Telescoping Tripod Stool

XXL Walkstool shown closed for carrying (on small picnic cooler) and open, ready for use.
(Note the extra wide feet on all Walkstools now in stock in the image on the left.)

Weighing around 2 lbs, this radical new design is ideal for anyone who needs to sit down from time to time, and wants to have an easily carried stool under their arm or in their bag. This stool excels at being portable because of its small size and weight, but is surprisingly strong and durable. Its telescoping/locking legs cut its length in half for carrying.

Now you can take a walk, attend an outdoor event, or go to a shopping mall, airport, or bus station, and not have to worry about finding a place to sit down. Not much bigger or heavier than a folding umbrella, your XL or XXL Walkstool will open up some possible activities to you that previously were risky or impossible due to lack of available seating.

Don't confuse this with other tripod chairs. Boasting weight limits of 300-450 lbs, depending on model, and a much larger seat than a standard Swedish Walkstool, you can carry this chair for emergency seating in all kinds of situations.

The XL and XXL Walkstools are simply the biggest, the best, and the most portable tripod stools you can find anywhere. The seat measures 16-17 inches on each of its three sides. It is made of black nylon, and the legs are black-anodized industrial-strength aluminum. When the legs are telescoped and the XL or XXL Walkstool is folded up for carrying, it is only 15 – 19 inches long, and less than 4 inches across.

We carry three Walkstools, which are made in Sweden: The old 2006 XXL “Luxe” model (20" high), and the new XL (22") and XXL (26") “Comfort” models. You can identify XL and XXL Walkstools by the letters on a tag sewn to the seat, next to the Swedish flag; and by the model “Luxe” or “Comfort” on the label. All models have a small loop under the seat for hanging it from a hook, a backpack, or even a belt loop. The newer models also come with a carrying case, but the old model does not.

The 22" XL and the 26" XXL models are the most popular ones we sell, followed by the 20" model. We are offering the old 20" model at a special closeout price while they last!

Order by the height of the stool. It is best to order the highest one on which you can sit comfortably, in order to get the highest weight rating, and have the easiest time in sitting down and getting up afterward. Your bed may be the highest seat in your house—if you can sit on the edge comfortably, and rise to a standing position easily, then measure the height of your bed, and order the Walkstool that is closest to that height. Note that there is perhaps 2" sag in the seat webbing, so that if it is nominally 26" high, when you sit in it, the height becomes more like 24" in the center. Tripod stools, by their design, should be several inches higher than a conventional chair.

Please note: The best method of sitting on a Walkstool is to lower yourself onto the seat, as you back up to and straddle one of the three seat corners between your legs. In tests with customers weighing between 200 and 450 lbs, we determined that those who can't do this may have difficulty getting on this stool safely. A few people attempt to straddle one of the three seat corners but end up knocking the stool over behind them. However, most people who tried the stool were very happy with it.