Portal Backpack Cooler Chair with Backrest

Product overview

One product, two jobs: seat and cooler

The Portal Backpack Cooler Chair combines a folding stool with a padded backrest and an insulated soft cooler built into the base, carried like a backpack via double shoulder straps. Per Portal's own specs, the setup size is about 13 x 12.5 x 29.5 in, it folds down to roughly 14 x 3.5 x 22 in, the seat sits about 17.7 in off the ground, and the whole unit weighs around 5 lbs. The steel frame is powder-coated, and the insulated compartment is sized to hold around 12 cans.

Note for buyers: Portal sells multiple ASIN variants of this same basic design with different weight ratings -- some listings state a 225 lb capacity, others (including the specific listing matching this catalog's ASIN) state 350 lbs. The physical chair design appears identical across listings we found; the capacity difference is a labeling variation between SKUs rather than a described hardware change, so it's worth double-checking the weight rating on the exact listing you buy rather than assuming one number applies to all versions.

Reviews we found are a mix of Amazon customer feedback and a YouTube hands-on review, plus retailer copy from Kmart and Portal's own site; owners commonly describe it as sturdy and lightweight for its size, and useful for taking a seated break during hikes or fishing trips without carrying a separate cooler. We did not find an independent lab test (load-to-failure, insulation/ice-retention timing) for this specific product, so weight-capacity and cooling-duration claims should be treated as manufacturer specs and owner impressions rather than verified test results.

As a combination product, it's a compromise by design: the cooler section is smaller than a dedicated 12-can-plus cooler with thicker walls, and the seat is a stool with a backrest rather than a full recliner chair. Buyers wanting either best-in-class cooling or best-in-class camp-chair comfort separately may be better served by two dedicated products; this one earns its place by cutting what you carry to a single 5-lb pack.

Price at the time of our research was listed around $54.99 direct from Portal Outdoors, with Amazon and other retailers carrying it as well; checking current price and the specific weight-capacity variant before buying is worthwhile since Portal runs several near-identical SKUs.

What Owners Report

Recurring themes synthesized from the linked owner-review sources. These are reported experiences, not TopFiveFind test results.

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