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| lolo Member Since: 18 Jul 2021 Location: Vaud Posts: 123   
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+1 on Helinox, the best camp bed available... at a price... ... But I sourced the second one on Wish, 4x cheaper and 100% identical but the print on the canvas  |
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24th Apr 2022 11:39am |
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| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1017  
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Mentioned earlier fishing/Carp beds, https://www.total-fishing-tackle.com/carp/bedchairs?p=2
personally wider the better being a resident fat b*****d Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200 Puma 90 XS - Sold D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold) Freelander 2 HSE - Sold Freelander 1 - Sold Disco 2 - Sold |
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24th Apr 2022 1:20pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1841 
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That’s brilliant, thanks all. More food for thought than I expected - and from both ends of the spectrum and all the points in between - vintage, to lightweight, to heavy but comfy fishing stuff.
Particular thanks Blackwolf for the attic expedition! First time I’ve ever read the Sutton and Croydon Gaurdian, or even heard of it. I guess the WYDSA is self-explanatory. The BYGSA brackets? Maybe to support a bug net? Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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24th Apr 2022 3:17pm |
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| Cubflyer Member Since: 25 Sep 2021 Location: Suffolk Posts: 278 
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Hi Donald
Just picked up on this thread - as "Ex military" with lots of "Roughing it" I'd really recommend the US Military Cot Bed. https://forcesuniformandkit.co.uk/products...6gQAvD_BwE I brought six of these back from Iraq and just sold my last "Spare" on FB yesterday, shame I didn't see your thread earlier. Nevertheless ... I rate it extremely highly for strength, ease of use and most of all a "Good nights's sleep" Happy hunting John 2010 Defender 90 300Tdi CW (White/1994) 2021 Defender 90 300Tdi SW (Blue/1994) Last edited by Cubflyer on 24th Apr 2022 6:35pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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24th Apr 2022 6:13pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4209 
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I have cheap copy of that American one. Looks identical from this distance. Got it for next to nothing in a camping sale at Halfords It's excellent and has lasted 2 trips to Morocco and a traverse of the Pyrenees thus far. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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24th Apr 2022 6:20pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17373 
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It is the first, and very likely the last, time I have read the Sutton and Croydon Guardian! 
I would guess that the WYDSA is wider than standard, but I wasn't sure if the BYGSA was longer than standard (for tall folk) or had higher/stronger legs (for hefty folk). I am sure that the extra brackets are for a bug screen (assuming that they are not off a TRIFOLD with the tilting mechanism) but since they are on the legs, which may not be original, and appear to be removable, it is possible that there was a bug-screen add-on kit which could be fitted to any of the beds. This is such an arcane and specialised subject it is a wonder that a friendless lonely person hasn't written a book with the definitive history yet, or perhaps started a web forum for camp bed enthusiasts! Mind you even the term "camp bed" sounds a bit dodgy in these woke times. |
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24th Apr 2022 7:01pm |
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| Ratty43 Member Since: 01 Sep 2021 Location: Cornwall Posts: 87
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I'll second Blackwolf, I've used the same camp bed for 20 years both as a Scout and then a Scout Leader and have never found any modern alternative, either ground mat (self inflating included) or modern camp beds to be a patch on the original. One of those things that was just right the first time around. The only possible issue is that they aren't very high off the deck so not the easiest thing to get out of.
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24th Apr 2022 7:20pm |
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| The Gribbin Member Since: 25 Mar 2022 Location: Tewkesbury Posts: 32 
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This was our solution:
 Click image to enlarge https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3916146 £65 each from Argos... and you can use them as a decent guest bed at home! Cheaper than the fishermans friends! Click image to enlarge They fold up small enough to fit two (folded) on top of the wheel arch in the rear of the 90, and fit in the CARANEX. SOOO much better than stretcher gizmos, and air beds that go flat... or self inflating things that are just too thin. |
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