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Posted: 3/31/2016 11:54:11 PM EST

Need to purchase a bed or something, don't really want too because I hate having shit that is a pia to move. Cots long term? Other options?

Posted: 3/31/2016 11:56:08 PM EST

[#1]

What are you sleeping on now?

You can pick up a nice, used, mattress for free. Pick one up, use it for as long as you need, dump it and repeat in the next town.

Posted: 3/31/2016 11:56:40 PM EST

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A couch or a floor. Moved recently.

I can buy a new bed. That's not the issue. I would not buy a used mattress. Or clothes. Or toothbrush.

Posted: 3/31/2016 11:56:48 PM EST

[#3]

I spent the better part of a year sleeping on my sea chest with a wool blanket on it for padding.

I wouldn't recommend it. But it can be done.

I'd buy a hammock if you're really concerned about space, stuff, and cost.

Posted: 3/31/2016 11:57:47 PM EST

[#4]

Cots are comfortable to me.

Posted: 3/31/2016 11:59:17 PM EST

[#5]

I slept on a cot as my only bed for a while back in the day, apartment was too small for a real bed.

Just don't expect to get too much play with the ladies.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:00:45 AM EST

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Friend has one of these memory foam single mattresses in his camper, it is freaking awesome.

You can lay it literally anywhere and get a great night's sleep.

I could go long term on one.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:01:01 AM EST

[#7]

Long term cot in the desert.......

Fucked my back and shoulders up, for good.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:02:28 AM EST

[#8]

Air mattress?

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:06:08 AM EST

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Can't do that, hate them.

Space is certainly a problem, but a bigger problem is being the owner of something that is large an a pain to move.

I guess I could just buy a twin or something. My feet will hang off but whatever

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:19:29 AM EST

[#10]

id rather sleep on the floor than on a cot

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:21:42 AM EST

[#11]

I slept on a cot for a year in Afghanistan. I actually kinda liked it.

If you get one that doesn't suck then go for it.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:24:40 AM EST

[#12]

Futon.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:26:21 AM EST

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I've slept on a cot for a couple months. If you get a memory foam topper for it loke the one pictured above, it would probably be pretty comfortable. I'd rather sleep in a hammock though. Check out some of the camping hammocks. They will ball up to the size of a 32oz Gatorade bottle and you can get flat enough to be comfortable even if you are a stomach or side sleeper like me. Amazon.com has a bunch for under $25.

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Posted: 4/1/2016 12:27:56 AM EST

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He sounds like the perfect customer.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:30:16 AM EST

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I hate cots. Have to put a pillow or a duffel bag under my knees or my back gets all kinds of jacked up

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:36:10 AM EST

[#16]

I did just fine on a cot for 9 months. I don't understand how an inflatable is too big when it can be deflated to take up less space than a cot.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:38:51 AM EST

[#17]

What you sleep on now, will probably affect how your spine feels when you're old.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:40:00 AM EST

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I did just fine on a cot for 9 months. I don't understand how an inflatable is too big when it can be deflated to take up less space than a cot.

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Never said anything regarding inflatable being too big, just can't get comfortable on them. Would rather sleep on a floor.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:40:03 AM EST

[#19]

A cot is used for a few days or weeks a mattress is used for months to year's.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:40:44 AM EST

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What you sleep on now, will probably affect how your spine feels when you're old.

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I believe it.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:42:43 AM EST

[#21]

Define 'long term'.

Even a twin with no box spring, just tossed on the floor, will be more comfortable, especially if you do this stuff called 'get laid'.

That said, I slept on a old wood and canvas WW2-era collapsing cot for a while when I first moved out. With a decent pad, it wasn't bad at all. Just limiting.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:45:28 AM EST

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I like the Cabela's XL cot. Throw a 3" Thermarest pad on it and enjoy the sleep. This was our emergency beds where I worked. I don't know how well they'd work long term, but I spent several nights on them and was OK.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:45:50 AM EST

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Can't do that, hate them.

Space is certainly a problem, but a bigger problem is being the owner of something that is large an a pain to move.

I guess I could just buy a twin or something. My feet will hang off but whatever

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Air mattress?

Can't do that, hate them.

Space is certainly a problem, but a bigger problem is being the owner of something that is large an a pain to move.

I guess I could just buy a twin or something. My feet will hang off but whatever

Super firm extra long twin was the best mattress I've ever had - was long enough for me, I'm 6'4".

I have an XL SlumberJack cot I use when we go to Baja - it's ok for a couple of nights but after that my back complains due to the sag mid-span.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:49:32 AM EST

[#24]

If you want to get laid, you're going to need a mattress, or at least a sofa.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:52:04 AM EST

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I see you've never had sexy time in a hammock before.

Just anchor it well.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:54:54 AM EST

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Friend has one of these memory foam single mattresses in his camper, it is freaking awesome.

You can lay it literally anywhere and get a great night's sleep.

I could go long term on one.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh206/graham1775/graham1775089/7179881_zpsdvwctejb.jpg

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Get a topper at least(2 inch thick). Comfy! Roll it up and bring it camping. Comfy.

Posted: 4/1/2016 12:56:31 AM EST

[#27]

OP's soon to be spine

Posted: 4/1/2016 1:46:41 AM EST

[#28]

I don't know if they're hard to find, or how much they cost, but I got wonderful sleep on those steel-spring beds they use in boot camp and at some long-term camps. Shitty 3" mattress, but I slept like a baby. It's a bit more stout than a cot.

ETA: I only buy extra-firm mattresses without pillow tops, so I actually prefer firmer beds. I really hate soft, billowy, pillow-top mattresses. Take that into consideration.

Posted: 4/1/2016 1:53:51 AM EST

[#29]

Ive spent accumulative years sleeping on cots in the military. I would only suggest it if you are under 6' and have a memory foam mattress as well.

Posted: 4/1/2016 2:19:58 AM EST

[#30]

Ikea couches are very choice for sleep.

Have one in my office and have spent many nights sleeping on it.

Posted: 4/1/2016 2:20:23 AM EST

[#31]

xl cot with cot pad for short term( year or so) but I'm guessing your old or have no game because your not going to get laid on a cot( really it will break).

Posted: 4/1/2016 2:20:57 AM EST

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xl cot with cot pad for short term( year or so) but I'm guessing your old or have no game because your not going to get laid on a cot( really it will break).

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If 25 is the new 50 then yes.

Posted: 4/1/2016 2:26:04 AM EST

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Oh that's smart, give a single guy an 800 pound taco filled with hatred.

Posted: 4/1/2016 2:35:40 AM EST

[#34]

The deal regarding not wanting something large is that I may be moving it soon. I have a small car, Subaru Crosstrek. Just want something to get me through the next bit, thinking I should just get a twin...tie to to my hood or something.

Posted: 4/1/2016 3:04:37 AM EST

[#35]

I guess these are out of production, as I can't even find a website for the company.

But. when I was young and broke, this was my bed for a while (in my $190/month bug infested apartment).

Posted: 4/1/2016 3:44:22 AM EST

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I like the Cabela's XL cot. Throw a 3" Thermarest pad on it and enjoy the sleep. This was our emergency beds where I worked. I don't know how well they'd work long term, but I spent several nights on them and was OK.

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Yep, I've slept on one for a couple of days and it was pretty comfortable. Cabela's cot

Posted: 4/1/2016 3:55:26 AM EST

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Yep. I slept on the floor for a year at college to avoid having to lug a bed around. No long term effects that I'm aware of.

Posted: 4/1/2016 3:57:20 AM EST

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I see you've never had sexy time in a hammock before.

Just anchor it well.

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If you want to get laid, you're going to need a mattress, or at least a sofa.

I see you've never had sexy time in a hammock before.

Just anchor it well.

I fucked plenty of women right on the floor. Just lay a blanket and some pillows down to prevent rug burn

Posted: 4/1/2016 4:09:33 AM EST

[#39]

I bought a inflatable camping mattress that we used I think for a few days when my wife moved once before her furniture got to her new apartment. It was fine. She eventually gave to a coworker who was only there for a year or two . The coworker slept on it for two years.

This thing was at least as big as a double bed with box springs and mattress and had a built in electric fan to inflate it

Posted: 4/1/2016 4:17:50 AM EST

[#40]

If it works for you/your back, then it works. Just keep in mind that it might not work for long though - I used to sleep fine on rocks, cots, floors, cars, cargo nets, ... Now? Not so much.

Posted: 4/1/2016 4:20:47 AM EST

[#41]

Long time ago, I bought a king-sized waterbed (back when they were cool). Killed my back. I ended up sleeping on a cot set up next to the bed for at least a year, maybe two. To this day I sleep better on a cot than anything else.

Posted: 4/1/2016 4:22:43 AM EST

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If it works for you/your back, then it works. Just keep in mind that it might not work for long though - I used to sleep fine on rocks, cots, floors, cars, cargo nets, ... Now? Not so much.

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I slept on the floor at some girls' apartment once after a concert when I was in my thirties, I thought was going to die the next day.

Posted: 4/1/2016 4:40:09 AM EST

[#43]

I have a nice one for camping and hunting camp. A little to stiff for long term, but a nice foam pad would fix that.

If you have an IKEA near you they have some pretty cool bed set ups that are easy to store, and put together.

Posted: 4/1/2016 4:42:01 AM EST

[#44]

Op is single and still a virgin

Posted: 4/1/2016 5:00:31 AM EST

[#45]

After divorce and moving into a crap situation, I grabbed an unused lo pro twin mattress from a trundle bed. Put it on floor at night and folded in closet during the day. Got a pillow and sheets. More comfortable than an Aerobed. Sucks to live like a dog though.

Posted: 4/1/2016 5:05:27 AM EST

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Long term cot in the desert.......

Fucked my back and shoulders up, for good.

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Same experience here. Sleeping on a cot for longer than a weeks camping excursion is a stupid ass way to get back problems.

Posted: 4/1/2016 5:08:18 AM EST

[#47]

Hammock....A properly slung hammock is very comfortable and can be put-up & taken-down to free-up space.

Think a camping hammock like a ENO, not the rope Hatteras kind.

I used a Aerobed for a time....It was comfortable.

Posted: 4/1/2016 5:33:24 AM EST

[#48]

Long twin folding bed frame, get a good foam mattress and you'll do fine!

Frame

Posted: 4/1/2016 7:31:12 AM EST

[#49]

you do know that if you buy something like that, at most stores they will deliver and set it up to your liking......

when you get ready to move..
sell it.. make the buyers move it out.

repeat as necessary.

Posted: 4/1/2016 7:35:40 AM EST

[#50]

Don't do long term on an aluminum cot. It will slowly cave in. I'm currently sleeping in a camping hammock using an outdoor hammock stand/frame indoors.

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