IKEA Järvfjället - extensive review (after 6 months)

My review of the IKEA Järvfjället, after using it for about 6 months.
This video talks about: build quality, features, and my issues and complaints.
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00:00 - INTRO
00:20 - ASSEMBLY / BUILDING THE CHAIR
01:08 - ADJUSTABILITY: CASTERS
01:42 - ADJUSTABILITY: HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
02:11 - ADJUSTABILITY: SEAT PAN POSITION
02:51 - ADJUSTABILITY: BACK TILT
03:41 - ADJUSTABILITY: BACK SUPPORT PILLOW
04:17 - ADJUSTABILITY: HEADREST
04:31 - CASTERS AND BASE
04:51 - SEAT PAN
06:22 - BACK REST
07:30 - HEAD REST
08:16 - NO ARM RESTS??
09:20 - ONE SMALL ISSUE
09:33 - CONCLUSION
10:31 - THIS IS THE END OF THE VIDEO
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[@tarigkhalafalla]

I don’t think that i have ever enjoyed watching a video as much as i did now, i had a peaceful minute’s listening and watching your video which had a lot of honest and logic info.

[@Lenard_S.]

Awwh... :3 Glad you liked it.

[@koimaster]

Great review. Thank you for taking the time to make it!

[@mikeschderkater]

Love the detailed approach, nice vid!

[@aviation300x]

Great review, keep making more.

[@jhallock]

Great video with some insights I wouldn't have considered before buying a chair! Gonna check it out at IKEA today

[@AmanMishra04]

I really like the human side of how we ACTUALLY use chairs. Was confused between Markus and Järvfjället as i have used Markus for 2.5 years and felt it was really comfortable for me since i am 6'3 . This weekend I'll check both of these in IKEA. I'll be inclined towards choosing this though.

[@user.9575]

Interesting review! Thank you!

[@romaninbayern]

Thank you Lenard. Great review, helps me out to understand how to use it at best.. I was struggling so badly to find a chair that will fit my height 190cm and skinniness. Got a chair second hand, but in a perfect condition.

[@kayo5166]

Good review legend!! Helped me a lot!

[@Lenard_S.]

Thanks! Great to hear. :)

[@stuartfreeborn1986]

Helpful review. Thanks

[@GrantW219]

Thanks for the video, I enjoted the review. Its good you broke everything into chapters, makes it easy to what I need to look at. I bought this as it comes with a 10 year warranty , and others only has 3 years

[@Lenard_S.]

Glad you found it helpful. :D Right! I didn't even mention that. 10-year warranty is nothing to scoff at.

[@GrantW219]

@@Lenard_S. The way I looked at it, the amount of cheap chair you would go through in 10 years would definitely out weigh the price of this.

[@Lenard_S.]

@@GrantW219 Yep, probably. But make sure you read the fine print. I doubt the warranty covers normal wear and tear you might get on the cushion. Probably "only" covers stuff breaking. (still pretty useful tho) Just make sure you remember where you put that receipt! ;P

[@GrantW219]

@@Lenard_S. Haha yea these warrenty coverage always have a catch. Already copied the receipt and sent it to myself to a email address

[@AlessandroMuraroIT]

Thanks, nice review, I got one today and I'm getting used to it... I think I might end up removing the armrest too

[@MIIZT]

Brother we have the same build and you just sold me on this chair haha, thank you for the great review will be buying asap

[@Lenard_S.]

Ha! Hope it serves you well. Cheers!

[@orenong]

Why? It's the worst chair ever

[@formmiga_]

I've been trying to find a good and affordable chair for years now. Tried a few gaming chairs and decided they're not for me (mainly due to the headrest, they always seem to push my neck forward, and the back only feels 100% comfortable if I'm slightly tilted backward). I'm finally selling my latest gaming chair and ordered this one from IKEA, even after seeing a few bad reviews. I must say, you put me at ease! I was worried about the headrest and the seat depth. I'm 1,76m and not all chairs feel comfortable height/leg-wise. Thanks for a great video!

[@ivazzzz688]

I really liked the video and you look super cute! :) 💌

[@94Quang]

Good that you point out the dust part, because vacuum cleaning is sadly not enough. One thing that keeps me front having a chair with a mesh back is when I tap/punch it from the back. It collects SO MUCH INVISIBLE DUST. It ticks me off bigtime.

[@Lenard_S.]

Stop punching your chair. ;P

[@Lenard_S.]

I didn't find that it kicks up any significant amount of dust when touched/moved. The mesh mostly "swallows" very fine dust and fabric particles which don't fly up when you tap the mesh, but they're easily vacuumed. People complain about this on the Herman Miller Embody as well. You have to compromise for comfort, otherwise you'll be sitting on a flat wooden slab.

[@94Quang]

Haha :D Bad wording I'm not punching my chair but the I am not so sure about the fine dust not moving when you tab the mesh :) It's true that you have to compromise but not for comfort (some parts). I sit on a full leather office chair and it's way comfier than any mesh chair I have ever used. The downside to that is that the summers are rougher and you need some leather products, but nothing too bad.The biggest upside is that it's way easier to clean which I do regularly because a friend once showed me some bacteria culture samples on office chairs for her degree. Nasty stuff.

[@Lenard_S.]

@Local Bluebird I mean if you look at it microscopically, you probably can never escape micro dust. ;P Leather never really made sense to me in a chair. It's either sticky on the skin, or slippery on the clothes. Plus makes farting noises, hah. Mesh actually pleasently surprised me - my back gets far less sweaty even in the hottest of days. It's decently comfy, and the only thing I miss sometimes or find lacking is the back support. It's why I'd never buy a used couch or a mattress - raise your own bacteria, don't adopt others'.

[@andreroodt4647]

I have owned this same chair for three years and it is now due for a replacement. I'm also 183cm but at 100 kg the seat padding has given up on me and called it a day. Wasn't the worst purchase I have made considering the price.

[@Lenard_S.]

It has a 10 year warranty! Try to dig up the receipt and see if you can get a replacement.

[@ei..]

​@@Lenard_S.Sadly the warranty is very limited, and only covers manufacturing defects. My seat is pretty bad as well, along with the casters being quite worn out, but the warranty didn't cover any of them

[@alexg2089]

I have almost the same body, mine's padding also kinda gave up, asked Ikea for a replacement but they declined. The casters also, don't feel as they used to even after cleaning.

[@fransicomosqueda9357]

Question is it hight adjustable? Like depending on my desk can it go up and down? Thank you! Great video!

[@Lenard_S.]

yes

[@ivazzzz688]

I agree with @Mohamed, you are really pretty. 🥰

[@shreddherring]

Just wanted to add my experience with this chair incase it helps someone. I've had this chair for a couple of years now, and for me everything works well except for one major problem: the headrest is too far away to be used without bending my neck right back. For context I'm 169cm tall, and 90kg when lean, with a broad and deep back. With the chair upright and my posture upright, the back of my head is 10-12cm away from the head rest. I'd always wondered why the chair was built like this, or why it didn't have a depth adjustment to allow me to bring the cushion closer to my head. After watching this video, the answer seems clear; the chair must have been designed around a person with a lighter frame. So for those who are bigger built, this chair (or whatever similar model has now replaced it) might not be ideal for you. Other room for improvement: being able to tilt/adjust the angle of the seat seems like a curious feature to omit from a chair with adjustability being its big selling point.

[@Lenard_S.]

Thanks for sharing. Yeah, the head rest has a peculiar design. If you're thinking about the angle adjustement of the seat cushion - that would be a lot to expect at this price point. I think I've only seen that in some Herman Miller chairs.

[@yohan2437]

You are not touching the headrest because you have a condition called forward head posture causing you to slump forward. Most people suffer from this from years of bad posture using a computer or from looking at a cellphone all the time.

[@shreddherring]

@@yohan2437 I actually do have this, and am trying to correct it. However, in order to rest my head, I have to bend my neck back, beyond neutral, to the point where a) it hurts my neck, and b) puts my line of sight at the top shelf of the desk. Posutral problems are real, and shouldn't be dismissed at all. However, different people have different shaped skeletons, and having the ability to adjust where the headrest sits would make this a much better product

[@yohan2437]

@@shreddherring Maybe an easy solution is to strap a small pillow to the headrest

[@javierititin]

Because the headrest isn't supposed to accomodate your head as you sit, it's supposed to accomodate your head when you lean the backrest back. When sitting upright the headrest should be useless.

[@mohamedalaa2104]

Do you recommend any other model from ikea? I did not like the new version of this chair.

[@Lenard_S.]

Yeah, they messed it up. When I was in IKEA trying out chairs, I wasn't impressed by any of the other offerings. I anti-recommend the Hattefjall and Allefjall and Mullfjallet - they were immediately stiff and uncomfortable to me. People say good things about the Ergohuman office chairs - maybe you can check those out. They have a good amount of adjustability. * Nevermind, I see they're much more expensive (750usd) - but that would probably be my step-up after the Jarvfjallet, before getting into the Herman Miller chairs. Haven't tried one myself, do your own research. Check out "Ahnestly" channel here on KZbin, he has some good and in-depth reviews.

[@a6m41]

what is the backrest height?

[@alpinyoable]

Did you try tu put some cushion strapped to the lombar support for more cushion/support? Maybe some memory foam?

[@Lenard_S.]

I tried putting a pillow. It wasn't too comfortable, and that part of my back got sweaty pretty quickly.

[@ersticktdenzeitgeist]

Thanks for the review! ❤ I would like to know, if possible, what is the minimum and maximum height of the backrest (including the adjustable headrest)

[@Lenard_S.]

Rough measure: from 10 to 16cm away from the seat cushion. The backrest is about 10 cm high, 22cm wide. Backrest dimensions: cca 16 x 40 cm. Height: cca 64 to 71 cm from the seat cushion. Again, quick rough measures.

[@ersticktdenzeitgeist]

@@Lenard_S. Thanks, but the backrest cannot be 10 cm high. The backrest is where you rest your back. Including the headrest it should be around 70-80 cm

[@Lenard_S.]

Ahh, right. I was talking about the backrest pillow. I misunderstood, sorry. So as I said: 64 to 71 cm including the adjustable headrest, measured from the top of the seat cushion.

[@ersticktdenzeitgeist]

@@Lenard_S. Thanks!

[@Lenard_S.]

****** *EDIT* ****** It seems like this chair color and material is no longer in offer, sadly. ;/ The newer version comes in either (dirty) white or (glossy) black - and with *adjustable* armrests! But other than that, I think most of what I said still holds true. ****** *EDIT #2* ****** It seems like the newer version doesn't have an adjustable back support pillow?? Disappointing.

[@sealion234]

The new version does have an adjustable back support pillow. The new material is top grain leather on both the black and white version.

[@majafrankowska]

I bought this chair after trying it out in store at my local Ikea and there it was amazingly comfortable. Bought it, brought it home, assembled and I can’t seem to adjust the settings the same way it was at the store, it’s like a completly different chair:(

[@Lenard_S.]

Maybe you just need to break it in and it'll soften up over time. Don't forget to try all the adjustments; lean back, pulll the seat out, height adjustment, head pillow, and the back pillow!

[@majafrankowska]

@@Lenard_S. Yeah, it's becoming more comfortable after a day of use, did you figured out how to reverse the breaks in wheels? They are loose when in use and when no one is sitting its really hard to move the chair but when you sit you want to be secure and after using it you want to move it away , it's completly reverse logic

[@Lenard_S.]

Haha, yeah, I'd prefer it reverse too. I use my chair on the carpet, and it digs into place. Maybe you could look into that if you have a smooth surface now.

[@regrub15]

Is it still comfortable for you?@@majafrankowska

[@ZohaibAlam]

05:08 "Don't rock your chair like this. Problem fixed." That made me spit out of my drink 🤣🤣🤣

[@lolowe8361]

Got the same chair an yes I'm 6,5 weigh 80kg and I need to say that after 9 month the foam inside the base is so horrible bad that after 8 hours of work my butt hurts so bad.

[@Lenard_S.]

Thanks for sharing. Hard to imagine a chair that would still be comfortable after 8 full hours tho.

[@lolowe8361]

@@Lenard_S. there are some but not for the price. I'm looking for a herman miller aeron and yes that price (1700$) is not even near to the Chairs from Ikea even you buy all chairs from Ikea together 😬 . But if you sit a hole day in this chair and also some times after work so 10-11h a day i think it's worth it.

[@HassanAlHajry]

@@lolowe8361 Use the Ikea Markus, its much better for longer hours 100%. but it has much less adjustability.

[@Lenard_S.]

Feel free to share your experience once you do. I have my target set on the Herman Miller Embody. Herman Miller Aeron just wouldn't be suitable for the way I like to sit (cross legged, wide legs etc.). But in the meanwhile, the Jarvfjallet is serving me just fine.

[@juan70hill]

@lolowe Thanks for the review. I'm 6'4" and I was considering this chair. Several reviews have mentioned the hard seating.

[@FenBlock]

Hello! Now I'm choosing between JÄRVFJÄLLET and MARKUS and I don't know which one to take...

[@Lenard_S.]

If you have the chance, your best bet is trying them out yourself. Some people swear by the Markus, but I find the Jarvfjallet far more comfortable.

[@FenBlock]

@@Lenard_S. Unfortunately not available to try in person. So I'm trying to find information and reviews of people.

[@noppa82]

Had to give that chair to my daughter, was WAY too small for me (i am 6'7") and for my weight the seat is too hard(or soft), basically i am seating against wood. My chair dont wobble or shake like you'r one, are you sure you put the bolts tight enough ? :D

[@Lenard_S.]

Yeah, I'm lightweight so the seat doesn't bottom out on me. I tightened it like I would on a bridge bolt. ;P It's nothing that can be tightened more, it's something about the center console mechanism that rattles by design, I guess - or poor quality control? What chair are you using now?

[@noppa82]

@@Lenard_S. Just some old Gaming chair i had laying around, fits better for my size and weight (Hyper X gaming chair).. i have a really hard time to get a chair that is nice for my size or last without braking, iv had chairs that last 2 hours before braking under my weight (6.7" and 275lbs so for us European it is 200cm/125kg).. im not fat or anything, just big and go to the gym.

[@aliceyang8740]

Has anyone taken off the mesh on the back support, washed it, and put it back on? Mine shrank somehow: ( My advice is never take any cover off the chair and wash. Just ignore the zippers it has. It's a trick!

[@Lenard_S.]

I've heard with washing covers like that, you need to put them on while they're still wet. Did you do that or did you wait until it dried?

[@rupe82]

My Jarv has become very squeaky after just 6 months. How is yours doing now?

[@Lenard_S.]

Barely squeaks. It more so rattles somewhat, but nothing alarming. Although noisier than what it was when brand new.

[@orenong]

Even in the video it's very squeaky. It's the worst quality chair you can find

[@rupe82]

@@orenong I returned mine and got the Markus which is much better.

[@anphetamina93]

How deep is the seat when fully adjusted forward?

[@Lenard_S.]

about 50cm / 20 in

[@anphetamina93]

@@Lenard_S. ty

[@sabljakanal]

It can do that???? I was sooo frustrated because od short seat. Ty!!!!

[@user-hy3mh1og6j]

I had the chair but the back of it shakes a lit while I am locking it. it swings for nearly 5 degrees or so. Does any one has the same problem?

[@Lenard_S.]

I think that's by design. Not much you can do about that.

[@user-hy3mh1og6j]

@@Lenard_S. Can I return it if I have bought it 2 months ago?

[@Lenard_S.]

Idk. Ask IKEA.

[@_tot_]

Congratz, you are in the top of google search!

[@Lenard_S.]

hehe, cool :)

[@besllu8116]

People who can not push a chair should make some pushups and never tell anyone it is hard to push IKEA chairs. Have some self respect for god sake. -Not meant to refer to OP as he did not bit... about it. Nice review.

[@oIivyne]

How do you recline the chair back?

[@Lenard_S.]

Pull the lever on the right hand side outwards (to the right when sitting).

[@orenong]

You have just 3 positions, sorry

[@TT-df9hp]

Do you think this chair would be fine for someone 5'6? I'm going to return my Markus because the lumbar support and armrests suck.

[@Lenard_S.]

Technically, you could remove / not install the lumbar support on the Jarvfjallet, if you find it bothers you. Idk if you can do that on the Markus. I wouldn't be surprised if it bothered you - I have my back pillow set to the lowest because it digs into my back if I raise it up. You might have an issue with the height of the chair, and that causing pressure on your thigs if your feet are dangling/hanging off the chair. But as I said, you can easily fix that with a foot rest. Best to try it out yourself if you have the opportunity.

[@ringowu1234]

Im 5'6, the dimensions of this chair fits perfectly. My issue with this chair is the seat cushion is very thin (im 75kg or 165lb) and it gets very uncomfortable after extended hours. I had to get a memory foam seat cushion for fix it.

[@TT-df9hp]

​@@ringowu1234 Thanks. I think they changed the seat foam on this chair because they were getting a lot of returns on the Markus due to the seat foam wearing out quickly.

[@TT-df9hp]

​@@Lenard_S. Thought I'd update. I bought this chair, it's only just came back in stock in the UK. Overall it's great, the only negatives are the wheels are bad, they're squeaky and stiff and the seat is very firm but that's not really an issue. Also 4:56 mine does this too.

[@Lenard_S.]

Thanks for sharing. What's wrong with the wheels?

[@YuniorGamboa]

It's a shame they are only selling the black one but not this black a grey combo. I think Ikea remove it from the market

[@Lenard_S.]

Yeah, I'm with you. Was quite surprised and disappointed when I saw that. Hopefully they bring it back.

[@Lena-vw6ye]

@@Lenard_S. I believe the Markus chair is all fabric now, and now the Jarvfjallet is pretty much the premium leather version.

[@dancomando]

Not they sell only fake leather jarfvnalets so I bought matchspell

[@Lenard_S.]

Yeah, I was disappointed to see that. Matchspel seems like a cheaper version of the Jarvfjallet. Hope it serves you well!

[@mohamedalaa98]

You are beautiful ❤️

[@osl_fun3633]

Den er 3499kr, hva faen IKEA Norge? 3675SEK, 335$ or 336.89EUR! WTF!

[@thegoodhood]

I like Ikea Markus better!

[@Lenard_S.]

All personal preference! I always recommend (forgot to put it in the video) to test it for yourself in the store if you can. Even if you have the same frame as me, you might have different seating habits.

[@orenong]

@@Lenard_S. No it's not. Markus is objectively better

[@tollekill]

Watching this while I got a herman miller embody that cost me more than my gaming pc, worth every penny, do not buy gaming or these types of chairs if you wanna save ur back for the long run..

[@Lenard_S.]

While I do believe ergonomics are hugely important and, if money was not a thing, I'd probably get the Embody myself... Not everyone can justify spending $1500 on a chair. This chair probably does about 70-90% of what the Embody does, for about 15% of the price. This is not a "gaming" chair, but an "office" chair.

[@orenong]

For people watching this, this chair is absolute gabage. buy the markus or get a real chair.

[@Haunter-pl3zt]

elaborate.

[@orenong]

@@Haunter-pl3zt the net of the back will hold for a month and then stretch (I'm the lightest person in the world). It's not good for long sitting, the lower back support just pushes, not supports. It's more shaky and loose than a 10$ chair and every week you need to tighten the "screws"

[@Lenard_S.]

My net has held its shape. Makes you wonder about quality control. ;/ I agree that the back support is not comfortable and just digs into your lower back. I've set it to lowest it can go and it mostly gets out of the way. But yeah, not comfy. I believe you could also not install it if it bothers you. I had issues with the back screws as well, but have since tightened them like a bridge bolt, and they've held up since.

[@orenong]

@@Lenard_S. You can't not install it. If you remove it, then you'll see that your net didn't hold its shape and it's the terrible back pusher that keeps it stretched

[@firstnamelastname4244]

Are you into men? Because you are cute. 💋