ActiveOutdoorsCampingNemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner camping chair reviewThe Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner is the love child of a camping chair and a hammock, but is it as comfy as it looks? Here’s my reviewWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.(Image credit: Future)T3 VerdictThe Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner isn’t lightweight or compact, but the innovative swinging design delivers supreme comfort, and the build quality is top-notch. For glampers, car campers and back garden chillout time, this is an outstanding, if pricey, choice.Reasons to buy+Extremely comfy+Clever reclining mechanism+Well designed carry bagReasons to avoid-Bulky when packed-Comparatively heavy-You can tip out of itWhy you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
ActiveOutdoorsCampingNemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner camping chair reviewThe Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner is the love child of a camping chair and a hammock, but is it as comfy as it looks? Here’s my reviewWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.(Image credit: Future)T3 VerdictThe Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner isn’t lightweight or compact, but the innovative swinging design delivers supreme comfort, and the build quality is top-notch. For glampers, car campers and back garden chillout time, this is an outstanding, if pricey, choice.Reasons to buy+Extremely comfy+Clever reclining mechanism+Well designed carry bagReasons to avoid-Bulky when packed-Comparatively heavy-You can tip out of itWhy you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
The Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner is the love child of a camping chair and a hammock, but is it as comfy as it looks? Here’s my review
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Future)T3 VerdictThe Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner isn’t lightweight or compact, but the innovative swinging design delivers supreme comfort, and the build quality is top-notch. For glampers, car campers and back garden chillout time, this is an outstanding, if pricey, choice.Reasons to buy+Extremely comfy+Clever reclining mechanism+Well designed carry bagReasons to avoid-Bulky when packed-Comparatively heavy-You can tip out of it
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
T3 VerdictThe Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner isn’t lightweight or compact, but the innovative swinging design delivers supreme comfort, and the build quality is top-notch. For glampers, car campers and back garden chillout time, this is an outstanding, if pricey, choice.Reasons to buy+Extremely comfy+Clever reclining mechanism+Well designed carry bagReasons to avoid-Bulky when packed-Comparatively heavy-You can tip out of it
T3 VerdictThe Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner isn’t lightweight or compact, but the innovative swinging design delivers supreme comfort, and the build quality is top-notch. For glampers, car campers and back garden chillout time, this is an outstanding, if pricey, choice.
T3 Verdict
The Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner isn’t lightweight or compact, but the innovative swinging design delivers supreme comfort, and the build quality is top-notch. For glampers, car campers and back garden chillout time, this is an outstanding, if pricey, choice.
Reasons to buy+Extremely comfy+Clever reclining mechanism+Well designed carry bagReasons to avoid-Bulky when packed-Comparatively heavy-You can tip out of it
Reasons to buy+Extremely comfy+Clever reclining mechanism+Well designed carry bag
Extremely comfy
Clever reclining mechanism
Well designed carry bag
Reasons to avoid-Bulky when packed-Comparatively heavy-You can tip out of it
Bulky when packed
Comparatively heavy
You can tip out of it
Why you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
Why you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
The Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner is a camping chair with a swinging, suspended seat and the ability to recline using just your bodyweight. This brand is known for making genuinely different outdoors products (no mean feat, these days) and the Stargaze is an excellent example of the kind of innovation Nemo excels at.
It’s far from the most compact or lightweight option on the market, but it’s not trying to be – you’ll find plenty more backpacking-friendly chairs in ourbest camping chairguide, if that’s what you need. It’s also not the cheapest, with an RRP of USD $249.95 / GBP £249.99. So what does it deliver? I tested on out on a camping (alright, more like glamping) trip in Dorset to find out. Read on for my full Nemo Stargaze Luxury recliner review.
Nemo Stargaze Recliner review: design and setup
The innovative part of the Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner is that the seat section is entirely suspended, hanging off two points of the sturdy feeling aluminium frame like a hammock. The chair’s body combines mesh for breathability and flexibility with solid fabric sections. Nemo has also integrated a drinks holder, velcroed-on head cushion and small pocket in which you could stash your phone.
Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner: specsWeight:7lb 2oz / 3.23kgPacked size:23.5 x 6.5 x 6.5in / 60 x 17 x 17cmDimensions:27 x 36 x 44in / 68 x 92 x 112cmFrame:AluminumCarry case:included
Weight:7lb 2oz / 3.23kgPacked size:23.5 x 6.5 x 6.5in / 60 x 17 x 17cmDimensions:27 x 36 x 44in / 68 x 92 x 112cmFrame:AluminumCarry case:included
Weight:7lb 2oz / 3.23kgPacked size:23.5 x 6.5 x 6.5in / 60 x 17 x 17cmDimensions:27 x 36 x 44in / 68 x 92 x 112cmFrame:AluminumCarry case:included
Weight:7lb 2oz / 3.23kgPacked size:23.5 x 6.5 x 6.5in / 60 x 17 x 17cmDimensions:27 x 36 x 44in / 68 x 92 x 112cmFrame:AluminumCarry case:included
This chair is available in four or maybe five colourways, depending on your country, but all are in the predominantly grey / black colour family. Sorry, Twilight / Smoke / Graphite. The Fortress / Goldfinch is about as vibrant as it gets, with aqua and buttercup yellow piping and straps on the dark body.
Setup is a straightforward and speedy affair: two poles are slotted into their pouches, the outer frame is snapped into place (internal pole elastics mean you don’t need to figure out what goes where), and the chair is hung off the two tallest poles.
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
Packed down, this isn’t especially small or light – although comparable with other non-lightweight camping chairs. To make up for the less portable size, Nemo has provided a stylish, enclosed carry bag rather than the half-arsed drawstring efforts you find with cheaper chairs. There are top and side handles for easy carrying, and the large zip opening makes it easy to get your packed-down chair neatly inside.
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner review: comfort and usability
(Image credit: Spring PR)
(Image credit: Spring PR)
The Nemo Stargaze naturally puts you in an upright seated position, and if you want to recline, you need to pop your hands back on those rests before pushing your back backwards, and the chair will adjust with you. Don’t just push your bum back in the chair, because, despite the fact that the design has been re-engineered since it first launched to offer a lower centre of gravity, it is still not especially difficult to flip over (allow me to refer you back to my ‘So you think you know how to sit in a chair?’ point above.)
Initial toppling potential aside, it’s in fact an extremely elegant solution for a reclining chair. Using friction and bodyweight to change the amount of recline to your exact preference is neat, clever and extremely effective once you’ve got used to it.
(Image credit: Nemo)
(Image credit: Nemo)
For relaxing about camp, the Stargaze is supremely comfortable. The swinging design is soothing and satisfying, and the shape fits the body well. While it’s ideal for chilling out or reading, the lack of stability is not such a good choice for eating, especially if you need to balance your food on your lap. It’s fine for drinking though, and the cup/can/bottle holder is stable enough for some swinging without spillages, provided your chosen receptacle isn’t entirely open-topped.
Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner review: verdict
I’ve never sat in a camping chair like the Nemo Stargaze Luxury Recliner. The design is genuinely innovative, and it’s not invention for the sake of it either – it’s hugely comfy and relaxing in use. Yes, the price is high, but the build quality is excellent and Nemo has gone out of its way to ensure all the elements are up to scratch, from the smart and practical carry case to details like the cup holder and tech pouch. The ultimate glamping camping chair.
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