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