Ex MOD folding camp bed advice

[huntersforge]

I am in the market for a folding camp bed and was wondering if any of you chaps have used one of the ex MOD folding aluminium ones?
I like the look of them because of their length and width.
Thanks in advance
HF

 

[Mick721]

Yeh very comfy. I used them for months in Iraq. Aldi were selling them for £20 last week.

 

[Mick721]

The ones in Aldi are actually an improvement on the MOD ones. Bit on the heavy side though.

 

[SCOMAN]

I have an ex MOD one good piece of kit. It's worth using a sleeping mat though as it can get cold else.

 

[resnikov]

Got an ex mod one and a cheap gelert one. Mod one is miles better.

 

[huntersforge]

Thanks fellas. Decision made MOD one it is

 

[Shewie]

I've still got one of these going ...

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114720&p=1482270&highlight=#post1482270

 

[santaman2000]

If they're anything like the US Dod ones, they're great. But the commercial ones are better (bigger, more heavy duty, more accessories, etc) Particularly the Heavy Duty one from Cabelas: www.cabelas.com/category/Cots/104280480.uts


This one: www.pinterest.com/pin/10984567838137795

 

[rik_uk3]

Most of the MOD ones have been knackered from use, pick up a new one from Aldi/B&M/Argos et al. There is nowt in it in terms of build quality and you'll be getting a new bed.

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

I've got one of these

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/121108492251

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[wingstoo]

Hated mine, went back to the old "safari" type one, miles better and a lot more comfortable...

 

[tom.moran]

i slept on the cheapest one you can get in go outdoors for a year solid. was extremely comfortable

 

[wingstoo]

i slept on the cheapest one you can get in go outdoors for a year solid. was extremely comfortable

That's not asleep, that's in a coma...

 

[tiger stacker]

Bought two from Halfords, one ripped first time second buckled in the centre?. Thanks for the Aldi tip

 

[GGTBod]

I use one all the time and it is well worth the 4.8kilo weight to carry it and not wake up to sharing my mat and bivvi with slugs

Edit to add i am also 10kilo over the recommended weight limit with no problems

 

[MartinK9]

Try and get the new type.

The MK3 is improved with buckles so they can be easily assembled and then tensioned afterwards.

 

[Mesquite]

I got an ex-MOD one after I managed to buckle 2 of the lighter weight versions

3 years on and it's still doing me sterling service and coupled with an exped synmat gives a lovely comfy sleep

 

[sapper326]

I have a US issue one, fantastic quality and been with me since 2003. The UK MOD issue ones are very cheap alloy and i would say the ALDI or cheaper ones out there would be a better buy as you're buying new.

Here's a top tip i picked up on my travels :
When putting the end bars on you find it a nightmare and you're breaking a sweat, get a damp cloth and rub in over the fabric of the bed and it loosens the fabric. Worked plenty of times for me

 

[Tengu]

I bought a Sunncamp one new (rare for me to buy new, as you know) and have never looked back.

but you may need a thin mattress to use as insulation.

 

[Dave]

I bought a Sunncamp one new (rare for me to buy new, as you know) and have never looked back.

but you may need a thin mattress to use as insulation.

I bought a £90 top of the range Sunncamp concertina bed, and the plastic feet kept breaking off the complicated concertina tubes. Also, it had two plastic nipples to click into the frame, to make it rigid, which werent fit for purpose. Piece of expensive tat really. At the end of one camping trip, I threw the thing in the skip, of the farmer who owned the campsite.

I also bought a low folding chair, from sunncamp, for taking canoeing, and it broke within a week.

Sunncamp suck big time IMO. And so does their customer service.

Bed: http://www.amazon.co.uk/SunnCamp-Ex...=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B001NPCW3E