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Weight Capacity
400 lbs.
Height
24" - 29.5"
Adjustment
Caster Size
4"
Made In
Wisconsin, USA
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Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 2914 reviews.
The elevated steel max is killer old school material turned into a modern design. I really am impressed by how solid and well built it is. Nothing chintzy like the imported crap from overseas. It’ll outlast me and probably my grandkids. I admit I choked for a bit at the price, but I’m all about Made in the USA and not the least bit disappointed, quite to the contrary, I really love it. The Vyper crew can really be proud of this high quality product, well worth the investment IMHO. Marine Vet
just put it together and used it afterwards. comfortable and sturdy!
Exactly what I was hoping for in my woodshop! Very comfortable, well built, stable and the right height for sitting at my workbench.
Really impressive build. Is it at comfortable as my recliner? Of course not! Is it much better thant he hard wooden stool I stole out of the kitchen that I was informed needed to be returned? Yes!
Great chair. Super strong and well built.
Very high quality chair. Some parts came damaged, but they sent me a replacement after I contacted them. Customer care is great!
It is very comfortable, well-made, and easy to assemble. I am very satisfied with my purchase.
So stable. Didn't know this level existed
Very comfy chair...wife can't get me out of the garage :-)
Fantastic engineering! You need true focus when putting it together. Any mistakes are miserable to correct because of all the bolts. Sense of accomplishment when done was enough to bury the frustration. Sturdy, well built and rolls well.
Structurally the chair is excellent. It takes a while to decipher and get in tune with the instructions. It was necessary to read all brochures for everything I purchased before it made sense. But once that was done it went smoothly. I am disappointed in the quality of the casters. I had 2 that wouldn’t turn because the bolt was too tight and the brake tab on one was bent and had to be straightened and adjusted. But it all worked out.
Outstanding quality and super fast shipping!
I purchased the Ultimate EZ Lift Package with the taller chair & shorter chair. Very happy with both, I do like having 5 wheels and the way the bracing is made which makes it very strong and stable. Chairs are too nice to take to the shop, I put them together in the living room, wife said take them to the shop not staying in the house. Lol Got to admit I did cry once when I first purchased them but after I started receiving all the emails letting me know they received the order, now packing one of them, now packing the second chair and told me when they would ship and when I would receive it, I started getting excited. They came in 4 different boxes and delivered all the same day. What they say is true “Cry once & Buy once”.
What a chair!! From the packaging to rolling around this is a great chair. I really couldn't afford this chair it was a "I want one to see what it is" kind of buy. It turns out to be a good buy. The build quality is unmatched and very appealing to the eyes. It stands out in my garage, The material used is again just plain great. The only thing I would want for my chair as an extra is the adjustable back rest brace, They don't have any in the FORD blue at the moment and hope you all get back to me when its done. Very very nice chair. Thank you for such a study and good looking chair.
should have ordered all of the accessories at the same time. Oh well I have them now, wish I could get some kind of discount on the last thing I need, the big boy seat. After all this chair will be $1300.00 (close).
If I would have had a chance to see and sit in one first, I would not have bought one. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. So even after researching and feeling good about purchasing one, I'm still disappointed in my purchase. The main reason is the product is completely overpriced. I would put a retail value of $395 to $495 depending on model of chair or stool. Then, even though all the specs were disclosed, the seat and backrest could stand to be a bit wider just for that added comfort. The construction should last a lifetime for me as a DIY'er. The instructions for assembly could use better detail, especially if one is not mechanically inclined!! Respects, Mike
I bought the tall stool for hubby. I had to put a blanket over it, just to bring it in the house. It’s a Christmas present. I couldn’t lift it, hence the blanket. Hubs is 76, this will be a fabulous helper.
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I absolutely love the chair, can tell its made with pride. Only thing I didn't like when assembling was the bags of hardware weren't labeled very good, I definitely might have overlooked something. Like maybe say you need 2 bolts out of bag B or something. I figured it out and the chair is amazing. Thanks!
Bought this because I own a gun store and got tired of trying to find a good Amazon option. Ran across these on social media, click bait got the best of me and after about a week of pondering I pulled the trigger. My counter at the shop is 42" tall (taller than most). So far I've had this thing for 2 days and it is SOLID. Love that it came with 2 locking casters. love the height adjustment and the foot rail is in the perfect spot. My butt is in this thing for a solid 6 hours a day so it's game changer. Worth the money.
i struggled with finding the right product with the features that would come with it. It would’ve been a quicker decision on which product to purchase if there was a screen that showed all of the chairs in the category on a single sheet with their names below those pictures you might have already done that, but for someone who’s not computer savvy, it took a while to access that information. The product is very well built, and the instructions were easy to understand assembly.
Very well built, assembly is a little tough but well worth the effort!
Great chair! Comfortable and extremely well built.
Awesome chair! Love the fabric they used on the seat. Very comfortable and seems like it will last a long time.
I bought this to use in my home kitchen as a seat while I cook……I really like the height adjustment lever on the chair. It meets all my expectations. Although pricey the build quality is excellent.
The quality of the build is evident right out of the box. Vyper really over designed these chairs. I was extremely impressed at how all of the legs aren't just bolted to the base, but also interlock together. If I ever have to replace my elevated steel it will be with another Vyper.
It is a great chair. The only issue that I see is the instructions and videos need updated and explained better. The videos only show 1 style of the chair not the most up to date. Also the instructions for the address ons need to be videod as well. For the adjustable back and arms. I don't mean any negativity on it they're a great chair.
You buy a $600 dollar chair and they don't even send you all of the bolts in the package. Bags of bolts came destroyed, missing parts. Will not be buying anything from here again. This should've been marked as used. Unreal
Seems to be a good chair. Instructions aren’t too bad just gotta make sure when you put that foot ring on you got all the connections on the right side and not mixing them up. You’ll run out of room for your tension bars anyway I haven’t got to use it that much but I like it. I got the big boy seat have not installed it. I think I have to take something apart to put that on. But the bracket to hold the seat . And to sit on hydraulic lifter . Difficult at least for me to bolts together. There’s not really room to do it. Maybe the brackets were spread apart a little bit it be easy. That being said that’s why I have not bothered to install the fat boy seat because I don’t wanna go through that again. I am not a mechanic and this is not for any kind of work. I just needed a tall chair to sit at my drafting table for with my little projects. I just couldn’t see spending $200 on an office chair so that’s why I got this. And it does like to roll around real fast . Yes you gotta be careful in my old age that I don’t have it shoot out from underneath me when trying to sit. Yes I’m aware of the brakes on the wheels. Anyway feels like a solid product. I’m glad I purchased.
Be holding up for a year now best chair I’ve had so far
nice sturdy chair i really like them i bought 2
The chair is very well built and easy to assemble. Just remember to install the two locking casters next to each other. The thick seat cushion plus lumbar back support makes it easy to stay comfortable while working in my shop. -Phil
Dayne sent me a $100 coupon and wasn't allowed to use it, even though I bought 2 chairs....very disappointing...
The quality of the chair and arm rest add on is exceptional. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. I have one suggestion: The chair arrived about two weeks prior to the arm rest. I assumed that it may require some disassembly to add the arm rest later, but it would have been helpful to call that out so I could have avoided some extra effort.
You are not going to find a better-built chair; this thing is a tank.
Tolerance of craftmanship was surprisingly accurate, a pleasurable experance to assemble,
Haven't put it together yet but will send pics when its all together!
I do like the chair, but I thought it would go down a few more inches. I think I should have ordered a shorter chair - but I am making it work.
Very well built easy to put together very comfortable.
Built like a tank! Smooth rolling, comfy and the Rapture color.
Everything you need to know before you upgrade.
We get it. The price is more than you've spent on a shop chair/stool/cart before, and you can't sit in it before you buy it. That's why every Vyper purchase comes with a 30-day, 100% money-back guarantee. Roll it, sit in it, put it through a real weekend in your shop. If it's not what we said it was, send it back. We'll refund every penny and cover the return shipping.
The lifetime warranty on the frame, hardware, and casters covers you long after the 30 days are up. If you have questions before or after purchase, call (920) 301-3822 and you'll reach a real person at our Green Bay headquarters. Not a chatbot, not an offshore call center. The team that builds your chair is the team that picks up the phone.
We've built this so the risk is on us, not you.
Quick decision tree based on the work you do:
Working at standard workbench height? Robust Steel Max chair (or Robust Steel Pro stool if you don't need a backrest or adjustability).
Working at tall fab tables, weld benches, or counter-height workstations? Our Elevated Steel Max chair.
Detailing, polishing, or any work close to the ground? Low Pro stool. For ultra-low work (wheels, baseboards, lower body panels), pair it with a Mini Creeper.
Working under cars, trucks, or anything that needs an undercar position? Lay-Down Creeper. Foldable Creeper if you need a portable secondary.
Need mobile tool storage that rolls between bays? X32 Series Tool Cart.
Hot summers in the shop with no AC? Vyper Turbo Fan 24".
If your work cycles between multiple positions (which most working shops do), check our bundles. We've configured packages around the way buyers actually work.
Still unsure? Call us at (920) 301-3822. Real humans in Green Bay who can walk you through the right pick for your shop.
Honest answer: if your current stool works for you, doesn't hurt your back, doesn't tip when you reach, doesn't have foam that's flat, and isn't on its way to the dumpster within a year or two, you don't need to upgrade.
But that's not why most buyers come to us. Most buyers upgrade because they've owned three or four cheap stools at $80 to $150 each and they're tired of the cycle. Foam compresses. Wheels break. Frames bend. Welds pop. Within two years, the stool is junk and they're shopping again.
A Vyper chair starts around $475 and includes a lifetime warranty on the frame, hardware, and casters. Buy once. Sit comfortably. Stop replacing every couple of years. The math works out over a decade.
The other reason buyers upgrade: the cheap stool was hurting them. Bad foam, no lumbar support, low weight capacity, narrow seat. After 30 years of trade work, that stool wasn't doing them any favors. The Vyper is the chair that finally lets them keep working without paying for it the next morning.
Yes. Every chair, stool, cart, and creeper is designed, welded, powder-coated, and assembled in Wisconsin. Built here, by Americans, on American soil.
The team that builds your equipment is the same team you'll talk to if you call customer service. Pioneering shop equipment manufacturing in the U.S. since 2020.
When you buy a Vyper, you're paying American workers, not subsidizing factories overseas. That matters to a lot of our customers. It matters to us too.
A real pattern across our reviews: customers in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, customers with back surgeries, amputees, customers with sciatica, and customers with bad knees explicitly mention Vyper as the equipment that lets them keep working in the shop.
A few specific reasons why:
The Robust Steel Max and Elevated Steel Max chairs have lumbar-support backrests and 3.5-inch industrial foam seats. The smooth EZ-Lift height adjustment lets you dial in the exact position your back needs without fighting a stuck pin. The five-caster anti-tip base keeps the chair planted when you're sitting down or standing up.
The Big Boy attachment is the most-recommended upgrade for older buyers. The wider seat means you don't have to perfectly center yourself when sitting down, and the wider surface gives you leverage to push off when standing. Reviewers explicitly mention this as a confidence upgrade for buyers worried about getting in and out of the chair safely.
The Adjustable Armrest gives older buyers something solid to grip while sitting down or standing up. Multiple reviewers in their 70s and 80s call this a safety upgrade, not a comfort one. Customers with mobility limitations and amputees mention the armrests as the reason they can use the chair independently.
The Adjustable Backrest is the upgrade for buyers with sciatica, spinal surgeries, or chronic back issues. The height adjustment puts lumbar support exactly where it needs to be. The 10-degree tilt lets you change positions throughout the day instead of being locked into one angle.
The Mini Creeper and Low Pro stool keep you off the concrete for low work. Buyers who can't kneel anymore use these for the wheel detailing, brake jobs, baseboards, and outlet wiring that used to mean kneeling on the floor.
If you have specific concerns about whether a Vyper product is right for your situation, call us at (920) 301-3822 before ordering. Real humans in Green Bay who can talk through your specific needs and recommend the right configuration.
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