Reddit reviews TETON Sports Outfitter XXL Camp Cot; Folding Cot Great for Car Camping

You ought to be looking into cots. There's some large, heavy-duty ones that look quite comfortable. They can get pretty expensive though.

If you got the dough, I've used this the past couple years at firefly. Very comfy and spacious. Also very well made, can handle around 500 lbs! Also, the pad is great. My bro and I each bought one for fests.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000P6BGYI/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1458104420&sr=8-3&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=cot&dpPl=1&dpID=31XP6vttQ0L&ref=plSrch

TETON Sports Adventurer Camp Pad https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GV3YSV2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_1Jo6wbPDHFMWD

I got this cot for Christmas, and it is WAY more beefy than I had anticipated. I guess I should've paid closer attention to the pic of the 7 guys standing on it, 'cause it is a beast. There's room for me (6'1 220lbs) and my dog (90lbs), and I imagine it'd work for 2 people cuddling up, but definitely not 2 people side-by-side.

I have this Outfitter XXL cot and this pad to go with it. Basically, I'd probably rather sleep on this than my actual bed. It's held up well so far. Probably used it 15 nights in 2 years, although the pad is a more recent acquisition. The rubber feet on the bottom are known to fail but you can get replacements. It folds up nicely although it is still pretty big folded up. There are other sizes that are similar in construction but I'm a big dude - 6'5" 300ish lbs.

Alright, so here is my answer to pretty much none of your questions.

I have these two items:

• ALPS Mountaineering Outback Self-Inflating Air Mat
  
• Teton Sports XXL Cot
  
  The cot is quite a bit bigger than you are looking for. It's like the size of a twin bed so it's unwieldy and awkward to setup and haul around, so it won't travel unless you want to ship it.
  
  The Alps mattress is pretty much the same thing as the Exped, but a little bigger and a bit cheaper.
  
  These two items are not going to be very portable; I use them car camping. I have never slept more than three nights in a row on them, but they were unbelievably comfortable; as good as my memory foam mattress at home. Firm and supportive, but has some give where your pressure points are. And the height of the cot and pad together were such that I could sit on them to put on socks and pants.
  
  So, while I know these items are not going to suit you, I think that a couple of things I learned might be helpful. My cot gives a little when I lie on it which is expected. My pad is several inches narrower than the cot which is perfect since it ends up fitting right between the supporting bars. The 'self inflating' pads I believe are constructed with a memory foam core inside what is essentially an air mattress. In my experience that foam core solve the biggest complaint I have with air mattresses: the way the air moves around as you roll around on it.
  
  Anyway, I think your mattress selection is great; cot too, thought it's hard to know if they will work together as the widths are pretty similar.
  
  Edit: The Kelty Discovery High Cot might meet your needs and the size seems about right.

I respect what you want to do, but you might find it much more efficient and inexpensive to get two portable heavy duty cots that can be hung on the wall during the day.
This is what I have. Look at the various pictures on the left.
Just a thought?

https://www.amazon.com/Sports-Outfitter-Camping-Perfect-Included/dp/B000P6BGYI/ref=sr_1_1?s=outdoor-recreation&ie=UTF8&qid=1496966590&sr=1-1&keywords=heavy+duty+cot

We upgraded to cots this past year so no more waking up with your hip bone poking into the ground. Pro super comfortable built like a tank. Con takes up a lot of room we had to get a 10x13 tent to fit them us and our gear, but what the heck we needed a new tent anyway.
http://www.amazon.com/TETON-Sports-Outfitter-XXL-Camp/dp/B000P6BGYI/ref=zg_bs_3400811_17

They seems really limited in choices. What about this one ?

If you're willing to downsize to a 6 person (which, with only 2 people, really shouldn't be an issue), then I would check out the Eureka! Copper Canyon 6. I just picked it up on the suggestions of The Wire Cutter who rated it as the best tent for family and car camping.

It won't actually be utilized until next week, but I'm excited to try it out. Also got a couple of these cots to go in it, which are huge and will make it seem like walking into a hotel room with 2 twin beds.

I can understand your desire for a cot set up. I can tolerate sleeping on air mattresses and sometimes on pads, but sleeping on the somewhat portable camping cot I purchased is amazing. I like mine so much that I would much prefer it over sleeping on some of the mattresses I've slept on when travelling. It is just about as comfortable as my mattress at home, and my mattress is the most comfortable thing I can sleep in. When it is too hot to sleep (I'm extremely warm blooded) I would say that the cot is better than my mattress.

That said, I don't think I've seen any two person camp cot (the one's that aren't folding mattresses) that would work well for a couple that likes to cuddle for sleep. My biggest problem is that I get hot and bothered way before my long-time gf does, and our sleeping tempuratures just don't match up. If you're in one of those cots then both of you are going to gravitate to one pit in the fabric, for me I need some air space after a few hours (or else I'll sweat and she'll be drenched). This might not be a problem for you.

Also I want you to make sure you know the two person tent-cot you link to does have the cross-bar down the middle.

How large are you and your wife? Watch out for cots that don't fit your height. I'm 6 feet tall and I barely fit into a largish cot with a pillow and when I don't want to rest my heels on a metal cross bar at the ends of my cot.

My recommendation, if you and your gf are small enough, find a really large cot that is meant for a single person. Mine is the smaller version (dimensions: 75 x 25 x 17-Inch) from the one I just linked to, and I enjoy it. If you go that route you will be sleeping closely even if you don't want to, but I think it could easily fit two people my size (190 lbs and 6 feet) and a small child. I tried it for a nap with my gf, and we both sort of just fell into the same spot that our body weight makes on the cot.

Another thing to try is a large hammock. Then you'll really be sleeping closely; unless you have some sort of "bridge hammock". Those seem to be flatter and similar in some ways to camping cots.

I have this XXL one with the pad. Camped on it 4x so far and it's great.

TETON Sports Outfitter XXL Camping cot - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P6BGYI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_G02cBb7Y02DPE

Picked up a couple of these big beefy cots and sleeping pads for camping season and Forest. They just arrived at my house and are legit the size of a twin bed. A little spendy, but worth it due to the sheer amount of use we plan to get out of them. I also got tired of replacing air mattresses - which honestly cannot even TOUCH these guys for comfort. A+ 10/10 would recommend. I just saw that these are now about $15 cheaper on Amazon that what we paid - if you've been on the fence about getting a cot, make the switch; you won't regret it.


https://www.amazon.com/Sports-Outfitter-Camping-Folding-Included/dp/B000P6BGYI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521390193&sr=8-1&keywords=teton+xxl


https://www.amazon.com/Sports-Outfitter-Sleeping-Perfect-Camping/dp/B000P6DJ8O/ref=pd_bxgy_468_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B000P6DJ8O&pd_rd_r=A02VTWRAGPBYKS4A4QH2&pd_rd_w=R9aXw&pd_rd_wg=OLshT&psc=1&refRID=A02VTWRAGPBYKS4A4QH2

I have one of these at work for nap time:

https://www.amazon.com/TETON-Sports-Outfitter-Camping-Included/dp/B000P6BGYI/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=teton+cot&qid=1563354977&s=gateway&sr=8-3