Comment by pcunite | Hacker News Reader

Comment by pcunite | Hacker News Reader

In 2011, I went on a search for the "perfect" chair. Want to know what it is? :-) There is not one!

Of course I bought the Aeron because the internet told me to. In less than 8 hours I was really hurting and had to return it. Today, I use something from neutralposture.com. However, what is "best" for you depends on your body type. The most correct answer is "change your chair, sit and stand, move around" throughout the day, weeks, and years of your life. The desk is super important too. I use a very flat desk. I wished it could raise and lower on demand.

Today, I need to change my chair because I've had it for so long. I think you'll only find the perfect chair if you make it yourself. I really wanted a combo of the Aeron and the Neutral Posture 8500 for my body type and work habits.

I wish I had, but did not, explore all of these options. I wished I had tried the Humanscale. Please do and tell me how it works out for you. Options: Herman Miller, Nuertral Posture, Steelcase, Humanscale.

Recently went on the chair search, of course people said get the Aeron. One co-worker said he got one for 50 bucks off craiglist. I wasnt getting that lucky. Ended up just going to local staples/office depot and sitting in a bunch of chairs. Found one for two hundo that adjusts and is quite comfortable. It's a beautyrest chair (mattress company).

Others are right it's about the measurements and angles. I measured up my desk , keyboard level etc and made sure my chair fit those measurements. Also have an old varidesk from 2014 that still works. So i spent about an hour standing during morning & afternoon sessions. This really helps me , avoiding the sitting for 8+ hours which really sucks.

Depending on your situation, when i was in office i would take a 5-10 min walk in morning and afternoon to stretch, close browser tabs, and collect thoughts. Take breaks & walks if you can!

While browsing neutralposture.com's products, I noticed this bullet proof chair. http://neutralposture.com/_site/guardian.php

That's a criterion I hadn't considered.

Hah! That's great. In what kind of bulletproof-vest requiring situation is being strapped to a chair an advantage?!

You aren't stuck to the chair, the bullet proof vest comes off the chair and so you can take it with you.

Perfect for teachers in a school shooting situation where they can use the chair to block the door and protect the whole class, or put on the vest as they escort their class outside.

That is both hilarious and incredibly sad.

ANY CHAIR is a bullet proof chair if you store your bullet proof vest on it.

> I think you'll only find the perfect chair if you make it yourself.

Has anybody done this? It's a difficult thing to search for because so many companies let you "build" your own chair when really they mean choose the color and add arm rests.

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