1.How useful would the product be on hiking or trekking trips? I take a lightweight chair when I go walking and wild camping. I don't think the multi person chair/bench would work unless it was used for car camping. The multi person chair/bench would be too heavy and bulky.
2.How big should the product be? Big enough to be comfortable but must be under 800g and fold up to fit in a rucksack.
3.How would the product be carried? In a rucksack if taking it on a walk or wild camp, if car camping this isn't relevant.
4.What surfaces would the product be used on? Anything from grass, muddy ground, forest roads, rocks
5.What environments would the product be taken to? Outdoors and also inside the tent
6.What are specific needs of the product? Comfortable, a good back support in the tent, lightweight
7.What are specific wants for the product? A solo chair, multi person wouldn't work inside a tent, lightweight, easy to assemble and disassemble
There is a market for these chairs, lots of people do use them now there are lightweight options out there. I certainly wouldn't wild camp without my chair, it makes life inside (or outside) the tent much more comfortable. Our chairs are about 800g (I think, might be a bit less) and well worth carrying the extra weight for the comfort they provide. We did try out a Helinox chair that was lighter in weight but it wasn't very comfortable, we would rather not have that particular chair and sit on the floor!