Mesh office chair vs. padded

[SpongeBob]

Anyone go from padded office chair to mesh? What do you think of it? Pros/cons?

 

[ng4ever]

Anyone go from padded office chair to mesh? What do you think of it? Pros/cons?

No but I went the opposite and prefer padded office chair.

Mesh hurts my legs.

 

[toast0]

I hated the herman miller meshy bs chairs at my last job. I was much happier with the previous job's normal looking, but actually super ergo chairs (everything was adjustable, super nice, unfortunately it's some tiny brand that nobody carries), and I got some steelcase leap v1 thing recently for wfh that's ok (I'd like to remove the arm rests, but it's not easy, so it's not going to happen)

 

[LukeTbk]

Anyone go from padded office chair to mesh? What do you think of it? Pros/cons?

The pro is the breathing during hot days if you do not have powerful AC going on, cons is last cushy but that will tend to be quite subjective.

 

[Axman]

Pads hold farts in. This can be an asset in releasing the fart over time, but a liability if they completely capture the fart, then release it when you adjust yourself.

A mesh chair will not help or hinder a fart it any way. It will simply release it to your office as presented.

 

[rhkcommander959]

Mesh is great if you run hot, but uncomfortable if you make skin contact.

Padded is more comfortable and good if you run cold. Having both, I'd lean to padded. Even in summer without ac it's usable if you don't mind sweating

 

[dogDAbone]

Gimme da padz or gimme death....cause my backside aint as tough as it used to be

I've used both, but the one time I took a chance on buying a meshy, I regretted it within the first 30 seconds that I sat in it.... so I got rid of it & haven't looked back since....

And for the record, I absolutely HATE & despise Herman Miller's chairs....every one I've ever sat in was extremely uncomfortable, from their low end ones up to their super-duper $4k "Executive" models

 

[SpongeBob]

Thanks folks, I move a lot when sitting I'm pretty figgity so I assume I'll just end up stretch the mesh out into some sort of hammock situation. But sounds like they aren't super great unless you need a fart net.

 

[Prince Valiant]

The pro is the breathing during hot days if you do not have powerful AC going on, cons is last cushy but that will tend to be quite subjective.

I keep a floor fan in my computer room during the summer for that reason. It's a cheap remedy if it's an option.

Gimme da padz or gimme death....cause my backside aint as tough as it used to be

I've used both, but the one time I took a chance on buying a meshy, I regretted it within the first 30 seconds that I sat in it.... so I got rid of it & haven't looked back since....

And for the record, I absolutely HATE & despise Herman Miller's chairs....every one I've ever sat in was extremely uncomfortable, from their low end ones up to their super-duper $4k "Executive" models

Good thing I decided against a mesh chair.

 

[4saken]

Mesh for life. Thanks to my companies COVID WFH program, (sales here remote anyway), picked up a couple Herman Miller Aerons for home at no cost to me. Won't ever go back.

 

[david123]

It is personal. I add extra memory foam to pad. Better support for legs.

 

[zandor]

I prefer mesh and I'm a big fan of the Herman Miller Aeron. I have a Raynor Ergohuman at home. Most of the time the two are about even, but the Ergohuman has a headrest which is nice if I want to lean back and watch a movie while keeping an eye on something for work. Padded chairs cause a sweaty back & butt, and I don't find padded chairs significantly more comfortable than the stretchy mesh. The one spot where mesh really sucks is if a chair is too small and your backside ends up sitting on the rails on the edge of the seat. Standard size Aeron or Ergohuman is fine for me, but I've run across chairs that were too small. I've had padded chairs at the office and didn't have an issue with most of them, and the couple I didn't like were cheap POS models that made my back hurt. I had a Steelcase padded chair for a while that was good. That's really what's most important -- just having a good chair so your back doesn't get messed up. Your ass will be just fine even if you spend all day sitting on an unpadded wooden chair, but proper back support is a must.

The material I really don't like for a home office chair is leather or pleather. It's hotter than a padded cloth covered chair and your legs stick to it if you're wearing shorts. They're much worse than mesh with shorts. I'd get cloth seats in my car if they actually still made nice cloth seats, but those haven't been around since maybe the '80s? They'd be ok at work. Usually offices keep the AC cranked up enough that mesh vs. cloth vs. leather doesn't make much of a difference, and no wearing shorts at work at most of the jobs I've had.

 

[MrGuvernment]

It is personal. I add extra memory foam to pad. Better support for legs.

Normally a proper mesh chair gives the proper support and flexibility and distance from any hard support pieces that your legs feel like they are floating or padded. But, you also pay a small fortune for that.

 

[Robb0]

The material I really don't like for a home office chair is leather or pleather. It's hotter than a padded cloth covered chair and your legs stick to it if you're wearing shorts

Sticking during summer is the worst part I agree. It can be fixed with laying some sort of fabric on top usually, but rather completely avoid leather to be fair.

 

[KazeoHin]

I've used both.

What I can say is that, unlike a chair with substantial sponge-like padding... when you fart into a mesh chair... The whole office will smell it. Damn material finely sifts and atomises the cloud...