New Chair: Comfort Vs Durability?

[Mayhem]

I am about to pull the trigger on a new desk chair.
Not any chair, but a FLIGHT SIM chair made specially for Flight Simmers (As apposed to general gaming or racing sims)
However I am divided between 2 material types on the same chair.

The two chairs I'm looking at are

1) The Monstertech MFC-5 Night Falcon with back 1000D mil-spec fabric for $800+
https://www.mtsim.com/product/flight-chair-mfc-5-night-falcon/


Or

2) The Monstertech MFC Storm Sheep with real lambkin and PU leather in black for $1100+
https://www.mtsim.com/product/flight-chair-mfc-8-storm-sheep/


The MFC-5 is ultra durable I doubt I can kill the fabric. (Pay less last Longer)

The MFC-8 well its sheep skin and fuzy. (Fuzzy comfort and bragging rites)

I'm really divided on these, any one have insights or familiarity with these products?
Any one have experience with similar products?

Which would you choose?

[xanax]

Not sure on comfort but I have Mountain biking shorts with Cordura and they’ve held up fine over the years with a few abrasive crashes here and there. The main thing is, they clean-up well and don’t hold onto stink. Spill a drink or 2 or drop a plate of spaghetti on that chair and you’ll still be good to go with a little Oxyclean and water. The fuzzy lamb skin I’m not so sure about. If it’s anything like sheepskin seat covers and the like, it holds the stank and stains pretty good I’d be wary of that for sure. Plus, I’ll guess the Cordura stays a bit cooler during long gaming sessions and stuff.

[Bizman]

You're most likely going to consume snacks and beverages while sitting on that chair. Which one do you think would be easier to keep clean? There's chemicals to protect the upholstery but will they work on fur? I have my doubts...

Chewing gum, chocolate, greasy crumbs of chips, sticky sugar from a spilled coke... Not to mention sweat.

I've had a fabric coated gaming chair for some five years now and can't see any marks of wear. The spec sheet told that it had undergone some standardized wear testing which I gladly believe. Hoovering every now and then is all it needs, only once I've used some upholstery foam cleaner on the seat.

[Eagler]

Went from a herman miller to one of these for my computer chair

https://a.co/d/cDP5Mqx

Not in it much these days but it's pretty comfortable actually

Eagler

[xanax]

Went from a herman miller to one of these for my computer chair

https://a.co/d/cDP5Mqx

Not in it much these days but it's pretty comfortable actually

Eagler

Great idea. Plus, it's dual use and sturdy. It even folds up nice so my wife won't have to look at it.
Sold!

[Banshee7]

so, I know I joke on you old guys a lot, but how do you guys explain an $800 chair to your wife? For future reference....

[xanax]

so, I know I joke on you old guys a lot, but how do you guys explain an $800 chair to your wife? For future reference....

I guess I'm reasonably old at 56 but I still fill in all the permission slips and stuff but mostly we trade non-essentials. "Wow, those are great shoes and that new easel and paints set is great too. I'll be in my office looking at new HOTAS gear. Again, great shoes!"

[Mayhem]

so, I know I joke on you old guys a lot, but how do you guys explain an $800 chair to your wife? For future reference....

I lick my eyebrows and do the alphabet

[The Fugitive]

so, I know I joke on you old guys a lot, but how do you guys explain an $800 chair to your wife? For future reference....

I use an AK Racing Pro chair. I weight between 260-280 depending on lunch. Most chairs last maybe a year or two. My AK Racing not only has lasted many years the one issue I had 2 years after I bought it AK Racing replaced the part no questions asked as it has a life time warranty. Well worth the money. Wife is happy Im not buying a new chair every year, extra bonus.

[Meatwad]

You need an X-Chair

https://www.xchair.com/collections/massage-heat-office-chairs/products/xtech-ultimate-executive-office-chair?variant=44508860350746

[Eagler]

Great idea. Plus, it's dual use and sturdy. It even folds up nice so my wife won't have to look at it.
Sold!

I have a couple of dumbbells to give me something to do while I climb out

Eagler

[JimmyD3]

so, I know I joke on you old guys a lot, but how do you guys explain an $800 chair to your wife? For future reference....

What he said! And I'm an old guy!!

[Skyyr]

That's really just a regular chair with a cutout for a long-mount joystick and Cordura. It seems to me you're paying more for the novelty than the actual functionality.

For that money, I'd rather go with something like this that actually supports all joystick types, HOTAS, and rudder pedals, and has integral mounts.

https://nextlevelracing.com/product/flight-seat-pro-boeing-military-edition

You can buy a whole cockpit for the cost of the chair you're looking at:
https://nextlevelracing.com/products/boeing-combat-flight-simulator/

[Shuffler]

...... or

[Vulcan]

The sorts of things I do in my gaming chair... Well I need something I can take outside and hose down