You have to pay attention to the weight capacity. Normally I do that anyway, before I plop myself into a chair. After a few times of hearing a chair shriek under my weight, I got to be hyper sensitive to any suspicious noises from the chair. Big and tall chairs are actually rated up 400 lbs., with some going up to 500 lbs. That fact alone, reassures my mind when sitting in the chair, when I’m titling back.
Seat sizes and dimensions are a lot better in Big/tall office chairs. They are wider and deeper than your run of the mill office chair. It is easy to compare this measurement, look at the specs., when purchasing. No sense jamming yourself into a smaller chair, when you can squirm comfortably in a larger one. More...