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Lightweight backpack cot
07-20-06

Low Rise Cot

This is one of the lightest, and most comfortable sleeping "mats" I have ever found. When rolled up and compacted it is smaller than all the other mats out there, so it takes up less room in a pack or pannier. Only drawback is how to use it effectively in a winter climate. In the summer in a tent, cooler is good most times as you can sleep better since you are not sweltering in the heat. It takes no more time to take down and set up than inflating a thermorest or other compact mattress. Lastly, for larger guys like my self, it distributes my weight better. The stiff feeling I get after a sleep on most foamies, thermorests, and mattresses does not come about on this cot. For these reasons the Low Rise Cot is getting popular with the cycling crowd.

-- Ben Eadie

LuxuryLite Low Rise Cot
$190
Available from LuxuryLite

 


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#1 | Thu, 02-04-10 07:41
Monica

I've noticed that same comment in other reviews and forums - that sleeping on a cot in the winter may be colder than sleeping on the cold/frozen ground? For this particular low-rise cot, I've also noticed some campers mention that one could (theoretically) place the cot "under" the tent (i.e. pitch the tent over the cot, rather than place the tent in the cot), so I wonder, if one does that it should trap an air space under the tent (rather than have air flowing freely) and perhaps that trapped air space would keep it warmer to sleep on the cot that way during winter? Haven't tried it yet (I'm still saving up my pennies to buy this low-rise cot), but it would be interesting to know.....

 

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