Hi I'm new to bushcrafting and just purchased my first hot tent a (polmoly teepee) with a half inner,but I need some ideas/suggestions on what to sleep on cot wise all ideas greatly received
New to bushcrafting-hot tent cot recommendations?
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Hi Jon, welcome aboard. Lots of info and helpful folk here, and sources of second-hand kit and ideas to keep the costs down. I'm not up on Tepees so not much help but some of the others are.
Might help to say which model/size it is, as presumably that defines whether a cot fits, or if you need a ground-based sleep system.
Might help to say which model/size it is, as presumably that defines whether a cot fits, or if you need a ground-based sleep system.
Hi Jon, welcome to the forum 
Where abouts in Shropshire are you; we're just over the border near Welshpool.
As Pattree says, start a new thread with a relevant title and you'll get loads of answers/opinions.
Where abouts in Shropshire are you; we're just over the border near Welshpool.
As Pattree says, start a new thread with a relevant title and you'll get loads of answers/opinions.
Hello and to answer your question the US army camp cots are pretty good and along with a decent insulating mat you should have a comfy bed.
Welcome aboard. I’d recommend one of these if you can find one: https://preppersshop.co.uk/british-...r90yldZFtVhf8ysxjvdnO3XTOCAaZPDhoCmpsQAvD_BwE
They were issued to British Forces in the past. Very comfy to sleep on & the cotton breathes better than synthetic.
They were issued to British Forces in the past. Very comfy to sleep on & the cotton breathes better than synthetic.
Aye, need to know which tipi you bought. I have three tipis, and a couple of very low cots, and the Thermarest cot, which is the smaller of the two is hard to fit in the medium one with liner, and impossible in the small with liner. It isn’t just footprint, it is set up or rotational space, AND height of the liner from your face when lying in the cot.
Hi I'm in Whitchurch but work in Shrewsbury I'm also looking for a permission woodland/forest to camp in and have a small fireHi Jon, welcome to the forum
Where abouts in Shropshire are you; we're just over the border near Welshpool.
As Pattree says, start a new thread with a relevant title and you'll get loads of answers/opinions.
A 3M tipi with a centre pole has
1.5^2 x pi x bugger all sleeping space. It pushes you under the angled wall and bends you like a banana. I took out the pole and I sleep down the middle.
As you want to use a heater I presume that your kit travels in a car as mine does.
Having been let down by most air filled mattresses I sleep on one of those little cots with sprung wire legs. Insulation is provided by a 15mm neoprene mat covered with sheep skins. I use a Snugpak Chrysalis 5 season sleeping bag with various liners depending on the night time temperature. In seriously (for UK) cold nights I’ll have a Gelert sleeping pod laid open under my Snugpak. If I start to feel cold in the night, I zip that up over the sleeping bag.
I sometimes use a hot water bottle.
1.5^2 x pi x bugger all sleeping space. It pushes you under the angled wall and bends you like a banana. I took out the pole and I sleep down the middle.
As you want to use a heater I presume that your kit travels in a car as mine does.
Having been let down by most air filled mattresses I sleep on one of those little cots with sprung wire legs. Insulation is provided by a 15mm neoprene mat covered with sheep skins. I use a Snugpak Chrysalis 5 season sleeping bag with various liners depending on the night time temperature. In seriously (for UK) cold nights I’ll have a Gelert sleeping pod laid open under my Snugpak. If I start to feel cold in the night, I zip that up over the sleeping bag.
I sometimes use a hot water bottle.
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