This cot worked out wonderfully for my recent camping trip. It is lightweight, easy to unfold and comfortable. I will be great to use in a pinch for extra house guests, as well.
This is a extremely comfortable mat, i just used it on a hiking trip and a buddy of mine had a self-inflating mat. There was almost no comparison, the Big Agnes was much more comfortable, packed half the size of his (half the size of a 2L soda bottle) and seemed to be made of a much more durable rubber. The only down side to this mat is blowing it up, but i was aware of that and honestly its not to bad. It takes you less then 5 minutes and for most people when your out in the middle of the woods you usual have plenty of time to kill. It's definitely a great buy, i would buy it again if I had to. Be aware that inflated it looks like a swimming pool raft but looks can be deceiving.
The cot is comfortable, light, easy to set up but it is so noisy that it will keep everybody awake. I took two of these cots for a weekend in a remote cabin. Two adults used the cots. Every time one of the cot users rolled over or moved, the cot made so much noise that it woke up people two rooms away (okay, the walls were thin too). The fabric is wrapped around the metal tubes and makes a loud creaking noise as it rubs on the tube. The noise was so loud that we laughed about it all weekend but did not sleep on the cots after the first night.
