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