The Comfort Of Camping Cots

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