Maine Military Cot

I like the overall quality , comfort, and sturdy weight of the product. I read the reviews and realized that the assembly of the end cross pieces to stretch the fabric and lock the legs in place was a problem for some people. I set one end in place ( there's a post/notch alignment) and then used the cross piece as a lever to pull the fabric tight and align the final post and notch. This took several attempts. I will be putting up the cot in the back of a cargo van for cross country travel. There is a lot of room under the cot for storage. Plus, I will be leaving it up for travel, so the assembly is not an issue.

This cot is comfortable, plenty big, and easy to set up... I saw plenty of reviews which stated it too two people to get the finals tensioning bar on. I did not find that to be true at all. After opening the box and without looking at any directions, it was out of the carry bag, and assembled in less than a minute. I find it comfortable all by itself, but I would also recommend a foam topper mattress of some kind. I’m 6’-2” 190. Plenty steady/sturdy for me.

I'm mostly happy with this cot. I'm a big guy (6'5" tall and 220 lbs), and am sufficiently comfortable on it (with the addition of the Teton 2" pad - I haven't tried it without the pad). It packs up into a reasonably compact package - not light, but manageable. When assembled, it feels very sturdy and solid, with only minor squeaking when I move around on it. I've had two adults try it out (one of whom slept on it over a two week visit) and both were pleased. My complaint, which is repeated in other reviews, is with the setup. Snapping the end bars into place requires quite a bit of force. I'm no weakling, but it is difficult to provide sufficient forward and downward torque to pivot the cross bar onto the frame without bending the bar's thin, aluminum ears. On my first assembly attempt, I ended up having to take out a wrench to straighten out the aluminum. Since then, I've successfully taken it down and set it back up a few times. Even though I kind of have the hang of it, it's still a pain to put together, and I expect that I'll end up bending the metal again. It's interesting that, in the company demo video, the vice president cheats and doesn't demonstrate the final step of popping the end bar into place. Assembly gripe aside, it's a huge improvement over my old air mattresses, and plenty big and strong enough for a large guy like me. Perhaps the assembly will get easier as the fabric loosens up with use.

The cot is very sturdy. You can sit on it without it flipping over. The only problem is that you need to buy a good mattress because your lower back will begin to hurt after the second night in a row of sleeping on it. Other than that, it’s good.

I bought this cot to use when visiting relatives. My wife and I no longer sleep in the same room due to my obnoxious, unrelenting, ear-shattering snoring. In addition my lovely bride had poorly done knee surgery. As a result, any contact on it is extremely painful. I use this cot for multiple days in a row. I combine it with a Thermarest foam/air mattress. I sleep as well as if I was in my own queen size bed. It is "firm" but supports me evenly and comfortably. At 6', 240 lbs, I am a chubby little elf. I feel secure on this cot. It hardly moves as I shift(read: toss and turn like I am on a BBQ spit). It seems sturdy as I get in and out of it. It formerly was quite "squeekie" with any kind of movement. That has largely dissipated. Assembly has become easier with use. Time and further use will determine how strong and durable it is made. To this point, I am satisfied and happy with it.

I bought the BYER OF MAINE Military Cot about a month ago to use while I waited for my household goods to be shipped. I got a few weeks of good use out of it and it was comfortable enough, and seemed sturdy. Unfortunately, this morning I woke up to find that one of the bars had bent! I'm 207 lbs (measured a week ago) and I have no idea how a 200ish lb man bends a cot rated for 375. I would not recommend this purchase at this time, at least until they address this issue.

I was waffling in between this cot and a much cheaper one. See, I weigh 338 pounds, and I’m slowly losing weight, but like it could be a year before I’m below 300 pounds, and most of the other cots I looked at are proudly rated up to 300 pounds whereas this one says 375. So my thinking was, there’s a possibility that these lighter cots could work just fine and I would have saved 100 bucks, but, on the other hand, I would be sleeping in it at least at its max weight, so maybe, probably, it would wear out, and then I’d just have to buy another cot. I decided to blow the money and get this one and I set it up and my gosh it doesn’t even creak. Not in the slightest. It’s so sturdy, it doesn’t move at all or make any noise., and I’m quite heavy. I’m not sure what was the deal with people having issues putting the crossbars on, because I didn’t have those issues, but then again I was in the military and I’ve set up those GI cots, so I was prepared for a fight but it turned out to be no big deal getting the last bar on. I’m happy I soent the extra money, it seems like a quality product.

I'm a big guy (6'3" and 250 lbs), and this cot accommodates me quite easily, with plenty of length to spare. You don't have to worry about your feet sticking over the edge or your pillow falling off either. This cot is very firm, I'd recommend using some kind of pad on top of it. This product is built very robustly, and I believe it will last me as long as I'm going to need it. It takes a little effort to get the second end piece into place, but I assume this will get easier over time when it stretches a bit.

Parecía ser de huena calidad pero después de usarlo unas 8 veces se doblo una de las patas, se supone q es hasta 170 kg y con una persona de 110 kg se dobló