By Stephen RegenoldWhen talking about bedding in the great outdoors, the wordsultralight and cot rarely come in the same sentence.But thats exactly what LuxuryLite, a small company in Lake Jackson, Texas,proposes with its UltraLite Cot, a 72-inch bed that weighs less than threepounds. Made as an alternative to a sleeping pad, the cot can replica Cartier wj11913g watch keep acamper floating above rocks, sticks, roots, water and snow,according to the company (). The product works by stretchinga sheet of three-layer laminated rip-stop fabric taut over four to six struts. Unrolla sleeping bag, lie down, and the fabric cradles your frame with just a bit offlex.
Like many products from LuxuryLite, the UltraLite Cot isstrange and unconventional. It is a bit of a puzzle to put together, as itcomes bundled with more than a dozen small poles, eight nylon feet, and thefabric sheeting in a roll. My first attempt at setup was a replica Cartier w51008q3 watch 10-minute ordeal. The mainbed is easy to make -- just insert the long poles in their sleeves to createthe frame. But building the struts was more of a mystery. You start by linkingthe gold and black anodized aluminum poles -- 16 of them in total -- and thensliding the mated poles into the cots round feet.
The trick to LuxuryLites design is then in the twisting ofthe struts, which adds tension and flex. Flip the bed over, put your foot onthe edge to steady, and snap the struts in place. The result is a solidplatform that holds a supine frame hovering most of the time just an inch or sooff the ground.In my test, the cot was comfortable enough. I would not replica Cartier we100131 watch saycushy, but sleeping on the rip-stop nylon -- which won’t stretch ,sag, or rot, according to the company -- was akin to a nice pad.Depending on your weight and the placement of the struts onthe frame, your body may have contact with the ground beneath. I weigh 180pounds, and while laying on my back, my butt slightly brushed the dirt underthe cots middle.
