Anybody here ever seen something like this for sale in Oz?
http://www.cabelas.com/product/camping/ ... QAWidgetID
I thought they might help stop the cot from sinking into the snow so quickly as well as protecting the fragile floor fabric
Cot leg floor savers?
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Cot leg floor savers?
by Moondog55 » Thu 05 Jan, 2017 3:53 pm
Ve are too soon old und too late schmart
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Re: Cot leg floor savers?
by Strider » Thu 05 Jan, 2017 4:10 pm
Drill holes in a few tennis balls and poke the cot legs into them
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Re: Cot leg floor savers?
by oldpiscator » Thu 05 Jan, 2017 4:10 pm
Always used jar lids myself Ted but haven't camped in the snow. Only good thing about snow is that it melts and ends in up in rivers where trout live 
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Re: Cot leg floor savers?
by Franco » Thu 05 Jan, 2017 4:15 pm
Tennis balls came to mind to me too, not sure where from , maybe I have seen some using them in a similar fashion.
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Re: Cot leg floor savers?
by Moondog55 » Thu 05 Jan, 2017 4:46 pm
I could sew something but I'm feeling lazy, happy to pay $25AUD- but not Cabelas crazy insane shipping cost
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Re: Cot leg floor savers?
by andrewa » Thu 05 Jan, 2017 9:13 pm
Cheap, light plastic bowls? You can the eat from them as well. Normally just luxuriate on a exped down mat, but I understand where you're coming from when I think about using my Helinox chair on soft ground. Afterthought, as you're essentially car camping with a twist - PVC pipe, with holes cut out....or cups/bowls etc.
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Re: Cot leg floor savers?
by Strider » Thu 05 Jan, 2017 9:37 pm
Franco wrote:Tennis balls came to mind to me too, not sure where from , maybe I have seen some using them in a similar fashion.
Its a trick often used for the Helinox chairs
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Re: Cot leg floor savers?
by South_Aussie_Hiker » Thu 05 Jan, 2017 10:36 pm
Best suggestion here is the plastic bowls. Head to IKEA.
http://m.ikea.com/aa/en/catalog/products/art/90192957/
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Re: Cot leg floor savers?
by Franco » Fri 06 Jan, 2017 7:59 am
I just had a picture flashed in my mind of where the tennis ball idea came from , having seen them over the ball of a tow bar.
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Re: Cot leg floor savers?
by Moondog55 » Fri 06 Jan, 2017 10:08 am
Franco wrote:I just had a picture flashed in my mind of where the tennis ball idea came from , having seen them over the ball of a tow bar.
Yes I still do that, stops the grease from staining my pants and the grease stops the ball from rusting.
I like the PVC tube idea, thanx.
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Re: Cot leg floor savers?
by Neo » Fri 06 Jan, 2017 10:23 am
I rigged a huge tarp over an HG ute once and used a tennis ball on a broom handle as a centre pole resting on the tailgate.
PVC end caps or T joiners come in a variety of sizes, you might find some of those flattish egg cups/plates with a moulded centre that could help locate the legs.
PVC end caps or T joiners come in a variety of sizes, you might find some of those flattish egg cups/plates with a moulded centre that could help locate the legs.
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