To think there should be plus size outdoor furniture?

I've had the same struggle finding sturdy patio furniture that actually feels comfortable and safe. So much of it seems designed for a very specific body type, and it's frustrating.

I ended up looking at weight limits on everything before buying, but it's annoying how little info is given. There’s definitely a need for more options that are both stylish and built to last for different sizes without costing a fortune.

I don't know why but I've been very large and very slim in my life and the times I have broken beds/chairs by sitting on them have been when I've been slim. Maybe I've sat down more vigorously because I think it won't break? And it's the sudden force that does it rather than weight?

Nice though it looks, I would avoid wicker. It holds moisture between the strands, even the plastic stuff, so it degrades really quickly so second hand is high risk. The frames are normally not sturdy because the wicker covers it so you can't see how shoddily they're built. I'm not heavy and have fallen through several over the years! The wider ones are worst because the frame doesn't go across the middle of the seat so there's a lot of fragile woven bit with no structural support.

Sorry you're getting a rough time. Some people need to go sit in their gardens and get out of their caves! They'd feel much better for some daylight

If someone has a medical condition that causes them to lose weight, no one lectures them about it. So why is it seen as ok to do so if someone has a medical condition that causes them to put on weight?

Please don't let some dicks online upset you. Y'know what, weight may be lost but their nastiness will remain.

I got metal garden furniture from made.com a few years back, because it gets stored in the garden out of season and 'D'H smokes in there 😡so it would have been stinking. I wanted rattan!! I don't know if you can still get it - I think Next took made on? - but it was sturdy and came in a few lovely colours. Mine is teal. It matches the decor in my living and dining rooms lol - carrying on the theme outdoors, go me!! 😄

PCOS makes it much more difficult to keep weight down!

I always think you can get a very good measure of a person on how they discuss weight. Racism and all of the other ism's are socially unacceptable and for very good reason - it's not on. But there's still a ton of halfwit fat shamers out there just using up the air

If you google bariatric garden furniture it will bring up lots of suggestions which should help you keep enjoying your garden .

You think its dangerous to let fat people do more, take part in life more?

What, because the rest of the world might 'catch' fatness?

I'd argue that not taking part, staying in, hiding away is far more likely to result in people putting on weight, developing the mental health issues that often go alongside obesity, than being inclusive!

User weight limits on things are generally down to 'we just couldn't be bothered to test it to a higher weight limit', its a cost saving exercise, not a 'there is no demand' and not a 'its better for the nation if we don't encourage obesity thing'.

Did you realise, most gym equipment has a pretty low max user weight, home stuff is rarely over 15st, professional stuff more like around 19st?

Meaning its even harder, even before you add in that plus size clothing whilst more available than it was 20 years ago is still pretty poor...

How are us despicable fatties meant to get out there, get mentally and physically healthy with nothing to wear, no exercise gear, nothing to sit the fuck down on?

Did you also have an endocrine tumour and take steroids?

God there are some horrible comments here. I'm fat, 20 stone. I tried bloody hard not to be, my whole life is an endless roundabout of feeling ugly/worthless/hungry at the moment. Being fat is miserable. Then you come on MN and some of the comments are just designed to make you worse!

There is furniture out there OP, it just takes some finding.

Did you miss that pcos is not the only issue for the op?

Also I'm not sure if anything light weight other than metal will be safe - they ones I've tried are flimsy.
If space is an issue, you can get a folding chair that you pack away and put a cover over, so it can be left outdoors

There are foldable benches for up to 150KG - I tried posting but link keeps getting messed up

I got a beautiful wooden bench at our local garden centre. Yes, it was £180 but it's comfy and has lovely flat wide armrests that can comfortably hold a mug of tea (garden essential).
Do you need furniture that can be moved, or will a bench work? We only have one place to put ours so the weight of the thing didn't matter, it's staying put.

I have under active thyroid and PCOS and have lost 6 stone.

Do it. You'll feel so much better.

The chair wasn't the problem...

I’m 4’11 and past tactics I’ve used have included standing on a lower shelf, borrowing a stool from a different aisle & pulling the plastic edging off the top shelf because sometimes that’s all it takes to make something reachable. The foil box is a good thought, I’ll try it!

It's dangerous for overweight people to have accidents on furniture that doesn't fit

I'm sure you can find some op?