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Cot vs air mattress?
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I have used both. I prefer the cot from Wal-Mart. I cut a" X " in a tennis ball and insert each cot leg in it to keep it from cutting the floor of the tent. Works for me
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I ended up buying a Teton XXL w/ pad. It's HUGE! Hopefully it fits in my tent.
Regardless of whatever anyone gets to sleep in/on while camping, it sure makes a trip better if you get a good nights sleep.
I would imagine sleeping pretty good on one of those. Especially with a pad. You can also use it as an extra bed at home or in a motel.
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I don't use a cot but I purchased Lightspeed Outdoor mattress. This is used for camping and in hotel rooms. budget-friendly and comfortable.
I use a xl cot and put down a zero degree sleeping bag for insulation and cushion. Most of the time a single blanket on top is all that’s needed, if it’s really cold I slip into the sleeping bag.
Neither if I'm camping where I can drive to. Thick foam pad. All night every night.
Seen this old thread that OP went for a cot.
A cabela's XXL cot and pad can't be beat.
I sleep on one 20-30 nights a year easy.
Plus there is plenty of room for a big fella to roll over.
With that said I am looking to upgrade the cabin's sleeping accommodations with a couple of full sized mattresses rigged up college dorm room style....can't wait.
A cabela's XXL cot and pad can't be beat.
I sleep on one 20-30 nights a year easy.
Plus there is plenty of room for a big fella to roll over.
With that said I am looking to upgrade the cabin's sleeping accommodations with a couple of full sized mattresses rigged up college dorm room style....can't wait.
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Me and my wife and son were camping at Badin Lake in central NC one year. My wife and I were sleeping on an air mattress. We woke up in the middle of the night, and it done went flat. My wife got out of the tent and went to sleep in her lounge chair. I stayed in the tent on the ground. At some point just after daylight, I woke up to an ear-piercing scream. I unzipped the tent, and saw my wife sitting hunched up on the chair, with a squirrel on a tree limb over her head barking at her. She had woken up with the squirrel on her chest sniffing her nose. I prolly done told you this story at some time before when we were drankin' and pickin'. 
Me and my wife and son were camping at Badin Lake in central NC one year. My wife and I were sleeping on an air mattress. We woke up in the middle of the night, and it done went flat. My wife got out of the tent and went to sleep in her lounge chair. I stayed in the tent on the ground. At some point just after daylight, I woke up to an ear-piercing scream. I unzipped the tent, and saw my wife sitting hunched up on the chair, with a squirrel on a tree limb over her head barking at her. She had woken up with the squirrel on her chest sniffing her nose. I prolly done told you this story at some time before when we were drankin' and pickin'.
That is basically what i have.....