HELINOX invented the category of ultra-lightweight, packable camping furniture when it launched the original Chair One. For 2025, the brand is re-innovating, re-imagining and re-energising the category with the launch of the new Chair One (re) and Chair One Highback (re).
Founded in South Korea over a decade ago, Helinox was born to design a chair that could be taken backpacking. Today, Helinox makes a range of camp equipment for all styles of tent living but the guiding principles remain the same – to make products that are intuitive to use, lightweight, strong and compact.
Helinox products are built using highly durable, recycled bluesign-approved fabrics and DAC’s high-strength, lightweight aluminium, backed by a five-year warranty.
Helinox has introduced ‘ReTension Design’ for the new Chair One (re), adding a secondary tension line that better distributes weight around the frame to significantly improve comfort. The breathable seat is made out of durable bluesign® approved and recycled 600D polyester, with mesh panels for ventilation.
Redesigned nylon resin hubs combine with the frame for greater stability. Helinox founder Jake Lah tapped into his vast experience in tent design to develop the new tension line and make this step change in lightweight camping chair comfort.
The chair’s frame uses proprietary DAC aluminium technology, but with its latest ‘re-form’ manufacturing process that reduces waste by 30% and sets a new standard for sustainable craftsmanship. It sits 30% higher off the ground, and is wider, more upright and more stable than the classic Chair One. These changes further enhance comfort and useability with no perceptible increase in weight or bulk.
Other improvements include an integrated mesh side pocket and a bag that’s quicker and easier to access and carry, with a full double zip, plus daisy chain and webbing handle. In use, the Helinox Chair One (re) has a load capacity of 145kg. When packed away in its bag, it weighs just 1kg and measures 39cm x 12cm x 13.5cm. The chair will retail at £109.95.
Helinox is also introducing the Chair One Highback (re), a high-back option that provides additional shoulder and upper back support. Weighing 1.2kg when packed into a bag measuring 46cm x 14.5cm x 11.5cm, it retails at £139.95.
Dealers interested in learning more about the latest Helinox range should contact their respective sales agency or email cs.europe@helinox.com.