Can the cot be placed on a tent floor and not rip the plastic floor liner? Are the leg ends rounded corners or sharp?
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The cot has rounded corners on braces that fold down. OK on carpet. The bed is narrowish and you can't sleep on your side because of the metal on the sides of the bed, so I could not get comfortable until I put couch cushions on it which were slightly wider than the metal sides of the cot.
1844808
I have the cot stored away in my garage, and it is hard to get to, but I'm sure the legs do not have a sharp edges on them. If I remember correctly, they have a black foot on them. I think it was plastic and it was pushed into the hole of the leg, and that is what touches the floor. Hope this helps you.
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It has rubber caps on the legs, but 2 of the caps keep falling off mine. If you can figure out a way to keep the caps on, and don't move the cot when there is weight on it, your tent floor should be fine. If you are still worried, cut an X-slit in 6 tennis balls, and stick them on the feet. Like people do for walkers. :)
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It is a little heavier than the floors in other regular 3-season tents I have owned. I always use a tarp "footprint" underneath to be safe.
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The tent has a floor, if that's what you mean. But there is no tarp, or "footprint" for underneath. Those are sold separately.
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Hi Rich, strictly speaking, no- the tent has its own self-contained floor. But a footprint is always a good idea to prolong to lifetime of your tent. You should also consider the environment where you will be using it- a soft forest floor is one thing, but the hard scrabble of a mountain environment is another. I use a homemade footprint that I cut from inexpensive plastic sheeting, and then used a grommet kit to match the grommets of the tent.
898144
The cot has black plastic tips inserted flat into the end of each leg, so that the leg is finished off. The legs are aluminum, very sturdy, and make the cot heavy to carry, but heavy duty for good use.
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Since I cannot find a Coleman footprint/groundsheet available for this tent, I would recommend a thin tarp without grommets a little smaller, not larger, than the dimensions of the tent. You don't want it larger because that would catch water and channel it under the tent between the tarp and tent bottom, actually increasing the chance of a leaky floor.
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The flooring is made of polyethylene, basically the same stuff that cheap blue tarps are made from. It should last reasonably well with care. Without care, probably not too long. Tarps are inexpensive - I always put one under my tent to protect the floor.
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Nope, and you wouldn't want to.The cot is made to attach to the tent with zippers. The tent itself has no floor - the cot is the floor.For much less money you could buy just a tent. And there are no cots that can be attached to this tent without extensive alterations.
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for the most part it is a free standing tent, but it does have a few tent pegs that help square up the floor. if your going to put air mats for the kids to lay on in the tent you could probably get away with not using the pegs.
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Shawn, I believe there would be too much overhang so I wouldn't recommend putting the tent on a 78X31 cot. As far as the other response goes, I used my teton combo all last summer and I had no problems. Do I wish everything I purchased worked correctly and would last 20 years? Sure I do. Do I get upset if something I spent good money on and it last's a trip or two? You bet. I just don't dwell on it too much. I return the product and try again. If it happens again, I return the product and get my money back and try something else. I love my setup. Have a great camping season. Max
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Hi! The screen room does have a floor- same type of plastic floor as the main portion of the tent. The windows on the inside of the tent have zip up flats, but the screened in portion at the apex of the tent does not. That is covered only by the rain fly.
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The tent floor is made of polyethylene ripstop (tarp) and sewn onto the tent. It is not optional.
1756954
It is hard plastic. There are no sharp corners and sits on the tent flooring nicely. i haven't noticed any damage.
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The cot is well built and strong. The cot and sleeping bag would be very firm, but the cot would give as you turn during the night. The ground wouldn't.
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Four pegs hold the corners of the floor stretched out. A rope goes through the top, holding it up. The tent must be placed between two trees or posts (like a hammock). The Iincluded pegs are weak steel wire, suggest buying set of real tent pegs. Also the tent is designed to keep you warm, but in extreme heat I believe it can be turned inside out to reflect heat away.
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They are plastic. They are round so they don't damage a tent. They could eventually scratch a wood floor I suppose but unlikely.
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our cot is 85 x 40 and the tent fits those dimensions. it has a floor and tie downs and might be able to adapt, but I would think the poles would hang over the end of the cot and cause it to lose it's stability. You would have a 3.5 inch hang over the ends and 4.5 inch over the sides, just seems like the tent would be saggy.