Campaign Bed

[Shangas]

Here is another idea,
http://www.jandrguram.com/index.php...category_id=69&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

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I'm not a camper by any stretch of the imagination, but THAT is freakin' COOL. I love it!!

 

[Stearmen]

I couldn't access the 'box bed' that the OP first posted but did a google search of the term and found this. Damn, if you want a portable double to queen size bed this is The One.

Now that's roughing it in style! To bad it will never fit on one of my motorcycles.

 

[Oldsarge]

Now that's roughing it in style! To bad it will never fit on one of my motorcycles.

Perhaps a trailer is in order?

 

[Stearmen]

Perhaps a trailer is in order?

Sorry, we live in the mountains, so cornering is the order of the day! I think I need to do some research, there are a lot of campaign beds out there, so who knows?

 

[Stearmen]

Here are some real nice ones, the last is over the top! http://www.campaignfurniture.com/archivesdetailspage.asp?stockNo=80904&imgNo=2&archive=1 http://www.campaignfurniture.com/archivesdetailspage.asp?stockNo=81003&archive=1 http://www.campaignfurniture.com/archivesdetailspage.asp?stockNo=7051&archive=1

 

[Stearmen]

This one actually got me to thinking, (yes, I smell smoke to!) If you made it out of aluminium, made the sides so they broke down into three sections, it would not be much bigger or heavier then an air mattress. Plus, no air pump, and probably more comfortable!

 

[Oldsarge]

I dunno . . . getting in would be a challenge and getting out again might require gymnastics.

 

[Mojave Jack]

Great finds, Stearman! I like that first one quite a bit. Obviously it would have to be scaled up to be practical for an adult, as the text mentions, but I like the way it is all self-contained. Hmmm.

 

[Mr. Godfrey]

found this little bed. Bit firm for me

 

[Oldsarge]

Aye, it would need a pretty good mattress to be useable. Maybe it's kept rolled up inside the trunk section?

 

[Mr. Godfrey]

That would make sense.

I always liked this bed but SWMBO wasn't that keen. This is metal but it would make great campaign bed if it was made of leather straps and metal poles.

 

[The Reno Kid]

Here is another idea,
http://www.jandrguram.com/index.php...category_id=69&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1

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I came across this link this morning and I thought it looked familiar:
https://lostartpress.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/folding_camp_bed.pdf

It's an article from 1954 describing the construction of a very similar bed. It differs in detail, but they are essentially the same.

 

[Strapped-4-Cache]

Might be a bit of a departure for the thread, but here's my $0.02.

I got tired of waking up sore after sleeping on the ground and searched for alternatives. Camp cots are fine, but they still take up valuable space with poles or frames. After a bit of time I spoke to a friend who camped by sleeping in a hammock. I gave it a shot and have never looked back. No poles or frames for my enclosure or bed, and everything packs down into a tiny bundle. I wake up refreshed and without aches or pains, and I can still sit up in the hammock like a chair to put on boots or shoes, etc.

 

[Oldsarge]

Can't deal with hammocks for anything more than an afternoon siesta. The old back just doesn't curve up the way it used to.

 

[Stearmen]

Might be a bit of a departure for the thread, but here's my $0.02.

I got tired of waking up sore after sleeping on the ground and searched for alternatives. Camp cots are fine, but they still take up valuable space with poles or frames. After a bit of time I spoke to a friend who camped by sleeping in a hammock. I gave it a shot and have never looked back. No poles or frames for my enclosure or bed, and everything packs down into a tiny bundle. I wake up refreshed and without aches or pains, and I can still sit up in the hammock like a chair to put on boots or shoes, etc.

Pictures, we need pictures!

 

[Strapped-4-Cache]

Pictures, we need pictures!

Had to dig a bit, but here ya go...

Initial setup with my larger tarp. Note the uneven ground leading into the river. I got to sleep with cool breezes blowing off of the water all night long during this September camping trip. No rocks or roots in my back, and I'm sleeping level.


A closer shot showing my homemade digital camo underquilt. Surprising how cool a Georgia fall night can get. I stayed plenty warm, and am able to vent the quilt as needed if temps in the hammock get too warm.


A shot showing the tarp furled in its snakeskins. A check of the forecast verified no rain and near-0 humidity for the night, so I was able to look up through the bugnetting and stargaze without being bothered by mosquitos and gnats.


The sides of the tarp can be lowered from porch mode to "tent" mode by removing the hiking poles, allowing water to be shed around the hammock. I've woken up a few times after a rainy night to find tent campers soggy inside their tents while I've stayed high and dry above it all. Best of all, no back aches and sleeping in comfort throughout the night.

 

[Strapped-4-Cache]

Here's a few more, showing my smaller tarp. A group of us planned this outing weeks in advance, and arrived with the threat of incoming storms.

A shot of the hammock in "Porch" mode before the weather turned nasty.


And here's a hot someone else took of me while I was riding out the storm later that evening. Removed the hiking poles to drop the sides, and I was dry all night long.


Both the hammock and the tarp compress into two pretty small bundles, leaving lots of room for food or other essentials in my pack. My wife and I hang our hammocks head-to-foot under my larger tarp if we expect rain, and we can enjoy each other's company AND still sleep well through the night.

 

[Mr. Godfrey]

Looks like you had good fun out in the woods, never tried a hammock but heard good reviews on bushcraftuk.

 

[Stearmen]

Thanks! Those look comfortable. My only problem is, we don't always have trees to fasten it to.

 

[Strapped-4-Cache]

No trees? No problem. We can bring our own if necessary. Do a web search for "turtle dog stand". Weird name, but it's a fusion of portable hammock stands created by Turtle Lady and Old Dog on the Hammock Forums. Mine are made out of 4' 2x2 stock, fence top rail and some hardware.
Definitely don't pack down like the hammock and tarp, but worth loading in the car if we're unsure of trees in the area. I don't wanna sleep on the ground any more.