All of this is reminding me of the last time I went tent camping.
Me and 2 of my old childhood buddies that I grew up with down in western Kentucky decided to go camping at the old campsite where we used to hang out when we were kids.
Needless to say,...we all got drunkern a skunk sitting around the campfire.
All of us had our own tents.
"Eddie" bought a tent just for the occasion. Nothing special,...just a nylon 7X7 shock cord tent.
We all stumbled out the next morning and the whole side of Eddie's new tent had been sliced open.
He had awakened during the night and had to take a racehorse beer piss,..and couldn't get the door zipper to work. So he just pulled out a knife and layed the whole side of it open,...pissed out of the hole, then went back to bed.
I brought a quart of bourbon,...they had beer.
Worst hangover I've ever had in my life,...projectile puking,...thought I was gonna die and didn't care.
Don't mix large quantities of bourbon and beer. It'll kill ya *dead*.
roll-a-cot and a cut-down walmart memory foam mattress to fit.... old bedsheets and blankets from home with a piece of canvas for a spread. heck with airmattresses or inflateables. And the cot should be high enuff to sit on and still be able to stand up unassisted....grin
Days of half inch ensolite on the ground are long gone for me too.
I've been using a 3" foam pad on a roll a cot or lately on an xl spreader cot with a long, square, 6# sleeping bag.
I like the memory foam mattress idea, I'm gonna try that.
A cot with a thermarest/self inflating mattress. Size/type of cot kind of depends on your tent. My cot is low-profile to use in smaller tents - Byer Allagash Cot.
The self inflating mattresses let you adjust firmness and insulate almost as well as closed cell foam.
roll-a-cot and a cut-down walmart memory foam mattress to fit.... old bedsheets and blankets from home with a piece of canvas for a spread. heck with airmattresses or inflateables. And the cot should be high enuff to sit on and still be able to stand up unassisted....grin
This. No matter how hydrated I am I get cramps getting out of my cot. Hamstring and groin cramps. No matter how carefully I get out of it. I need a higher cot I think. Never have this problem in a bed.
Take a Benadryl at bedtime with a big shot of water. Your cramps will not happen.
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When we are using wheeler we use these cots http://www.everywherechair.com/pi-xl-roll-cot.html with a Therm-a-Rest Luxury Map pad. Sleep like a baby. Not for backpacking but they are comfortable and work down to sub-zero temps.
There are some damn good hammocks out there as well. As qell as insulators for the bottom of the hammock. I usually use a tent, but i sleep quite well in a hammock. I carry one on my work truck, another in my personal truck, along with sleeping bag, and a small bag for setting up camp if needed. Each truck has a couple of yoyo reels and a fishing kit, as well.
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When we are using wheeler we use these cots http://www.everywherechair.com/pi-xl-roll-cot.html with a Therm-a-Rest Luxury Map pad. Sleep like a baby. Not for backpacking but they are comfortable and work down to sub-zero temps.
Thought you were posting about the Therma-Rest stadium chair that uses a folded Therma-Rest pad. It is awesome enough I bought one for moose camp this year and managed to leave it at home! Pissed me off! Three weeks on a cot without a decent chair.
Big cots demand really big tents...
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That's a cozy looking pile right there! I'd be an afternoon hunter with that cot.
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I had back problems in the past and for the last5 years I have been using the Cabelas Outfitter XL cot and the Cabelas XL pad. It is bulky and takes up a lot of space but it is so good to sleep on it is worth it.
Warbonnet Blackbird hammock! Lightweight and I sleep like a baby. I'm backpacking again thanks to this setup. If you don't want to be limited to car camping you should consider a hammock.
Warbonnet Blackbird hammock! Lightweight and I sleep like a baby. I'm backpacking again thanks to this setup. If you don't want to be limited to car camping you should consider a hammock.
Everybody is different in what is comfortable . I have two hammocks -no way can I sleep more than a nap in them -were I shaped like a banana it might be more comfortable . They are VERY nice to have around camp though -great for lounging during midday .
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Someone mentioned that some of Cabela's cots have a gizmo to make putting the stretcher bars on easier. They call it a pivot arm. It uses leverage to force the side rails apart and lets the stretcher just drop into place without getting a hernia. I haven't used one but it looks like it should work great.
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Ol Mike, There are different types of hammocks. The blackbird allows for a diagonal lay which is very comfortable. However, you are right that people are different. Not to different I hope, my wife just had me pick her up a blackbird. She wants to start backpacking with me again. Good luck and be comfortable, Pete
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Ol Mike, There are different types of hammocks. The blackbird allows for a diagonal lay which is very comfortable. However, you are right that people are different. Not to different I hope, my wife just had me pick her up a blackbird. She wants to start backpacking with me again. Good luck and be comfortable, Pete
Yep , admittedly I haven't tried the diagonal "lay flat type" hammock . I broke my back about 12 years ago and anything that doesn't keep me 'flat' is not comfy now .
Good for you and the wife -camping is great time spent together !
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