In reply to Post #15
Personally think most standard beds are ridiculously oversized - let alone wideboys / emperors etc and they aren't necessarily more comfy - a bed with an integrated SIM and good height / levelling ability made out of an uber light material and sensible footprint could be good
Personally think most standard beds are ridiculously oversized - let alone wideboys / emperors etc and they aren't necessarily more comfy - a bed with an integrated SIM and good height / levelling ability made out of an uber light material and sensible footprint could be good
The only purpose they serve is to sleep off the rat ridden ground of a ‘fishery' or urban tow path.
Awful bloody things
Awful bloody things
In reply to Post #16
Oversized in what way? The bedchair I have is pretty much the same size as my sleeping bag, which is probably what most people want??
I think it's also important to remember, that an awful lot of anglers sit sideways on their bedchairs, looking out at the water, or cooking etc, so the bed has to be able to withstand alot of weight in a small area.
As I've said I think if you were to see more people on the bank using a camping bed instead of a traditional bedchair then they might start thinking abit differently, but I just dont think theres a massive market for them, bit like tents vs bivvys
Oversized in what way? The bedchair I have is pretty much the same size as my sleeping bag, which is probably what most people want??
I think it's also important to remember, that an awful lot of anglers sit sideways on their bedchairs, looking out at the water, or cooking etc, so the bed has to be able to withstand alot of weight in a small area.
As I've said I think if you were to see more people on the bank using a camping bed instead of a traditional bedchair then they might start thinking abit differently, but I just dont think theres a massive market for them, bit like tents vs bivvys
In reply to Post #11
http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/materials/2dpa-1-polymer-10518.html
http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/materials/2dpa-1-polymer-10518.html
In reply to Post #1
Have you answered your question with your solution?
Agree with reply #17 also otherwise a sleeping bag and roll mat if you fancy it with the rats and adders may be the way to go with the pond you're fishing on?
Have you answered your question with your solution?
Agree with reply #17 also otherwise a sleeping bag and roll mat if you fancy it with the rats and adders may be the way to go with the pond you're fishing on?
In reply to Post #17
The rodent issue is a massive one.
The rodent issue is a massive one.
I think design and materials used can certainly be improved upon but Christ knows how much tackle companies will be charging for a Carpy camp bed by then.
In reply to Post #21
Let's not pretend a big rat can't easily gnaw through a zipped up bivvy and scale all of 10” into a bed chair, but it seems safer up there
Let's not pretend a big rat can't easily gnaw through a zipped up bivvy and scale all of 10” into a bed chair, but it seems safer up there
In reply to Post #23
I went to a day ticket with so many rats you had to fish your banksticks higher than usual as they ran through the indicators!
Bloody massive things that could definately scale a chair leg
I went to a day ticket with so many rats you had to fish your banksticks higher than usual as they ran through the indicators!
Bloody massive things that could definately scale a chair leg
In reply to Post #18
They're generally much bigger in footprint - case in point just getting rid of an ancient JRC Cocoon (spare for the kids) which at the time was considered a large bedchair - measure this against a 'standard' sized bedchair from today (eg Tactical X) and its tiny! Have we all got fatter / heavier?
They're generally much bigger in footprint - case in point just getting rid of an ancient JRC Cocoon (spare for the kids) which at the time was considered a large bedchair - measure this against a 'standard' sized bedchair from today (eg Tactical X) and its tiny! Have we all got fatter / heavier?
In reply to Post #16
hit the nail on head " levelability " if any of the cots had a levelling capability i would be all in for one. too many banks are uneven to consider it.
hit the nail on head " levelability " if any of the cots had a levelling capability i would be all in for one. too many banks are uneven to consider it.
In reply to Post #26
>>>" if any of the cots had a levelling capability i would be all in for one.<<<<<
There is a simple way to do it with the "Cot" style bed. You buy some "ALUMINIUM SQUARE BOX SECTION TUBE" off Ebay, its only cheap, which is just big enough to fit over the box section tube on the cot like a sleeve, perhaps lengths of 12" and then you just drill holes through on 2 of the opposite faces at 1/2" spaces. Then it is just a case of adjusting the bed till its level and hold it in place with a steel pin through the Box section. The leg on the Cot rests on the pin so no need to drill the cots legs.
It would be a bit like the earlier beds where you adjusted them with holes and pins through the frame, which is a better system than what you get with these friction ones that eventually wear out and slip.
I have been meaning to do it for years but never got around to it. Plus, I was also going to do it with my normal beds to raise them but using tubular aluminium.
>>>" if any of the cots had a levelling capability i would be all in for one.<<<<<
There is a simple way to do it with the "Cot" style bed. You buy some "ALUMINIUM SQUARE BOX SECTION TUBE" off Ebay, its only cheap, which is just big enough to fit over the box section tube on the cot like a sleeve, perhaps lengths of 12" and then you just drill holes through on 2 of the opposite faces at 1/2" spaces. Then it is just a case of adjusting the bed till its level and hold it in place with a steel pin through the Box section. The leg on the Cot rests on the pin so no need to drill the cots legs.
It would be a bit like the earlier beds where you adjusted them with holes and pins through the frame, which is a better system than what you get with these friction ones that eventually wear out and slip.
I have been meaning to do it for years but never got around to it. Plus, I was also going to do it with my normal beds to raise them but using tubular aluminium.
Why do we use Bedchairs?
because im fat and i like to lay down whilst eating crisps.
because im fat and i like to lay down whilst eating crisps.
In reply to Post #28
I go with that, I have a nash indulgence, don't like giving that miserable git dosh but needs must , the beds great
I go with that, I have a nash indulgence, don't like giving that miserable git dosh but needs must , the beds great
In reply to Post #25
I bought a damaged Nash MF60 sleep system. The legs on the MK1 MF60 are a faulty design and snap - hence the MK2 (which is still crap)
I had done a bit of research and took the plunge. The Nash system arrived. It's a compact size and is 72” across. I swapped the legs off it for a set taken off an18 year old JRC Cocoon and they fitted perfectly, plus enabled me to swap out the single leg at the head end for a double.
As Chris (Belch) has stated the Cocoon at the time was considered a large bedchair and a chair of the same size now is considered a ‘compact'
Funny old world.
I bought a damaged Nash MF60 sleep system. The legs on the MK1 MF60 are a faulty design and snap - hence the MK2 (which is still crap)
I had done a bit of research and took the plunge. The Nash system arrived. It's a compact size and is 72” across. I swapped the legs off it for a set taken off an18 year old JRC Cocoon and they fitted perfectly, plus enabled me to swap out the single leg at the head end for a double.
As Chris (Belch) has stated the Cocoon at the time was considered a large bedchair and a chair of the same size now is considered a ‘compact'
Funny old world.