3 Piece Patio Bistro Set, 2 Sling Chairs Rated 330 lb with Removable Cushions, Wood Plastic Armrests and Glass Top Side Table, Grey

A cushioned outdoor chair is welcome in spring and unwelcome on a thirty degree afternoon, when the pad traps heat against your back. A sling chair is the opposite. Most people end up owning the wrong one for half the summer.

This set gives you both. The cushions fasten with ties and lift straight off, and the maker's own suggestion is to remove them and sit on the selected fabric for a more breathable feeling. Padded in May, bare sling in July, one set of chairs.

Two chairs and a table

Sling seats on sled shaped frames with a wood look cap on each arm. The cushions sit on top of the sling rather than replacing it, and the table carries a glass top.

Sizes and loads

Chair 28.5 in front to back and 30.5 in tall, marked 330 lb. Side table 17.5 in by 16 in, marked 110 lb. The panel also asks that the set be kept out of prolonged rain.

On or off

The maker shows it both ways. Cushion on, tied down with soft sponge inside. Cushion off, and you are sitting on the sling itself, which is the point on a hot afternoon.

The little table

A tempered glass top that wipes clean in one pass, with rounded corners at shin height and screw pads under the legs for uneven ground.

Tied on for padding, lifted out for a cooler seat. The maker suggests both, which is unusual and useful.

Marked on the manufacturer's own panel, with 110 lb for the side table.

A composite arm rather than bare metal, which is easier on bare skin in strong sun and needs no oiling.

The maker gives the angle rather than calling the chair ergonomic and leaving it there.

The cushions tie to the frame so they stay where you put them until you decide otherwise.

Called out by the maker, which matters on a table that sits at shin height in a walkway.

Under the table and the chairs, with reinforced crossbars in the frames.

Ships from a Canadian warehouse. Free shipping on orders over $150. Some remote areas, PO boxes and surcharge regions may be excluded or cost extra.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

Padded in spring, bare sling in high summer, without buying two sets of chairs.

Composite armrests rather than metal, which is a small thing until you rest a bare arm on a black tube in July.

Two chairs and a 17.5 in table. The group fits a corner without crowding a walkway.

What we stand behind

• Chair and table sizes and the 330 lb and 110 lb capacities come from the manufacturer's own dimension panel.
• Breathable is the maker's description of the fabric, not a test result of ours.
• The maker's care note is printed rather than buried: avoid rain exposure for prolonged service life.
• No seat height, cushion thickness, UV rating or set weight is published, so none is quoted.
• Ships from a Canadian warehouse, free shipping over $150.
• 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

Can I really use the chairs without the cushions?

The maker suggests it directly: remove the cushions to sit on the selected fabrics for a more breathable feeling. The ties come undone and the cushion lifts off, so the chair works either way.

How much weight will a chair take?

Three hundred and thirty pounds each, marked on the manufacturer's dimension panel, with 110 lb for the side table.

What are the armrests made of?

A wood plastic composite, named by the maker. It looks like timber, needs no oiling and does not get as hot in full sun as a bare metal tube.

Is the back upright?

No, it leans at 105 degrees, which the maker publishes. That is a lounging lean rather than a dining upright, and it pairs with the low side table beside it.