For all the joy of sleeping in the great outdoors, sometimes campers may want a little space between themselves and Mother Earth — or Father Tarp. The Sleeprite Cot provides a humble but helpful alternative to lying on the ground. The 70-inch-by-30-inch polyester sleeping surface is elevated about 6 inches via a system of shock-corded cross supports and an anodized aluminum frame that all manage to collapse into an 18-inch-by-8-inch-by-6-inch package. Stashed in the included stuff sack, the whole kit and caboodle weighs in at 6 pounds. Getting the hang of the set-up may take some practice, but the reward is a comforting distance from the wet, the bumpy, the creepy-crawly. Add a lightweight air mattress and you’re in the lap of luxury (roughing-it edition).
Sleeprite Cot is $229.99 at
Judi Dash, Gear & Gadgets Syndicate
