| Although camping has traditionally | | | | you are going to be hiking to multiple |
| involved sleeping in the great outdoors, | | | | campsites, as some camping cots could |
| there's no rule that says that you can't | | | | add a good deal of weight to your pack. |
| be comfortable while you are doing it. | | | | You simply unfold the frame and put |
| Many people would be happy sleeping on | | | | sleeping bag on the cot instead of the |
| the ground in a sleeping bag, but if | | | | ground. |
| you're a person who finds that | | | | But if you prefer a bit more comfort, |
| uncomfortable, then consider getting a | | | | then you have a number of other options |
| camping cot. Camping cots lift the | | | | to enhance camping cots. You could |
| camper up off of the ground during | | | | simply place a sleeping bag pad on top |
| sleeping, which has a number of | | | | of the cot before adding your sleeping |
| advantages. It's easier to stay warm if | | | | bag. This is particularly a good idea |
| you are lifted up off of the cold | | | | for a larger or taller person who might |
| ground. Getting wet won't be as much of | | | | find that some part of their body is |
| a possibility either. Sleeping on | | | | hitting the edge of the cot frame. Or, |
| camping cots reduces the chances of | | | | you could choose to add an air mattress |
| being bitten by bugs or pests who live | | | | to your cot, giving yourself even more |
| in the ground below you. Plus, if you | | | | cushioning and raising the cot to a more |
| have a family member who has any kind of | | | | normal 'bed' height. |
| disability or suffers from arthritis or | | | | If you plan to sleep in a one man tent |
| any other joint or muscle problems, | | | | with a camping cot and you want to limit |
| camping cots make it easier to get out | | | | the amount or bulk of the gear that you |
| of bed and allow him or her to still | | | | are bringing, consider a camping cot |
| participate in the camping adventure. | | | | tent. This interesting hybrid is a cot |
| Camping cots come in a variety of styles | | | | with a tent rigged over it, so that you |
| and structures, depending on the type of | | | | get the benefits of both the cot and the |
| cot that you need. The most basic form | | | | tent in one piece of gear. You simply |
| is normally a strong, thick piece of | | | | zip out the side when you want to get in |
| canvas that has been stretched across a | | | | or out. But if you need to put your |
| metal frame. They fold up and usually | | | | camping cots in a tent, or if you are |
| have a storage bag, so that they are | | | | planning to camp without a tent, then |
| easy to pack and transport along with | | | | you might want to purchase a pest net to |
| the rest of your camping gear. However, | | | | keep the bugs away and a protective tarp |
| they are not necessarily a good idea if | | | | to keep you safe from the elements. |