Teak Chaise Lounger or Teak Steamer Lounger

Perhaps the most popular types of teak furniture purchased by far are the teak lounge chair category. This category has two main types of loungers. Teak Chaise loungers and Teak Steamer or Teak Deck Chairs. Both offer comfort and style and utility in very unique ways.
The traditional Teak Chaise Lounger usually has a longer and wider lower section that is fixed in a horizontal position on most Teak Chaise Loungers. The upper end of the Teak Chaise lounger is usually adjustable from horizontal or flat to three or more upright positions. There are some higher end Teak Chaise loungers that offer multiple positions for the lower section. There are even some that offer a total of 32 possible positions in combination of the upper and lower section positions.
The Teak Chaise Lounger typically has wheels affixed to the upper or head end of the lounger chair. As Teak Chaise loungers are usually larger and heavier, (60 to 70 lbs on average) than the Teak Steamer Lounge chairs, the wheels make for ease of movement and positioning without the strain if lifting a medium size load.
Teak Steamer Loungers are traditionally shorter in overall length and width than most Teak Chaise Loungers. This provides some advantages for lifting storing and positioning. Teak Steamer chairs usually fold into a compact size with ease. This makes mobility and portability much more achievable with Steamers versus Chaises. Another comfort feature of the teak Chaise Longer is they usually come with a hidden tray which slide out to either side and provides a great surface to food, drinks or other lounging type items.

Teak Steamer Lounge chairs most commonly have an adjustable upper back-rest section that recline into three or more positions. The lower leg section is usually fixed into a slightly declined position. Some Teak Steamers are made to have the lower leg section removable which adds versatility not found in teak chaise loungers. This makes them much more light weight and more of a reclining steamer chair versus a steamer lounger.
Teak Steamer chairs typically have a contoured or curved bottom seat, leg and back rest sections. Teak Chaise Loungers are typically flat on all surfaces, although there are some models with a curved back rest section. Shipping costs for online internet orders are usually lower with a steamer chair, as they easily fold and fit into a much smaller size box than the larger Chaise lounge chairs.

As most parcel shipping companies charge based on the size of the box versus the weight in most cases, this make the cost of shipping Steamer lounge chairs lower than Teak Chaise Loungers.
We hope you find this comparison useful in determining the style of longer that is best suited for your needs.

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