If you have ever been uncomfortable in standard sling-style camp chairs like I was, I promise you will be much happier and more comfortable in a STRONGBACK Chair. I have even met people who no longer go to outdoor concerts and other events because they cannot get comfortable - that is sad - STRONGBACK can help.

If you are here because you are an entrepreneur looking for a little inspiration I hope I can help here too - you CAN do it. It just takes patience, perseverance, and time. Ignore the nay-sayers but do not BS yourself - if your idea is a loser ditch it and focus on something else. But the key is enjoying it while you do it - that way you are never really wasting your time." 

Best of luck! ~ Ladd

I was sold on the idea of a camp chair with back support when I was camping in the remote Mammoth Lakes area of the California Sierra Nevada Mountains. After squirming around in my chair in discomfort for the hundredth plus time, failing to get comfortable using cushions, I asked if anyone else got a sore back in these chairs. I was very surprised to hear that nearly everyone else, all people in their early thirties, did too.

So, on the following evenings and weekends, I got out my tools, made countless trips to the hardware store, and eventually came up with the STRONGBACK design. My initial vision of the solution to the problem, however, was very different than the final result. I worked through about 30 prototypes, adjusting and tweaking before I finally got it right about 1 year later. Originally I had envisioned a bunch of straps and protrusions but as I kept making the back support more effective it kept getting more simple - a great trend to eventual product success.