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Fox Lounger Chair
Fox Lounger Chair CBC106
A big, heavily padded carp chair with a microfleece seat, handy storage and a wonderfully laid-back shape. It’s built for getting comfy while the rods are quiet.
- Heavily padded, round collapsible chair designed for extended comfort.
- Microfleece seat and headrest with a hardwearing polyester back and outer.
- Includes a side storage pocket, two carry handles and a carry bag.
- Seat height is 40cm, with an 85cm width and 7kg overall weight.
Make sure it’s the right one. This review covers the Fox Lounger Chair, manufacturer model CBC106, not Fox’s more upright armchairs or bedchairs.
Tackle Index Score
Tackle Index score
A comfort-led chair with a roomy design and useful carrying touches, best suited to anglers who have the space and transport for it.
Desk-research score from specs, price and fishing fit · How we score
- Product Quality9/10
- Performance8.9/10
- Impact on Fish Catching8.1/10
- Ease of Use8.8/10
- Value for Money8.6/10
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Who it suits
Is it right for you?
Great for
- Carp anglers on longer sessions. The deep padding and relaxed shape are made for sitting through quiet spells between takes.
- Anglers who prioritise comfort around the bivvy. It gives you a proper place to sit, eat, tie rigs and watch the water without feeling perched.
Maybe skip if
- Mobile anglers and margin rovers. The 7kg weight and packed length are a fair old carry when you’re moving swims regularly.
- Anglers fishing tight pegs or narrow platforms. The 85cm width needs more room than a compact folding chair.
The lowdown
Introducing the Fox Lounger Chair
A big, heavily padded carp chair with a microfleece seat, handy storage and a wonderfully laid-back shape. It’s built for getting comfy while the rods are quiet.
- Heavily padded, round collapsible chair designed for extended comfort.
- Microfleece seat and headrest with a hardwearing polyester back and outer.
- Includes a side storage pocket, two carry handles and a carry bag.
- Seat height is 40cm, with an 85cm width and 7kg overall weight.
Quick verdict
Verdict
If comfort is your main priority, the Fox Lounger Chair is a cracking bit of kit. It’s broad, heavily padded and shaped for proper lounging rather than sitting bolt upright like you’re waiting for a bus.
The trade-off is obvious: at 7kg and with a fairly bulky packed size, it’s not the chair for minimalist stalking. But for carp sessions, social fishing and long waits between bite-times, it looks bob on.
A comfort-led chair with a roomy design and useful carrying touches, best suited to anglers who have the space and transport for it.
Desk-research score from specs, price and fishing fit · How we score
- Product Quality
- 9/10
- Performance
- 8.9/10
- Impact on Fish Catching
- 8.1/10
- Ease of Use
- 8.8/10
- Value for Money
- 8.6/10
Hardwearing polyester, heavy padding, microfleece contact points and a supplied bag give it a well-considered feel.
The broad, relaxed shape should do exactly what it’s designed for: keep you comfortable during long waits.
It won’t improve a rig, but staying comfortable helps you remain alert and focused through slow bite-times.
It collapses, has two carry handles and includes a bag, although the 7kg weight limits easy mobility.
Its value is strongest for anglers who’ll regularly use the padding, space and storage on longer sessions.
Head to head
How it stacks up
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The full rundown
Everything you'll want to know about the Fox Lounger Chair
Some fishing chairs are all about saving a few grams. Others are basically a metal frame with a bit of fabric stretched over it. The Fox Lounger Chair is very much not that sort of chair, mate. This is a proper comfort job, built for settling in when the rods are quiet and the day’s got a bit of time to run.
Its big selling point is the shape. It’s round, broad and relaxed, giving you more of a lounging position than the upright perch you get from a compact carp chair. That makes a difference on a long session, especially when you’re waiting through those slow afternoon hours before the evening bite-time kicks off.
There’s plenty of padding here too. The chair is heavily padded for maximum comfort, with a microfleece seat and headrest giving the areas you actually touch a softer feel. The back and outer use hardwearing polyester, so the design isn’t just about being cosy; it’s got the practical outer material you’d expect from proper bank furniture.
The 40cm seat height is a sensible middle ground. You’re not sitting right down in the mud, but you’re not perched high above the swim either. For most anglers, that should make getting in and out reasonably straightforward, while still keeping the chair low enough for a relaxed position.
Space is where the Fox really makes its mark. At 85cm wide, it gives you a generous sitting area, and the 52cm seat depth adds to that laid-back feel. You won’t be trying to keep your elbows tucked in like you’re on a packed train. There’s room to relax, shift about and get properly settled.
That width does mean you need to think about the swim before chucking it on the barrow. This isn’t a skinny little stalking chair you can wedge into any gap behind the rods. On a roomy carp peg, beside a bivvy or around a social camp, it should feel right at home. On a tight platform, it could be a bit of a squeeze.
The 58cm back height and padded headrest are handy when you’re sitting around for hours. You can lean back, watch the water and keep an eye on the bobbins without constantly fidgeting. That’s the appeal here: it makes the quiet bits of fishing more enjoyable, rather than treating them as time to endure.
There’s a side storage pocket for the little bits that always seem to vanish into the depths of a tackle bag. Your phone, keys, receiver or a packet of sweets can live there instead. It’s a small feature, but dead handy when you’re comfy and don’t fancy rummaging through three bags for one item.
Portability is decent, although this isn’t lightweight furniture. The chair weighs 7kg and packs down to 42.5 × 32 × 98cm. Two carry handles and the supplied carry bag make transport less of a faff, but the packed length is still worth checking against your barrow, boot or van space.
So, who should buy it? If your fishing is built around longer sessions, a roomy swim and getting properly comfortable, the Fox Lounger Chair looks like a cracking choice. If you’re walking miles, hopping between swims or counting every gram, it’s probably a bit too much chair. For the right angler, though, it turns waiting for a bite into a much nicer part of the session.
Specifications
The nuts and bolts
- Model
- Fox CBC106
- Type
- Round collapsible lounger chair
- Seat height
- 40cm
- Dimensions
- 85cm wide × 52cm seat depth × 58cm back height
- Packed dimensions
- 42.5 × 32 × 98cm
- Weight
- 7kg
Specs checked with Fox, Oct 2026.
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Our take
The angle
This is a comfort-first chair for anglers who’d rather settle in properly than perch on a tiny folding seat. The rounded shape, microfleece contact points and generous padding are all about making a long session easier on your back and backside.
The key question is whether you’ve got room in the barrow or van for a proper lounger. If you have, the Fox makes a lot of sense. If you’re walking miles with a light rucksack, it’s a bit of a lump.
Closer look
A broad, padded lounger rather than a basic fishing seat
The Fox Lounger Chair is all about comfort. Its round collapsible design gives you a relaxed sitting position, while the heavy padding supports the seat and back. The microfleece seat and headrest add a softer touch where it matters most, with hardwearing polyester covering the back and outer.
The 85cm width and 52cm seat depth give it a generous footprint. That’s excellent when you want to stretch out a bit, eat, tie rigs or sit watching the lake. A side pocket keeps small essentials close, and the two carry handles plus supplied bag make carrying and storing it easier.
Worth knowing. This is not a tiny chair for squeezing into a narrow swim. The 7kg weight and 98cm packed length are the price of that bigger, more comfortable design.
Who it suits
Best for settled carp sessions and roomy swims
The Fox suits carp anglers who spend proper time in one swim. It’s ideal beside a bivvy, under a shelter or around a social camp where comfort matters between screaming takes. The 40cm seat height should feel familiar to most anglers, without putting you too high or too low.
It also makes sense for anglers who use their chair for more than watching the rods. A supportive lounger is handy for meals, rig tying, sorting tackle and those late-night brew breaks when the lake has gone properly quiet.
It’s less suited to stalking, roving or small venues where you’re constantly shifting position. The broad frame needs room, and carrying 7kg alongside the rest of your kit can get old sharpish. If you’re a pack-light angler, a compact chair will be less of a faff.
FAQs in full
The useful bits before you choose
It collapses into a packed size of 42.5 × 32 × 98cm and comes with a carry bag. That’s manageable for a barrow or vehicle, but the 98cm length means it isn’t especially compact for a long walk.
The combination of heavy padding, a rounded lounger shape, a microfleece seat and a microfleece headrest. The broad dimensions also give you more room to relax than a narrow folding chair.
Yes, particularly for stillwater and commercial sessions where you’re settled in one swim. For roving river work or fast-paced float fishing, its size and laid-back shape may be more than you need.
On paper
Pros & cons
What we like
- Extremely comfortable, with generous padding and a relaxed shape.
- Microfleece seat and headrest feel softer and warmer than plain polyester.
- Side pocket is dead handy for a phone, receiver, keys or a brew.
- Two carry handles and the supplied bag make moving it around less of a faff.
Worth knowing
- At 7kg, it’s too heavy for proper lightweight or mobile fishing.
- The broad 85cm width needs a decent footprint in the swim or bivvy.
- The laid-back design won’t suit anglers who prefer a very upright fishing position.
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Your questions answered
What anglers want to know
The stuff you’d ask your mate on the next peg. Straight answers, no waffle.
01Is the Fox Lounger Chair suitable for carp fishing?
Is the Fox Lounger Chair suitable for carp fishing?
Yes. It’s especially well suited to longer carp sessions where comfort matters between bite-times. The side pocket is handy for small essentials, and the broad padded design works nicely beside a bivvy or rod pod.
02How portable is the Fox Lounger Chair?
How portable is the Fox Lounger Chair?
It collapses and comes with a carry bag, plus two carry handles. However, it weighs 7kg and packs to 98cm long, so it’s more suited to barrow, car-assisted or short-carry sessions than long walks.
03Is the Fox Lounger Chair upright or laid-back?
Is the Fox Lounger Chair upright or laid-back?
It’s a relaxed lounger-style chair rather than a formal upright seat. That’s great for chilling out and staying comfy, but anglers who like to sit very upright and ready to spring onto the rods may prefer a more traditional carp chair.
What anglers say
The word from the bank
Our read: verdict. The strongest reasons to choose it are extremely comfortable, with generous padding and a relaxed shape. and microfleece seat and headrest feel softer and warmer than plain polyester.; the main trade-off is at 7kg, it’s too heavy for proper lightweight or mobile fishing..
Our take on the feedback
Why it appeals
Checked Sept '26 — “Extremely comfortable, with generous padding and a relaxed shape.”
Best fit
Checked Sept '26 — “Carp anglers on longer sessions: The deep padding and relaxed shape are made for sitting through quiet spells between takes.”
Worth knowing
Checked Sept '26 — “At 7kg, it’s too heavy for proper lightweight or mobile fishing.”
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