biggest challenge in the world. Ten years ago if I wanted to find t-shirts that fit at my local mall my only store option was “Big Dogs” a big and tall store with Mastiffs and St. Bernards on all of their …
High quality furniture is expensive. I didn’t appreciate this as a kid and always wondered why we just had one couch and two small recliners in our living room. Now that I’m buying things on my own, it’s tempting to have the exact same set-up in my house. Cheap, practical, but slightly depressing. The main …
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 …
When my wife and I bought our first mattress, we headed to the mall, walked into RC Willey, laid on a couple of mattresses, and plunked down $1,000 for one that felt good. We didn’t really know better at the time. The mattress we bought wasn’t suitable for big people. Shocker. I have a habit …