Are you in the market for a new lift chair but you are not sure what kind of a lift chair is right for you or the person that you are buying it for as a gift? There are many different kinds of lift chairs, most of them are basically the same essential product underneath but with different features and various extras thrown in. The first thing to decide is how much you want to spend on the lift chair that you are about to buy.

The entry level lift chair from most major manufacturers costs just a few hundred US Dollars but the prices go up as soon as you start adding in the features and the price can soon touch as much as two thousand US Dollars quite easily for a loaded model. The next thing you need to find out is how much you weigh or how much the person you are buying the lift chair for as a gift weighs. This can be a tricky question to ask someone but you need to figure out the weight for sure and have an accurate number so that you can buy the right lift chair. A lift chair guide will tell you that a lift chair with a heavier lifting capacity will usually be more expensive as it has a heavier duty motor and a much stronger lifting mechanism and frame to deal with the extra loads involved.

Always buy a lift chair that that has a lifting capacity that is much higher than the weight of the person that you are buying it for. If you estimated the weight of the person incorrectly this makes sure that you are still safe and you still have a useable lift chair and if the person gains weight they will still be able to use the lift chair safely. As written earlier lift chairs that are designed for higher lifting capacities are also normally made with higher quality components and will generally last longer.