Base camp cot

[Mr Drysdale]

I will be in a wall tent this fall in Utah. I need to purchase a cot for the hunt. Experience appreciated.

 

[nv-hunter]

Ask the person setting up the tent how much room they planned per cot. My cabelas outfitter xl takes up twice the space of other cots. We can get 3 in a
12 x14 sleep tent with room to move and nobody right on top of the wood stove. Its my tent so it works for us, that and we use a separate cook tent.

 

[Ikeepitcold]

I love my Cabelas outfitter xl. It is big but it's very comfortable. I toss and turn a lot while sleeping so it's a good fit for me.

 

[Tim McCoy]

I use and like my big Cabela's outfitter cot. I do use a 2 1/2" foam pad with it.

 

[rcfireninja]

Cabelas outfitter XL for me as well!

 

[Mr Drysdale]

The Cabelas Outfitter is what I was looking at. I was surprised that I could not find an existing thread on this. Thanks for the replies.

 

[JimP]

Don't for get the pad or you will be like a slab of bacon in the refrigerator. Without some insulation under you to block the cold you will have a hard time sleeping.

I have a Alaskan Guide cot from Cabela's and it is big enough for me at 6'4 and 240 lbs. For a pad I picked up a Teaton Universal Camp pad.

 

[nv-hunter]

Match it with a bed roll and mattress from davis tent and awning. Sometimes i sleep better in camp then at home but the bride isnt bitching about my snoring in camp lol

 

[tdub24]

http://www.cabelas.com/product/CABELAS-ARMY-COT/1908353.uts?productVariantId=3944630&WT.tsrc=PPC&WT.mc_id=GoogleProductAds&WT.z_mc_id1=03963006&rid=20&gclid=CjwKCAjw5PDLBRB0EiwAh-27MpuPciNGk_M0hjrd736TIGB7TZoBCLXagWTTbPE_Cp5_7YV0rie28xoCmBcQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I have the Cabela's army cot and an old school cot mattress that works well for me.

 

[tttoadman]

We have an REI Kingdom 6. Because it has a floor, we always take 1/2" blocking to put the legs on. You really need this anyway in order the level the bunk. Take a bunch of 2x6 blocking or precut a big block to lift one cot higher than the other and overlap the frames. If you are only looking for a couple inches, it will make all the difference.

When We flew in this year, I ditched my oversize cot, and only took the foam bed roll. I slept really well on that, but you lose all that storage space that comes with a cot. I will likely get a smaller cot so I can be less of a tent hog.

 

[sneakypete]

I have the cabelas cot like others have mentioned, a pad / excercise mat will work.

 

[ColoradoV]

I also use a xl cabela's cot while big it works well. It is big..

Also for long term use look into a pad offered by nrs or the paco type pad. Made of hypalon or very tough sleep on rocks what ever and the one I am using I bought in 1995..

https://www.nrs.com/product/2705/large-paco-sleeping-pad