How comfortable is the cot without a mattress pad, as compared to just a sleeping bag on the ground?
1360207
Compared to on the ground is good. You don't have the cold coming up from the ground and is is an even surface without rocks.
1360208
The cot is well built and strong. The cot and sleeping bag would be very firm, but the cot would give as you turn during the night. The ground wouldn't.
1360209
Haven't tried it without pad. The worse part wow be the brace down the midDle. Overall still better than sleeping bag on ground.
1360210
I find it better than the ground. I use a blanket for a littile more warmth lining and cushion. The only real drawback is the bar down the center. Its also large. But it makes my week of camping comfortable.
1360211
Much more comfortable, a scale of 1-10. 10 being a bed at home the comparison on the ground is abut a 3 the cot would be a 7.
1383131
approx 9X9X37 inches it's a duffel bag. It takes a while to set up, a tent and air mattress is just as fast, less expensive and probably better. There are also other tent type cots that unfold and set up in seconds.
1993175
It's a tight squeeze. I can leave the bottom bed with just a fitted sheet and I have a twin matress without padding on the bottom. If you got bed risers that would give you plenty of space.
1428041
Yes, it's actually better to use the bed without the tent because the tent is a hazard. I'd even recommend saving $20 by purchasing the same bed without the tent. The tent is not safe so we've never even used it.
581530
No mattress. Just a thin lining. Suggest you use a full size air mattress - queen too big.
505744
The mattress pad is fine - thin but comfortable. My baby slept on it every night for the first 2 months and was always comfortable.
1805044
It is floor less. So you just set up the tent and then you can set up your bed. In our case, we did cots.
1299119
My guests did not complain. They said it was very comfortable. However, I use a foam mattress topper on the bed. Hope this helps.
537833
It does feel comfortable within 10 minutes! As you see from other posts. the mattress is very bulky and heavy. That's because it is much more foam than air. I do a lot of camping, but I had to cancel my fall camping trip, so I haven't slept on it yet.
10227
It's not bad. Add it with a cush sleeping bag, it's ok. Of course a thicker pad would help, but I'm a side sleeper too and I didn't have problems with it.
1295712
It's pretty comfortable, but that would be up to you. It is as comfortable as any cot I have used.
536692
pad is removeable. Yes at my old age of 68 I camped in a tent with this cot..I will say I also had a memory foam mat that i placed on top of the mattress and slept very well for 4 nights.. Did I miss my real bed? YES but this was the best cot for my back and didn't have a backache at all.
1419422
We use this mattress as a permanent bed and find it very comfortable. Still it is not a real mattress and you feel that you are laying on air - so when you get up it feels a little bit shaky like in a rubber boat, but that's just how it is. You are getting used to it and it's way more affordable than a real bed (imagine how easy it is, when you have to another dorm!).
510432
Well it's more like a pad than a mattress. It's similar to the pad that comes with a pack-n-play.
631236
Never tried putting a mattress on it. My guess is it would not work very well as it is not as wide as a twin mattress. We use it as a spare bed all the time but with a sleeping bag. It is very comfortable with the sleeping bag.
411317
Our special needs son sleeps on his right side and we used it every night on vacation. We used a foam pad that you can use inside sleeping bags on top of the cot and he had no trouble or sore spots and he is a big guy over 220 lbs and 5' 7".
513828
A pad or air mattress to sleep on (some campsites use crushed shell) and a sheet to keep mosquitoes off you. It rarely gets below 70 at night. As for this sleeping bag, it is very comfortable. used it in NY in 40 degree weather. Would suggest a liner to make cleaning easer. I use it as an extra sleeping pad in FL. Tonight the low here is going to be 79 in central FL.