[at-l] Folding Packframe/Cot Pack Concept +

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

The frame wouldn't have to go all the way around the top edge.  Some cots
have sort of open ends.  The bottom of the frame would have to be sturdy
enough to keep it held open, though.  If I weren't using my hiking poles to
hold up my Nomad, is there some way that they could be incorporated into the
structure of the cot, or maybe have a pack/pole combination that makes the
cot frame?  That way, you would get the exact poles along with the pack to
set the thing up.  anklebear

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Date: Thursday, April 12, 2001 12:01 AM
Subject: [at-l] Folding Packframe/Cot Pack Concept +


>
>    yes, it would serve as the "H" part of the frame. And, no, it need not
be
>too heavy. The frame would be light -however, it is the needed padding to
>make such a rigid design comfortable to carry that would probably bring it
>into the "heavyweight" range.
>
>    Length would not be the problem. Short lengths would not work because
you
>would be hanging off the end and uncomfortable. Width would be a problem.
At
>6' 2" I would need about 2+1/2 feet width to sleep comfortably. Length is
>just a matter of raising the frame over your head a little more. If I had a
>6'6" length cot I could fold it in half making a 3'3" frame minus 10" for
the
>bottom out-jutting support. That isn't prohibitively long.
>
>    The telescoping part would probably have to be the width because 30"
wide
>is too wide to carry comfortably and would get in the way of arm swings.
That
>can't be too difficult an engineering task tough. The bottom part would
stick
>out 10 inches to be the bottom shelf type support like an "L" shape.
>
>     Neat concept and one that would facilitate tarping and lightweight
other
>gear because it would eliminate the need for a floor. A bug net could also
be
>attached around to create a bug hut using the cot as the base. Less hunting
>for dry sites too. I see potential.
>
>
>
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