Recommendations for Camping / Spare Bedroom Cot?

[redlickranch]

Tired of buying air mattresses for guests or when camping and after a few outings they get holes and go flat. I was looking on Amazon for a few Cots. Something comfortable for adults that are 6' to 6.2' foot tall. Wider the better. Will be used at Deer Camp and for extra guests. Would rather have comfort over something super small and only 2 inches off ground.

After reading reviews they seem to be all over the place and some have issues that assembly is a real pain. Anyone use Cots and can recommend a brand?

Thanks in advance..

 

[xbokilla]

Several nice ones at Cabelas, not sure what you’re willing to spend.

 

[bigbonner]

Tired of buying air mattresses for guests or when camping and after a few outings they get holes and go flat. I was looking on Amazon for a few Cots. Something comfortable for adults that are 6' to 6.2' foot tall. Wider the better. Will be used at Deer Camp and for extra guests. Would rather have comfort over something super small and only 2 inches off ground.

After reading reviews they seem to be all over the place and some have issues that assembly is a real pain. Anyone use Cots and can recommend a brand?

Thanks in advance..

I use one of those zero gravity chairs on my front porch . I use two arm pillows at night and sometimes I sleep out there all night when the weather is warm.
The only problem is that you can't roll over but I sleep in a recliner anyway. My shoulders hurt if I lay on my sides.

 

[1wildcatfan]

Tired of buying air mattresses for guests or when camping and after a few outings they get holes and go flat. I was looking on Amazon for a few Cots. Something comfortable for adults that are 6' to 6.2' foot tall. Wider the better. Will be used at Deer Camp and for extra guests. Would rather have comfort over something super small and only 2 inches off ground.

After reading reviews they seem to be all over the place and some have issues that assembly is a real pain. Anyone use Cots and can recommend a brand?

Thanks in advance..

I got one from cabelas, for big boys. Like 400lb limit and wide. I put one of their 3" foam pads on it and it is very comfortable. Surprised me how good it is.
"Cabelas big outdoorsman xl cot". 40" w x 85" L

 

[timer]

I got one from cabelas, for big boys. Like 400lb limit and wide. I put one of their 3" foam pads on it and it is very comfortable. Surprised me how good it is.
"Cabelas big outdoorsman xl cot". 40" w x 85" L

I purchased the same one. As a cot, it's fine. But I don't expect a lot from a cot...

 

[redlickranch]

Thanks I'll Check out Cabela's

 

[Brody]

What about a hammock?

 

[bondhu]

We used Bass Pro Shops oversized tent/cot from here to Homer , Alaska. Worked out the best

 

[Munson]

All of em ive had or helped with went together much smoother with 2 ppl. You can bounce a penny off it. They about all make an eery noise when you roll/move around much but overall pretty dang comfy with a thin inflatable pad. They're also good for a shin/kneecap bruise in tight spaces lol. I got the green cabelas xl model... it's got mice holes chewed in it but miraculously it still hasn't unraveled or affected it any.

 

[Feedman]

We used Bass Pro Shops oversized tent/cot from here to Homer , Alaska. Worked out the best

Did you go see the Kilchers

 

[bondhu]

Did you go see the Kilchers

No I was good , Didnt really know about them then. We where camped toward that Kachemak Bay. The locals at the Salty Dog Saloon (cool place to google) were telling us how rich they were and they owned most the land north side of the bay way before they were on television . At this I ask what TV show and they looked at me like an alien and said doesn't KY have TV?
They went on to say they were rich even before Jewel made it big , at which point I perked up because well it was ..... Jewel. Everyone keep buying us drinks because we drove up there from Kentucky.

 

[CRFmxracer]

How’d they make their money to become rich?

No I was good , Didnt really know about them then. We where camped toward that Kachemak Bay. The locals at the Salty Dog Saloon (cool place to google) were telling us how rich they were and they owned most the land north side of the bay way before they were on television . At this I ask what TV show and they looked at me like an alien and said doesn't KY have TV?
They went on to say they were rich even before Jewel made it big , at which point I perked up because well it was ..... Jewel. Everyone keep buying us drinks because we drove up there from Kentucky.

 

[bondhu]

How’d they make their money to become rich?

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Let me clarify a little by rich, not looking down their noses phony rich. It had something to do with all that land that was free to them for homesteading it back when. They get royalties from their land being used for mineral, timber , housing etc. From my understanding only part of the show is fluff. They do live like what they show , but its because they can afford to. The one girl told me I was only 17 miles from the main guys house. What shows I have seen they do pretty good camera work not to catch any of the city of Homer. Homer is no Lexington but its bigger than Maysville.

 

[dirtstalker]

Those folks have to have some big money from something...they got as much heavy equipment as most county road departments.

 

[JGD]

I have an old one we keep at the cabin to use as a spare. It’s one of those with a wire mesh that’s attached to an aluminum frame with springs and about a 3” mattress. Very comfortable and has been on many hunting trips over the years.

John