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A review of one of the most popular bed chairs on the market and one that's been around for a number of years.
Anybody flicking through an old copy of Carpworld or Big Carp dating back to the early nineties can't fail to notice what bedchairs used to cost. A 3 leg Cocoon from British company JRC would have set you back over 220 notes. Now the same can be had for just over ?100 if you're prepared to shop around. So how does a modern Cocoon measure up??
I've had my Cocoon for a couple of years now and put it through at least a couple of hundred nights.
The Cocoon features a green coated aluminium frame, fully padded frame edge cover and a built in pillow. The aluminium frame keeps it fairly light although as with other bedchairs of this size it is fairly bulky. The price of comfort!!
Size wise it should measure up to all but the very biggest of carp angler. I have found it pretty robust with no major faults and very comfortable, but it wouldn't be a review if I didn't point out the bad as well as the good. These are a few minor niggles but things that do keep this from being a perfect bedchair.
First up is the design of the feet. JRC have used plastic clip on feet which quite frankly are known for falling off on a far too frequent basis. A problem myself and other anglers i know have faced to obvious annoyance. This could be easily rectified by drilling and pinning but that shouldn't be necessary.
Second minor gripe for me personally would be the built in pillow. Personally I find this too narrow and a bit hard although removing it from its zipped in pocket improves this situation. I tend to just leave it at home though.
Conclusion - All in all we have a good product which serves it's purpose well but is let down by a few minor faults. The biggest being the inadequate foot fixing. The others being a matter of taste. The foot design maybe points to slightly more economical construction nowadays but it still seems robust enough and is comfortable. Recommended for the angler who wants a bit of comfort. 7.5/10 (Would be an 8.5 if not for the feet)
