Solar Worldwide Couch Chair

The Solar Worldwide Couch Chair is the wide, low-slung end of Solar's seating — an 80cm seat with deep foam padding and a five-position ratchet recliner, built for anglers who want to actually stretch out in the swim rather than perch upright watching the rods.

Why the Worldwide Couch Chair is the one to lounge in

• 80cm seat width, 52cm deep — genuinely wide. You can sit sideways with your legs up, which is the whole point of a couch chair over a standard recliner.
• Solar Ratchet Recliner, 5 positions — adjusts from fully flat to upright 90°, so it goes from dozing through the afternoon to sat forward over the rods without getting out.
• 2D mesh over high-density foam — the ventilated mesh is what stops your back sweating through a summer afternoon; the foam underneath is what stops you feeling the frame.
• 600D water-resistant Worldwide Camo fabric — sheds a shower and dries out rather than soaking through.
• Four spring-loaded legs with self-levelling swivel mud feet — one-touch adjustment on all four, so a rutted swim takes seconds rather than a fight.
• Fleece-lined headrest and arms — the bit you notice in October when everything else is cold to the touch.

Size, weight and who it suits

Frame width 63cm, backrest 75cm, leg frame height 33cm, and 8.2kg on a powder-coated steel frame. That steel is the trade-off worth understanding before you buy: it is stronger and cheaper than aluminium but heavier, so the Solar Worldwide Couch Chair suits anglers who drive to the swim or barrow a short distance rather than those walking a mile in. If you are carrying far, the 5.9kg aluminium Solar SP C-Tech Sofa Chair is the lighter answer.

Where it sits in the Solar range

It takes its design from Solar's Sofa Recliner but in a more accessible format. For a bucket-seat feel instead, look at the Solar South Westerly Moon Chair; for something that suspends the seat in the frame, the Solar Worldwide Swing Chair is the other Worldwide-range option. Browse the full carp fishing chairs range, or see chairs and beds together on the chairs and bedchairs page.