What type of chair for rudder pedals?

[MonsterZero]

I'm getting back into rudder pedals after 20 years of not using them. Last time I used them, as silly as it sounds, I had a problem with the chair. Pressing the rudder pedals was causing the whole chair to swivel in the opposite direction! In other words, my whole body was spinning at the hips which was not the intended action. I need a more stable platform to sit on. Either a non-swivel chair, or a swivel chair with a lock, to stop the spinning when I engage the lock. What do you use?

 

[Mr_sukebe]

Avoiding the swivel was exactly why I switched to a fixed seat.  Initially I used an IKEA Poang and bolted my HOTAS to the arms.

Since then, I built a base using 10cm fence posts (which is not very pretty, is very heavy, but cost 1/10th of the equivalent frame made in Aluminium extrusion), the added a s/h car seat that I found cheap on EBay.  Works great

[Art-J]

Normal swivel chair here and no issues with spinning. I suppose it might depend on chair weight and pedals model used. I use MFG Crosswinds with damper mod and despite their width, they're not giving enough resistance to cause noticeable rotating moment of my chair.

[Gun Jam]

If you're at a desk I just use two clips on nylon rope or ribbon and clip the L and R side of the chair to the bottom of the desk. They use buckles so I can adjust the twist and distance of the chair.

[Boosterdog]

I dont have the luxury of a spare room to sim so mine has to be portable and packaway. For 5 years an old camping chair from Aldi (£6) did surprisingly well. Stupidly I threw it out in one of my "never simming again phases". Now Ive upgraded to a deluxe camping chair with lower arms for ease of access to the throttle but it looked smaller in the picture and I feel like Ronnie Corbert. 

Never had an issue with the £6 one for comfort, access of stability (even when whamming the crosswinds). 

[Steel Jaw]

Never simming again phases...never had one in 30 years of flight simming...me no understand. 

[golani79]

On 11/7/2021 at 3:04 PM, Art-J said:

Normal swivel chair here and no issues with spinning. I suppose it might depend on chair weight and pedals model used. I use MFG Crosswinds with damper mod and despite their width, they're not giving enough resistance to cause noticeable rotating moment of my chair.

Same here