This is a great recliner for our needs with the added bonus of not being ugly and huge.  My spouse had health issues which made sleeping in a bed difficult and needed to keep his legs elevated, the recliner has been comfortable for him overnight. His health problems have been solved but it’s still his favorite place to read or have coffee! We too had issues with the recliner staying in the full reclined position, I filled a duffle bag with food cans to give it a counterweight and that worked.  Now he can move back in the seat and it will stay reclined without the cans.  And it is light enough to get upstairs