I have a pair of Roll-A-Cots which I've used for several years. They weigh 10 lbs. each for the standard size; they have a wider version (same weight) and a wider/longer version (13 lbs.). The tension of the sleeping surface is adjustable. With a Thermarest mattress on top, they are easily as comfortable as our Select Comfort bed at home. They sit high enough to comfortably sit on. $130 on Amazon. Their website is pretty descriptive: http://www.camptime.com/roll-a-cot.htm

With the Thermarest insulating me, I don't think it's any colder than if I were on the ground, at least not enough to complain about. I guess the coldest I've slept on them is about freezing at Marble a couple of nights. It is nice to be able to store stuff under them, and to have someplace to sit in the tent besides the floor.

You'll see a lot of favorable comments about these cots, and I've sure been pleased.

Cary

I've alway worried that cots would wear holes in the bottom of the tent.
Does this happen?

Bagarre wrote:I've alway worried that cots would wear holes in the bottom of the tent.
Does this happen?

I have not noticed any tendency for that to happen with the Roll-a-cots.

Cary

Cary wrote:

Bagarre wrote:I've alway worried that cots would wear holes in the bottom of the tent.
Does this happen?

I have not noticed any tendency for that to happen with the Roll-a-cots.

Cary

I was on my iPhone when I posted--hard to elaborate typing 1 finger at a time! (Some would appreciate it if that's what I always did, right?)

I was concerned about that possibility, too. As do most campers, I have a "footprint" under my tent, but often the ground is relatively soft, such as when it has a good grass cover. So when I first got my Roll-a-cots, I wondered if I should put some sort of saucer under each leg to protect the tent floor. When I packed, though, I didn't think about that again until I was setting up camp at OSH. It had rained earlier in the day, and the grass was wet. As my friend and I put our cots together, that's when I thought about it again. I looked at the tent floor pretty carefully the next morning, and I couldn't see any indication of stretching or puncturing.

That was about 6 years ago. Since then, I've camped many times, on several different surfaces, and there still are no indications of any stretching or puncturing. I suppose it could happen to an extra cheapo tent, but the material of my Big Agnes doesn't seem to be affected at all.

Cary