Helinox Table One; chair feet; cot feedback??

[expedition4x4]

Ive seen people use PVC pipe drilled out to accept the feet to distribute weight across a larger area. That way it rolls up and stores in same bag, pain them black if you wish

 

[PlacidWaters]

have not seen anything ? that link are larger nylon balls ? get them drill them ? the new sunset legs are larger so golf balls wont work but the golf balls have worked awesome on our regular chairs

I am sure knock offs will be coming for the cots knowing how much nicer the chairs are than other chairs still kinda wonder if the cots will be not quite as nice also ?

I saw a post somewhere online by a guy who had been to a large outdoor gear exposition. He said he saw many Helinox chair knockoffs there and he thought they were flimsy, didn't support as much weight as the Helinox. Hmm . . .

 

[PlacidWaters]

Ive seen people use PVC pipe drilled out to accept the feet to distribute weight across a larger area. That way it rolls up and stores in same bag, pain them black if you wish

I think this is the best idea I've seen so far---fairly simple and convenient, should work well in sand. No, wait, the best one was a guy who 3-D PRINTED his own plastic feet with a disc on the bottom!

 

[Honu]

tried Pipe it kinda works but my issues were one more thing to assemble and put on and take off and on roots etc... it can be rocky ? the PVC pipe also in some dusty soft stuff here got in the holes and you have to kinda shake it out some ?
also the way the feet go in the pipe has to have long holes so either you push the legs in to get them in and they can be kinda wobbly in a way since its not tight
best thing is try all these things out one self
for me at least I don't want to have to put anything on or take anything off just want it to open up and work really for me comes down to has to be solid and somewhat round shape to handle all ground easily

 

[AML]

AML, Is the High Cot stable in spite of the length of the legs? Does it feel like it can support your weight solidly even when you move around on it? The setup appears to be as easy as the Cot One, since the legs are all attached together.

I agree that 26" isn't wide enough for a luxury cot. Yup, they'll probably make a wide version next year and it will probably cost $500!

Backcountry Edge has it for $300 right now. I won't pay that much. I have $450 in Helinox products already (all bought on sale). I'm guessing that resale of these products on Craigslist could be difficult if I wanted to upgrade.

Yes it feels very stable. I was worried about how strong it would be being so light but so far no issues. I have slept about a dozen or so nights on it so far with a sleeping mat on top.

 

[PlacidWaters]

AML, thanks for that feedback.

In the meantime I finally put wiffle balls on the chair feet. Works better than racquet balls. The wiffle balls do fit in the bag.

 

[AML]

I used the smallest sized dog tennis balls. The ones without the "felt". I only did one chair.

Helinox does sell feet for the chairs but not surprising, they are over priced.