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For changing clothes nothing beats sitting on a 15" high cot. More comfortable than standing up to change and the cot holds your clothes as you change, plus you can store your clothes under the cot. Everyone has a different gear philosophy. My philosophy is to get the smallest, lightest, most...

Many of today's tents have square rather than slanted sides and can accommodate tall cots. You're right, to get off a low cot you roll onto the floor (easy) and then stand up (difficult for some). But with a tall cot you simply stand up (very easy). I use the Cot One with 2P and 3P tents. I...

Can you say more about why you like to be able to stand up in a tent? I'm virtually always either sitting or lying on my cot or sitting in a chair inside the tent and have no need to stand up except to enter and exit. You pay a big size and weight penalty for being able to stand up, so I would...

I feel that with my purchase of the Cot One I already exceeded what I think is a reasonable price to pay for camping comfort. I'm starting to have a negative feeling about the company due to the exorbitant prices. Also, when I look at their products closely I see some design problems. For...

Great photos, thanks for posting them. For people with bad hips, can you please tell us the distance between the ground and your rear end when you're actually sitting in the chair? Also, when you're sitting, are your knees higher than your rear end? Still looking for a high chair that's easy...

Good questions. I would say that although I love the cot, I feel the price is exorbitant and that leaves me with mixed feelings about Helinox (or DAC). If I were a manufacturer I would want people to have overall positive feelings about me: about my designs, prices, customer service, etc. I...

Aha. I stand corrected and I apologize. Now, why is this? Is this one reason why the price remains so high and sales almost never happen? Because the retailers must be paying a markup to Big Agnes as middleman, right? I suppose the fact that DAC (the manufacturer of Helinox) is in Australia...

Oh no, definitely not. I got my Cot One at Backcountry Edge and there are quite a few other distributors in the U.S. LL Dean, Campmor, Amazon, and a bunch of others.

The height of the Camp chair is apparently 18". I'm guessing that's at the front of the chair and the actual bottom of the seat is several inches lower? No height given for the Sunset chair at the Helinox website. Neither chair has anything solid to push against when getting up. Anyone else...

Sold by Big Agnes and others, but not made by Big Agnes.

Which Helinox chair has the highest seat and is the easiest to get out of?

Impressive Crazy price but I love it. It could be used to hold up a tarp. Would the battery be strong enough to charge a laptop?

Helinox Cot One In my opinion the best lightweight cot on the market is the Helinox Cot One. Very smart and easy setup (2 minutes), strong, stable, and very comfortable WITH A MATTRESS. At around 4.5 lbs most backpackers would not use this cot because you now have the “big four”––tent...

Update I'm updating my review after using the Synmat 12 for 7 months for car camping, kayak camping, and at home. I just spent two weeks sleeping on it at home with the Camptime Roll-a-Cot (34" wide). I slept as well as in my regular bed. Last night to compare I tried the Megamat on the cot...

I've been kayaking camping several times a year for the last 12 years in remote areas. I use more or less NO dry bags, or if I do use one, it's because it can contain several small items, not because it keeps them dry. You have to know your kayak. Submerge it and see how waterproof your hatch...

Well be careful. You don't want to end up like Oscar Pistorius. (Sorry, I couldn't resist that.)

I'm hoping the SEAT will be higher off the ground. Does it look higher in the "leaked" photo? I sure would like to see a photo of the new cot.

Honu, where is the leaked picture?

Big Agnes told me today that next year Helinox will have a taller cot and chair.

Some people complain about the cross bars on "old school" steel cots. Clearly you have the advantage of height. I'm really impressed with the comfort and sturdiness of the Helinox Cot One, pretty amazing for such a light little thing. The main advantages of this cot compared to yours would be...