I took this to a disaster relief base camp... I was inside a building on a tile floor and not outside or on dirt... It was "easy" to set up but I did practice before I needed to use it for real... Intellectually, it is easy... Somebody posted a video: watch it... In reality I have pole that is dodgy and takes an inordinate amount of effort to engage and retract... It felt like I would break it... it didn't... I will probably buy back up poles...

I took this to a disaster relief base camp... I was inside a building on a tile floor and not outside or on dirt... It was "easy" to set up but I did practice before I needed to use it for real... Intellectually, it is easy... Somebody posted a video: watch it... In reality I have pole that is dodgy and takes an inordinate amount of effort to engage and retract... It felt like I would break it... it didn't... I will probably buy back up poles...

Update on this cot... It's been just over a year of use... I would say I used it about 30 times in the last year... This includes having my kids use it for sleep overs... I've used it several times in below freezing temps... No issues... I would say if you take care not to abuse this, it will do as intended...
This cot was purchased because it fit the dimensions of my 4 person tent (3 person wither gear) and for my wife to use on an upcoming camp out... She likes some comfort and this cot is a way to get her to come out on trips with me and the kids... I used a lightly inflated Klymit air mattress on top of the cot when she used it... She was much much more comfortable than laying on the ground and slept well... Since then, I have used it on multiple car camping trips, backyard camp outs, and kid sleepovers... I've slept on the ground with everything from a foam pad to a 2...5 inch Neo Air when camping, so I know a bit about (dis)comfort when sleeping outside... This cot is really a nice comfort item... As before, I still put some kind of pad on top when I use it... It is really strong and supportive... I have had myself and my two kids on it, over 300 lbs, and no issues... I am careful to not put a lot of weight directly over any one leg... Rolling/getting on and off the cot has never been an issue... It feels very stable...
My last trip out was a weekend ago in temperatures down to 27 degrees... I used my Neo Air on top of the cot at those temps... Again, I was comfortable and the cot didn't care about the cold at all...
I am 6 feet long, 195 lbs and I can fit just fine... My head doesn't feel like it hangs over or slopes down...I am a little cautious with the cot feet... I have had no issues with them, but I feel if something is to fail, it will be the feet... The poles are beefy aluminum, not like a tent pole... My tent floor has had no issues with the feet... I put the cot down directly on the tent floor and have had no trouble... I wouldn't use this backpacking, but it's been coming with on all my car camping trips...

Update on this cot... It's been just over a year of use... I would say I used it about 30 times in the last year... This includes having my kids use it for sleep overs... I've used it several times in below freezing temps... No issues... I would say if you take care not to abuse this, it will do as intended...
This cot was purchased because it fit the dimensions of my 4 person tent (3 person wither gear) and for my wife to use on an upcoming camp out... She likes some comfort and this cot is a way to get her to come out on trips with me and the kids... I used a lightly inflated Klymit air mattress on top of the cot when she used it... She was much much more comfortable than laying on the ground and slept well... Since then, I have used it on multiple car camping trips, backyard camp outs, and kid sleepovers... I've slept on the ground with everything from a foam pad to a 2...5 inch Neo Air when camping, so I know a bit about (dis)comfort when sleeping outside... This cot is really a nice comfort item... As before, I still put some kind of pad on top when I use it... It is really strong and supportive... I have had myself and my two kids on it, over 300 lbs, and no issues... I am careful to not put a lot of weight directly over any one leg... Rolling/getting on and off the cot has never been an issue... It feels very stable...
My last trip out was a weekend ago in temperatures down to 27 degrees... I used my Neo Air on top of the cot at those temps... Again, I was comfortable and the cot didn't care about the cold at all...
I am 6 feet long, 195 lbs and I can fit just fine... My head doesn't feel like it hangs over or slopes down...I am a little cautious with the cot feet... I have had no issues with them, but I feel if something is to fail, it will be the feet... The poles are beefy aluminum, not like a tent pole... My tent floor has had no issues with the feet... I put the cot down directly on the tent floor and have had no trouble... I wouldn't use this backpacking, but it's been coming with on all my car camping trips...

I just used this on a motorcycle camping trip... This cot with a sleeping pad was great... Slept well and the pad did not move since I was using the strap that was designed into the cot... Easy to assemble and disassemble... I would recommend that you set the cot up once before you take a trip... Also make sure that it will fit in your tent... I used it in a one man tent and it was a little tight... This cot is super compact and is great for motorcycle camping...