Post by: ghosthunter on April 28, 2016, 11:01:20 AM
Seems like it would be ok for short scouting trips or for kids while camping.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Tent-Cot-Oversized-Collapsible-Combo-Tent-Cot/22177875?action=product_interest&action_type=title&item_id=22177875&placement_id=irs-106-t1&strategy=PWVUB&visitor_id&category=&client_guid=7d04688b-8832-44f1-9b40-665dd9697366&customer_id_enc&config_id=106&parent_item_id=25530981&parent_anchor_item_id=25530981&guid=40c0498e-f52b-4b68-9df7-5e801bb54677&bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&beacon_version=1.0.1&findingMethod=p13n
Post by: JDHasty on April 28, 2016, 11:04:20 AM
Anyone ever try anything like this.
Seems like it would be ok for short scouting trips or for kids while camping.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Tent-Cot-Oversized-Collapsible-Combo-Tent-Cot/22177875?action=product_interest&action_type=title&item_id=22177875&placement_id=irs-106-t1&strategy=PWVUB&visitor_id&category=&client_guid=7d04688b-8832-44f1-9b40-665dd9697366&customer_id_enc&config_id=106&parent_item_id=25530981&parent_anchor_item_id=25530981&guid=40c0498e-f52b-4b68-9df7-5e801bb54677&bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&beacon_version=1.0.1&findingMethod=p13n
They show up in the Bargain Cave all the time really cheap and my father in law has one we gave him (we paid full price). He likes it pretty well.
Post by: Mfowl on April 28, 2016, 11:07:12 AM
Post by: Cylvertip on April 28, 2016, 11:40:19 AM
Pads are a must. The bar runs down the middle on the two man, so you sleep on either side of it, but you will still need a pad. :twocents:
Post by: JDHasty on April 29, 2016, 08:24:03 AM
Post by: Cougartail on April 29, 2016, 08:27:50 AM
I have used them. They are great for 1 night stays or car camping. Just make sure you have a good pad to sleep on as there is a cross bar that will wreck your back!
^^^This!^^^
Post by: ghosthunter on April 29, 2016, 09:54:23 PM
We are both getting one.
Reveiw after we use them.
Post by: dreamunelk on April 29, 2016, 10:32:15 PM
I have used them. They are great for 1 night stays or car camping. Just make sure you have a good pad to sleep on as there is a cross bar that will wreck your back!
:yeah:
Spent the whole west side archery season in one a few years ago. I won't do it again. Not sure why a tent is more feels more secure when you have a bear sniffing around just outside. People in my camp now call it the twinky shack. Wrapped in plastic with a gooey filling. That said they are great for a few days. I have the single. It works.
Post by: ghosthunter on April 29, 2016, 11:06:00 PM
This would be a quick trip set up.
Sometimes I like to take three days to scout new areas and move every day.
For that it would be great I think.
I have a 10x12 wall tent which I love.
But it requires more care after use.
Also the tent cot will be great for the grand kids.
Post by: JDHasty on April 29, 2016, 11:50:28 PM
Post by: Whitpirate on April 30, 2016, 12:19:43 AM
Post by: ghosthunter on April 30, 2016, 03:39:27 PM
I"ve got one... put a tarp over it to help with the condensation.... and you'll need a pad. In cold weather you are going to want to block under you or have a mylar sheet to keep thermal. Froze my tookus off in the Clockum cow hunt a couple of years ago sleeping just below the snow line.
In cold I will be in my wall tent.
One of these is just those shot trips in summer with the wife.
I like the top to keep the bugs out at night.
Post by: ghosthunter on May 04, 2016, 10:50:48 PM
Tried it out for a hour.
Got the wife in it,because she always wants to go for short camping trps but doesn't like all the set up with the big tents.
She liked it too. So I ordered another one tonight.
Post by: Mfowl on May 04, 2016, 11:12:16 PM
Well got my tent cot today set it up in five minutes.
Tried it out for a hour.
Got the wife in it,because she always wants to go for short camping trps but doesn't like all the set up with the big tents.
She liked it too. So I ordered another one tonight.
They are nice when it is hot out to. You can have the mesh closed but leave the main flaps open to let the night air in. This has allowed me to get good sleep on some seriously hot mid summer fishing trips. Enjoy!
Post by: ghosthunter on May 05, 2016, 07:09:36 AM
Well got my tent cot today set it up in five minutes.
Tried it out for a hour.
Got the wife in it,because she always wants to go for short camping trps but doesn't like all the set up with the big tents.
She liked it too. So I ordered another one tonight.
They are nice when it is hot out to. You can have the mesh closed but leave the main flaps open to let the night air in. This has allowed me to get good sleep on some seriously hot mid summer fishing trips. Enjoy!
Yes I get my best sleep outside in a tent of some kind.