The best furniture for big and heavy people. We test mattresses, recliners, dining chairs, toilet seats, and anything we can get out hands on!
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 …
When I was a little kid, my church had a conference twice a year that we would go to as a family. It was typically early in the morning and lasted for several hours (although sometimes it felt like days). While I’m sure I learned some great things there, one of the things that have …
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 …
By the time I graduated from high school, I was 6’2″ and weighed over 200 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 …
Finding a director’s chair suitable for big and heavy people can be like finding a needle in a haystack. Luckily, that’s what we do here. As a big guy, I’m always keen on the challenge of finding high-weight capacity furniture that’s suitable for people from overweight to obese. An average director’s chair will have a …
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 is a mix of frame material, …
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 …