Maybe it's because I am a woman and want the privacy that comes with a tent. Although, I am sure there are plenty of women who hammock. I am sure this is an old argument.
Formerly known as Texas Phlox.
All arguments at WB are old. But we are all senile. So we forget about them and recycle.Originally Posted by Texas Phlox
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
Thanks. I feel like I am rehashing old stuff. I try to do searches but sometimes I forget and post too many questions. Glad I'm not the only one suffering with old-timers disease.
Formerly known as Texas Phlox.
Back to the cot, sorry...
Chin Music
yes no doubt there is an increased risk of damaging the floor under those "feet" , the 12 point system minimise that (I think...) but it is still there.
On the good side if you do puncture the floor you are still a couple of inches above the ground.
I would consider it for car camping or base camping where I would be in the same spot for days.
Maybe for people that have had bad luck with inflatable mats and find the solid foam type too thin or the thick ones too bulky.
Franco
Some of the tarps come with either detachable end units or built in ends. Using a tarp that is big enough to pitch high enough for you to stand up underneath and still have the sides come down to the ground or almost to the ground and then using end caps gives you all the privacy you want along with the option of having one side of the tarp set up for the view.
The nice part of the tarp and hammock set up is that us older than Moses bodies don't have to crawl in and out of something that's at ground level. Oh and the hammock can be used as a seat too so that we don't have to look like a turtle when trying to get back up off the ground!
I kinda like the cot idea for car camping (don't do much of that) or something like Trail Days, where I would take the time to be VERY diligent with site selection and preparation. Maybe some day when I get older.............
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If I were to car camp I would buy a wally world cot myself. Forty bucks or two hundred and twenty bucks...Im cheap though..
Not worth the weight/cost compared to other options. But I have never tried the cot, so my opinion pretty much means nothing as usual.
skinny d
Car camping? One word: AEROBED
"That's the thing about possum innards - they's just as good the second day." - Jed Clampett
Well if I didnt get up to pee 100 times in the night and wake up the wife as I roll off the air mattress...
skinny d
I seem to recall the instructions on the Luxurylite site stated that the cot could be set up under the tent floor to avoid punctures.
Skids
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Albert Einstein, (attributed)
I guess I am stating the obvious when people suggest a cot, the purpous is to sleep (toss and turn) on ones side... LL cots are really well thought out, I have seen some older scoutmasters use them, but the self inflating pads are king. In a hammock system - there isn't a need to toss or turn as there are no pressure points the heart is higher and the blood doesn't pool which causes the turning at night.
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