Greg, to me it is. A lot of us old bastids sleep better off the ground, and I'll not hunt elk without it. My tent sits on a slope and it's real easy to dig in the uphill legs in to level it up. Sure beats putting a log below you to keep from going down the hill. And if ya get the cot one or max, there are leg kits for them to make a regular cot outta them instead of a shorty. A lot better, if ya got the tent space for a full height cot....
