Two pieces of friendly advice: First, assemble them at least once at home before you go camping - and lay on them for awhile. This will stretch the fabric a bit so that it's not so tough stretching it over the poles when you're at the campsite. (If you can't pull the tight fabric over the poles by hand, use a flat tent stake as a lever with the end of the assembled poles as the fulcrum and pull/stretch the fabric over the poles this way) Second, cut pieces from an old garden hose and slip them over the legs - this makes the legs much more "tent friendly".I bought two of these cots for a 3 day camping trip and one of them ripped on the second day. They are ridiculous to assemble, and they obviously aren't as durable as they state they are. I weigh well under the maximum weight limit and they totally ripped apart. I would suggest spending more money on something reliable like a Coleman Cot.I used a great cot in Haiti but forgot the name. Ordered three of these Texsports wanting to share them with both my sons. Ooops, not the same. For ten bucks more you can get the real deal, the Allagash is what you want. Byer is the name of the company in Maine.
The Texsports were difficult to set up, and one came apart, ferrule from the side rail came out stuck on the paint of the tempered steel leg. I was not frustrated with the better one I used doing volunteer work in Haiti May 2010. Finally I find it is the Allagash, with aluminum side rails and heavier guage tempered steel legs. You'll be glad you did pay the extra little bit. Free shipping makes it worth it big time. Sorry Texsport, better luck next time. I received this product in the mail quickly and without issue. I am a Seabee in the U.S. Navy, and I bought the cot because it was compact enough to fit in the tents we use during our field exercises. I set it up in the house and laid on it without any problem. I was looking forward to use in the field as the previous year I had slept on the cold hard ground. First night in the field, I get everything set up and I am laying in the tent on the cot appreciating that I am not on the ground. A little later, I rolled onto my side and my elbow went right through the canvas of the cot rendering the cot unusable. I'm about 215 lbs, but the cot says it will work up to 250 lbs. IT may work for someone smaller, but I don't think I would bother if you are 200 lbs plus. I have now purchased 2 of these for my Boy Scouts for summer camp. The one purchased last year was kind of a bear to put together. It seems like the fabric socket for the end ia a bit too long, and it takes a screwdriver or other blunt tool to get it stretched over the end. Gets easier once we figured that little trick out. The one I received today, goes together much easier (no tool required), but the fabric doesn't seem quite as taut when assembled. I layed on it after assembly (6' @ 210lbs)and didn't have any problems. The legs take a little muscle to get in, but just stand it up on edge an lean on em' - they'll go. All-in-all, these are pretty sturdy little cots for the money. Durable enough to survive scout camp, and will fit inside a footlocker for transport. I would not, however, suggest these for younger children to take to camp - they aren't big enough to put the "umph" on them. The reviews I read talked about needing tools to pull the material over the bars. I was concerned, but the product was already on its way. Got them today and assembled easily. Problem is the directions are poor. However, easy to assemble and light. Also laid on the cot and found it much more comfortable than the ground. Husband and I are over 40 years and planning an overnight backpacking trip. I hope that they work well. The parts are not labeled so when you get it just take a sec to label the parts with paper and put tape over it so it down not come off. But easy to put together and weight limit they say when we called is 200 BUT NOT at all...more like 125... It good though!! After reading the reviews and buying the product, I have to disagree with many of the bad ones. Although setup is a little challenging it's not difficult. The canvas material for the cot itself is of similar quality to a military style cot. Set up took me about ten minutes. The instructions are lacking, but with a little common sense a person can easily figure out the assembly. The cot itself sits 6.5" off the ground but it feels more like 4", it is just wide enough for a medium built individual. The box states the dimension at 6' x 2' x 6", anyone over 5' 8" will be hanging their feet over the edge. The cot is rated for 225# and I'm just pushing 200#. I do recommend a air mattress for a little for comfort, for some odd reason the manufacture placed a seem width wise in the middle of the cots canvas. If you're looking for a lite weight cot this is not it. This cot weighs as much as my 2 man tent. But since I car camp more than anything else, that's not really an issue for me.
For the price the cot fits the bill and gets the job done. I would have given this a five star but, I have two of these cots. The first one was my mothers actual army cot. The Army cot is amazing and is a little stronger. This cot is just as good but I notice a little weaker than my actual army one. I still highly recommend this cot. Great for two day float trips, camping, etc... These cots are great because they break down into a bag that's pretty small. Five star product, but like I said my actual Army one has spoiled me with it's strength that is just a little better than this one. I've noticed a lot of reviewers mentioning the difficulty fitting the frame into the canvas cover. I too experienced this (I attribute it to poor fit and design at manufacturing), but discovered a relatively easy fix. Do this for each of the main side frames: find the end your feet would be on, pop off the rubber cap, use hacksaw (or for kids, have an adult do this) carefully to cut about an inch off (depending on the fit of your cot it might take slightly more or less) the end of the pipe, then pop the rubber cap back on. I did this, and the frame fit into the case very easily and the canvas still stayed adequately stretched.
Other than that, this cot is very handy. While probably a bit too bulky and space-inefficient to pack on extended hiking trips, this is light enough to be worthwile on shorter trips and for base camping. Definitely a good bargain if you can catch it on a good sale (I think I paid around $15). I used to have one of those when I was a kid. It was made in the USSR, and I think they might have invented them. The one I had was made out off much heavier gauge of steel and was virtually indestructible, but it weight a bit more. It saw a LOT of use. I lost it when I was moving. I bough this one from amazon and although it feels a bit lighter and slightly cheaper I believe it will serve me well on my camping trips
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