Cot tent

[tx river rat]

Joey sent me a note asking about the cot tent.

http://reviews.cabelas.com/8815/519814/ ... eviews.htm
I have used it a few times and so far it has preformed well. folds to a very small package ,it and a cot and you have shelter, or it can be pitched on the ground as a tent bivy.
I sleep on my side so a hammock isnt comfortable for me even if I could find the trees to hang it.
With all my tents I carry a cheap plastic tarp as an extra big rainfly and it works well on this unit.
Ron

 

[tx river rat]

This model is no long available but there are several like it around
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Camping/ ... t105517980

This is available
Ron

 

[jdupre']

Thanks, Ron. I thought I remembered it all coming as one unit. I've seen some of those all in one units and that's the way I'm leaning.

J

 

[oldsparkey]

You might be thinking of this one because it is a one piece Tent Cot , Mine is a single , they make a double and have modified it a lot since I got mine.
Here is the Tent Cot I used Apr 12 , 2006 on the Edisto River trip. We stayed at an established camp ground. I have also used it on a couple of trips in the Smokey Mountains when I went from campsite to campsite in different sections threw the mountains.

Here is one dealer with a picture of it yopu can run the mouse over to enlarge it.
http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/produ ... 7AodNigAFg

The Trip.
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[jdupre']

Chuck, that is more along the lines of what I was thinking of. Hammocks are great but I've always had a bit of trouble getting really comfortable in them. Not back-aching uncomfortable...... just not quite as comfortable as I'd like. I'm a side sleeper and hammocks are a little awkward for that position.

Joey

 

[oldsparkey]

It's like a hammock in the fact you are up off the ground with material holding you. Plenty of ventilation and I found that a camping mattress helps with the cold butt or side problems. It also makes the one ( center ) cross member vanish when a little extra padding is added.

Setting up is quick , just unfold it and you are ready , packing it up the same thing fold it and put it in the back of your vehicle. Don't try to take it on a boat unless it is a Jon Boat because the cot is wide and heavy compared to a hammock or tent.
It has a storage ( carrying ) bag for it.

I like to set mine up under a tarp , this way it can be open all the way around , used as a cot . or a chair or a chase lounge depending on your desires. At the campground we had a lot of rain and I had a small river running under my cot but it was nice and high an dry. A tent would of been flooded.