Southwest Customer of Size Policy: Extra Seats and Refunds
How Southwest's customer of size policy works: when you need a second seat, how to book it with XS, what happens at the gate, and the 90-day refund rules.
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Seating & Furniture
Weight capacity and seat width are published inconsistently and buried deep. We pull both numbers out and compare them across brands.
Heavy Duty Patio Swings With Canopy: Five Rated 750–800 lb
Five canopy patio swings rated 750 to 800 lb, with the seat width, seat height and footprint each brand prints, and how to split the bench between two or three.
Heavy Duty Bar Stools: Five Picks Rated 400 to 800 lb
Five bar and counter stools rated 400 to 800 lb with seats 16.75 to 18.5 inches wide, plus how to check seat width and height against your counter or bar.
Large Bean Bag Chairs for Adults: Six Picks and Their Sizes
Six large foam bean bag chairs for adults, with the footprint, height, bag weight and adult count each maker prints, and what to ask about a weight limit.
Gaming Chair for Big Guys: 5 Chairs Printing 395 to 500 lb
Five big and tall chairs whose makers print 395 to 500 lb, each weight under its own label, with seat width as labelled, backrest height and the arms.
Heavy Duty Beach Chairs: Six Folding Picks, 350 to 400 lb
Six folding beach chairs with a printed 350 to 400 lb figure: seat heights from 8 to 16 inches, seat widths where printed, folded sizes and chair weights.
Heavy Duty Rocking Chair: 6 Porch, Indoor and Folding Picks
Six porch, indoor and folding rocking chairs whose pages print 400 lb or more, with seat width and seat height as printed and what to ask when one is missing.
Wide Armchair: 6 Picks With Seat Width and Weight Capacity
Six wide armchairs whose makers print a weight capacity of 300 to 350 lb, with seat widths from 23.6 to 38.6 inches, plus seat depth, seat height and price.
Wide Dining Chairs: Five Picks by Seat Width and Capacity
Five dining chairs with seats 19 to 22 inches wide and maker ratings of 331 to 500 lb, armless and with arms, plus how to check seat height against your table.
Bariatric Chairs: Seat Width, Weight Rating and Six Picks
How a bariatric chair differs from a big and tall one, in seat width and rating, plus six chairs whose listings print both numbers and who each chair suits.
Couch for a Heavy Person: 6 Sofas and Their Weight Ratings
Six sofas whose makers print a weight rating, 300 to 450 lb per seat or 900 lb in total, and how to read per-seat figures, seat height and seat depth.
Heavy Duty Camping Chairs 400 lbs: 7 Picks by Maker Rating
Seven folding camp chairs with maker ratings of 400 to 551 lbs, plus any seat width or height printed; the canopy pick prints 397 lbs at the seat front edge.
Heavy Duty Folding Chairs for 400 lbs: Static vs Dynamic
Six indoor folding chairs rated 480 to 1,102 lb with seats 15.5 to 17.75 inches wide, and the dynamic rating that five of the six picks leave unprinted.
Heavy Duty Lawn Chairs: Six Picks Rated 400 to 650 lb
Six outdoor chairs rated 400 to 650 lb by makers or sellers: HDPE and pine Adirondacks, a pine patio chair, a steel lounger and a cast aluminum dining chair.
Big and Tall Recliners: Seat Width and Weight Ratings
Eight recliners with published weight ratings of 320 to 400 lb and seat widths of 26.4 to 29.5 inches, a 450 lb dealer line, and the standard's two tiers.
Heavy Duty Office Chairs: Weight Limits, Side by Side
Sixteen office chairs ranked by the weight limit their makers publish, from 500 lb down to 275 lb, with prices, so you can see where a rating really sits.
Office Chair for a Heavy Person: 8 Picks Rated 330 lb and Up
Eight office chairs whose makers publish a weight rating of 330 to 500 lb, from a $170 mesh chair to a $2,660 three-shift chair, with the price and the catch.
Seat Belt Buckle Extender: Types, Lengths and Which to Buy
The three types of seat belt buckle extender, the length each adds, what the federal rule says the label or instructions must say, and why to buy by vehicle.
Wide Seat Office Chairs: How Wide Is Wide Enough, Really
How to measure your seated hip width, the two seat-width floors the large-occupant standard publishes, and what the widths on chair makers' pages measure.