In a Nutshell:
The CAF Amish Heavy Duty Porch Swing is a great looking, basic high weight capacity porch swing. Recommended for anyone in the market for a high weight capacity porch swing.
Value for the Money
Comfort
Brand Reliability*
Aesthetic Flexibility**
Overall Rating
4.5/5
Benefits
Drawbacks
Recommended For: Anyone in the market for a great-looking, high-weight capacity porch swing.
Is your porch missing something? Perhaps a fantastic porch swing to spend leisurely weekends rocking your troubles away and watching the world go by?
If you answered yes to both of those questions and you’re a bit on the heavier side, you’ve probably been frustrated that most of the porch swings on the market today aren’t built with heavier people in mind.
Some of them are robust enough to support just you, but swinging on a porch swing is always more fun with someone else. Unfortunately, there aren’t many porch swings built to allow for that if you’re on the heavier side.
The CAF Amish Heavy Duty Porch Swing is one of those. It’s a simple, no-frills, ruggedly built design that supports a surprising amount of user weight. Hand-crafted in the USA from kiln-dried pine wood, it’s a beautiful piece of furniture that comes to you unfinished. You can enjoy the beauty of the wood in its natural state or stain it so that it offers a perfect complement to your home.
In the following sections, we’ll tell you all about it so you can decide if it’s the porch swing you’ve been looking for. If that sounds good to you, let’s take a closer look!
Key Features of the CAF Amish Heavy Duty Roll Back Porch Swing
The CAF Amish Heavy Duty Porch Swing is an undeniably handsome, Amish-built chair. As we said at the start, it’s a very basic design. All you’re getting here is a porch swing. No fancy cup holders or hidden fold-out compartments were added. It’s just the swing itself.
That’s not a bad thing. Since no “extras” are offered here, this swing is a bit cheaper than models that offer those kinds of things. So, if you’re on a budget but still want a great, high-weight capacity swing, this one belongs on your shortlist.
Chair Specifications
Before we go further, though, let’s do a quick stats review:
As you can see, this is a weighty piece of furniture, so if you decide you want one, you’re almost certain you need some help getting the chair hung where you want it. At 63” wide, even if you’re on the bigger side, this swing is large enough for you and another person to sit comfortably in it. Plus, it supports an impressive 800-pound user weight.
Those are all very good things, but perhaps the best feature here is that it is unfinished. This gives you the option to paint or stain it in whatever way best complements your home’s existing décor or color scheme. Or, if you’re a fan of the natural wood look, leave it as it is and enjoy it!
Adjustability, Comfort, and Extras
There are no adjustable features on offer here, except, of course, when you hang the CAF Amish Heavy Duty Roll Back Porch swing, you can adjust the height to taste. As we mentioned, there are also no extras on offer. This porch swing is about as basic as it gets.
It’s as comfortable as you’d expect an all-wood piece of furniture to be, which is to say that it’s not bad for short-duration sitting. Still, after three hours or so, it will start getting increasingly uncomfortable.
Of course, there’s a simple fix for that. If you want to make the swing more comfortable, add a seat and/or backrest pad of whatever thickness you desire. Of course, doing so has the drawback that you’re covering the natural beauty of the wood, but if comfort matters more to you, it’s a good trade.
Minor Assembly Required
This porch swing will arrive at your door mostly, but not completely assembled, so you’ll have a bit of work to do in addition to hanging it before it’s ready for first use. The good news is that the production quality is amazing, and the instructions are clear. You’ll have no difficulty completing the assembly. Then, you’re just a few steps away from being able to settle back into your new swing and enjoy.
Pros and Cons of the CAF Amish Heavy-Duty Porch Swing
In no particular order, here are the things we think you’ll like best about this swing:
On the other hand, it doesn’t offer anything like extras or fun enhancements, so if you’ve got at least some extra money to spend, you may want to splurge and get something with a few additional enhancements.
CAF Amish Heavy Duty Porch Swing Review Conclusion
We really like the CAF Amish Heavy Duty Porch swing but don’t quite love it. It’s a good, basic, high-weight-capacity porch swing. We do feel, though, that it doesn’t offer quite the value punch that some of the other high-weight capacity models we’ve evaluated bring to the table. Even so, if you’re on a budget, this is a superb swing you’ll be proud to own, and we recommend it.
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References & Resources:
- How to Stain Wood: A Basic Guide, Homedit.
- The Porch Enjoys a Revival, Houstonia Magazine.
- How to Paint Unfinished Wood Furniture, Confessions of a Serial DIYer.
- How is Swinging Way More Relaxing than Sitting on a Traditional Armchair?, Happy Netty.