Getting to the campsite is half the fun of a good outdoor vacation. But that part of the fun can turn to pure misery if the stuff you have to stow in your car doesn’t fit or causes you to leave necessities at home. One of the ways you can have comfort and convenience is with a folding camping bed.

Let’s face it. Probably the two camping items that take up the most room in your vehicle is a table and your bed. Any way that you can conveniently carry either of them would ease a lot of hassle in getting to the campground.

One of the largest choices of styles of a folding camping bed can be seen online at the Cabelas website. They have heavy-duty army cots, lightweight hiker cots, aluminum framed folding camping beds, double bunk cots, and even combination cots and tents.

Another good website to do your camping shopping, especially in the search for the right folding bed is at Bass Pro. Many people think this is just a another sporting goods store that caters strictly to fishermen. That is not so. They specialize in everything that has to do with outdoor recreation regardless of your interest. There have been some recently developed newer ideas in the folding camping bed that are worth checking out.

The ultimate folding camping bed for hikers and mountain climbers can be purchased on the Internet at the Mountain Gear. The item is called the UltraLite Cot made by the LuxuryLite Company. The cot only weighs three pounds and folds up to a mere 16-inches x 5-inches pack that stows in its own ripstop nylon bag. The secret to its design are six bows that, when inserted into their sleeve ends, create a comfortable cot that will hold a six-feet plus man who weighs up to three hundred twenty-five pounds. The assembled cot measures 24-inches wide x 74-inches long. It is made of a three-layer laminated ripstop fabric that resists rot and does not stretch or sag.

L.L. Bean offers a hefty folding camping bed that carries the name Maine Military Camp Cot. It is constructed from 1¼-inch heavy gauge square aluminum tubing to allow a three hundred seventy-five pound camper the luxury of sleeping like a baby. The sleeping surface is made of a polyester fabric that features a ripstop weave. It comes with its own travel bag that is large enough to have extra pockets to stuff more camping essentials. The overall dimensions of the bed is 30-inches wide x 84-inches long x 18-inches high. It weighs twenty-one pounds and requires the three hundred pounds plus individual to carry it to the campsite.

Get prepared for the ultimate in camping convenience and comfort with a new folding camping bed for this year’s outdoor vacation. You won’t be sorry you did.