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Helinox cots #17530263 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country	Anyone have much use with one of these packable cots? Thinking on one..... - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

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Re: Helinox cots GregW #17530397 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,902 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,902 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	Love mine. Cot One, not a cot lite.....

Re: Helinox cots GregW #17530724 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country	Nice Don. Worth the weight off the grid? - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: Helinox cots GregW #17530811 08/19/22
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,089 PNW R ribka Campfire Ranger
ribka Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 24,089 PNW	I have their chairs. Love when back packing Fairly sturdy and appear well built Last edited by ribka; 08/19/22.

Re: Helinox cots GregW #17530852 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,902 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,902 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	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....

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Re: Helinox cots GregW #17530886 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country	Copy that Don. I saw the extentions too.... I hate sleeping on the ground more and more every years and I've always struggled with pads. I have to exert myself so much on backpack hunts that I don't even wanna eat back at the tent just to be able to sleep decent. But I can sleep well on a cot. I also do a lot of 2-3 day coues excursions and a lightweight cot with a floorless shelter under 2 pounds to get me off the scorpions and snakes sounds appealing .. - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: Helinox cots GregW #17530908 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,902 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,902 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	Here it is low, and with the legs....

Re: Helinox cots GregW #17530916 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,902 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,902 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado

Re: Helinox cots GregW #17530950 08/19/22
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 6,969 Colorado Springs, Colorado USA KC Campfire Tracker
KC Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 6,969 Colorado Springs, Colorado USA	5lb 11oz - Too heavy for backpacking. There are better cots for base camping. It's a non-starter for me. I suppose if horses were carrying the load they might make sense. Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.

Re: Helinox cots GregW #17531053 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,902 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,902 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	No horses here anymore....

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Re: Helinox cots GregW #17531066 08/19/22
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State roundoak Campfire Outfitter
roundoak Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State	What are you willing to give up for that comfort? You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime

Re: Helinox cots KC #17531094 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country	Originally Posted by KC 5lb 11oz - Too heavy for backpacking. There are better cots for base camping. It's a non-starter for me. I suppose if horses were carrying the load they might make sense. The lite is advertised at 2.75 pounds.... - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: Helinox cots roundoak #17531097 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country	Originally Posted by roundoak What are you willing to give up for that comfort? It wouldn't be for a really serious backpack hunt. But if I add 3 extra pounds to a pack that is not a crazy strenuous pack in and I get to add quality sleep, game changer for some hunts I do and will do in upcoming years, for ME.... Thanks for the pics Don. - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: Helinox cots KC #17531106 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country	Originally Posted by KC 5lb 11oz - Too heavy for backpacking. There are better cots for base camping. It's a non-starter for me. I suppose if horses were carrying the load they might make sense. This wouldn't be a base camp cot. Guess I should have been more clear. Hell, my wall tent cot is likely 20lbs and I sleep like a baby. Grin. - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: Helinox cots GregW #17531131 08/19/22
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State roundoak Campfire Outfitter
roundoak Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State	Originally Posted by GregW Originally Posted by roundoak What are you willing to give up for that comfort? It wouldn't be for a really serious backpack hunt. But if I add 3 extra pounds to a pack that is not a crazy strenuous pack in and I get to add quality sleep, game changer for some hunts I do and will do in upcoming years, for ME.... Thanks for the pics Don. I asked the question Greg, because I assumed you would be using it on a "serious" backpack hunt. You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime

Re: Helinox cots roundoak #17531133 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country	Originally Posted by roundoak Originally Posted by GregW Originally Posted by roundoak What are you willing to give up for that comfort? It wouldn't be for a really serious backpack hunt. But if I add 3 extra pounds to a pack that is not a crazy strenuous pack in and I get to add quality sleep, game changer for some hunts I do and will do in upcoming years, for ME.... Thanks for the pics Don. I asked the question Greg, because I assumed you would be using it on a "serious" backpack hunt. Lol. Well, they're all serious for sure. But you know, there are levels.. grin. - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: Helinox cots GregW #17531141 08/19/22
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State roundoak Campfire Outfitter
roundoak Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State	Originally Posted by GregW Originally Posted by roundoak Originally Posted by GregW Originally Posted by roundoak What are you willing to give up for that comfort? It wouldn't be for a really serious backpack hunt. But if I add 3 extra pounds to a pack that is not a crazy strenuous pack in and I get to add quality sleep, game changer for some hunts I do and will do in upcoming years, for ME.... Thanks for the pics Don. I asked the question Greg, because I assumed you would be using it on a "serious" backpack hunt. Lol. Well, they're all serious for sure. But you know, there are levels.. grin. To keep your pack weight manageable and insure you get a good night sleep, a bottle of sleeping pills doesn't weigh much. You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime

Re: Helinox cots roundoak #17531148 08/19/22
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country G GregW OP Campfire Ranger
OP GregW Campfire Ranger G Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 15,646 Coues Country	Oh I wish they worked for me my man. - Greg Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.

Re: Helinox cots GregW #17531993 08/20/22
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 45,996 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana
smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 45,996 Colorado	Originally Posted by huntsman22 No horses here anymore.... A horse named Don....... Got me thinking, may have to try one this year. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Helinox cots huntsman22 #17575206 09/03/22
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,146 Georgia 4 4winds Campfire Regular
4winds Campfire Regular 4 Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,146 Georgia	Originally Posted by huntsman22 No horses here anymore.... Don, What is that?

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