Can anyone recommend a comfy cot for sleeping in a tent? Our tent is pretty big, so size is not an issue. I am a side-sleeper and 5'10", if that matters.
We bought them over ten years ago, so I don't think it was the same name, but the construction looks identical. We have been using them non-stop with no problems at all. There are a couple different sizes available, I think we actually have one size up, as ours are BIG.
Besides it being nice sleeping up off the ground, there is a lot of storage space under the cots since they are kinda high up.
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We bought them over ten years ago, so I don't think it was the same name, but the construction looks identical. We have been using them non-stop with no problems at all. There are a couple different sizes available, I think we actually have one size up, as ours are BIG.
Besides it being nice sleeping up off the ground, there is a lot of storage space under the cots since they are kinda high up.
Last year I purchased a MoJo Cot from Gander Mountain. I brough it home and was testing it out when my wife and son arrived home. They liked it as well so now I own 3 of them and we really like them for comfort. They are however large and bulky to travel with, and I really wish they were taller so you could use it easier to put on your pants in the morning. But for comfort and sleeping it's really really good, and I'm a side and belly sleeper.
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pchartrand wrote: Last year I purchased a MoJo Cot from Gander Mountain. I brough it home and was testing it out when my wife and son arrived home. They liked it as well so now I own 3 of them and we really like them for comfort. They are however large and bulky to travel with, and I really wish they were taller so you could use it easier to put on your pants in the morning. But for comfort and sleeping it's really really good, and I'm a side and belly sleeper.
I like that it's low to the ground. If my son falls off (or my husband for that matter), it won't be that far of a fall
Since "tplife" hasn't done it yet I'll warn you against using a cot (or an air mattress). Here goes:
Air mattresses and cots are evil and deadly. They were designed and manufactured by none other than Uncle Screwtape himself. And unless you use them in an insulated, climate controlled environment you'll be crossing the River Styx by the time you wake up.
If you were smart you'd buy a Thermarest Pad and sleep on the ground, the only place where you'll be safe.
Now on to the question. I have a Cabela's XL cot and my kids have the 26"x76" Rio cots. Because the Cabela's Cot is so wide it sinks in the middle creating sort of a hammock effect. It's comfortable enough, but I have trouble getting out of it.
The Rio cots have much less fabric so they don't stretch nearly as much. But, you lose a lot of sleeping surface.
I've been considering a twin sized quad-folding bed frame to replace my XL Cot (I gave it to my brother) for luxury tent camping. But, that seems a bit excessive. It'd probably be easier to just take the trailer.
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Vapor_Trails wrote: Since "tplife" hasn't done it yet I'll warn you against using a cot (or an air mattress). Here goes:
Air mattresses and cots are evil and deadly. They were designed and manufactured by none other than Uncle Screwtape himself. And unless you use them in an insulated, climate controlled environment you'll be crossing the River Styx by the time you wake up.
If you were smart you'd buy a Thermarest Pad and sleep on the ground, the only place where you'll be safe.
Now on to the question. I have a Cabela's XL cot and my kids have the 26"x76" Rio cots. Because the Cabela's Cot is so wide it sinks in the middle creating sort of a hammock effect. It's comfortable enough, but I have trouble getting out of it.
The Rio cots have much less fabric so they don't stretch nearly as much. But, you lose a lot of sleeping surface.
I've been considering a twin sized quad-folding bed frame to replace my XL Cot (I gave it to my brother) for luxury tent camping. But, that seems a bit excessive. It'd probably be easier to just take the trailer.
Ha!
We're actually gonna take our trailer AND put up a tent. We adopted a really big dog and we're all not gonna fit comfortably in the TT. We're trying out the tent idea this summer to see how it goes. We may end up leaving one of the dogs at home and not dealing with the tent if the tent-idea-with-a-cot doesn't work out. I'm into comfort, and I may be the one sleeping in the tent, so I have considered the twin folding bed frame as well. I hesitate because of the mattress size, and I'm not sure those pads that the folding beds come with are very comfortable. Maybe someone can chime in here if they've used one?
These folks are right - I should know, I own a Genuine USGI Nylon/Aluminum Cot straight from the Bloody Sands of Iraq. Having relatives up there even now, These make comfortable beds in the Air-Conditioned Huts (it's 130-degrees F outside). Otherwise, unless you only camp in July & August, you're a jackass to throw your money away on cots or air mattresses (based on proven science of course, not anything I came up with on my own). Maria, if you're into comfort, there are hugely thick comfortable self-inflating air mattresses from commercial companies available for not much more than what you'll spend for a less-than good night's sleep...
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