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Cot leg floor savers?
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Thu 05 Jan, 2017 3:53 pmby Moondog55
Anybody here ever seen something like this for sale in Oz?
http://www.cabelas.com/product/camping/ ... QAWidgetIDI thought they might help stop the cot from sinking into the snow so quickly as well as protecting the fragile floor fabric
Re: Cot leg floor savers?
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Thu 05 Jan, 2017 4:10 pmby Strider
Drill holes in a few tennis balls and poke the cot legs into them
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Re: Cot leg floor savers?
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Thu 05 Jan, 2017 4:10 pmby oldpiscator
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
Re: Cot leg floor savers?
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Thu 05 Jan, 2017 4:15 pmby Franco
Tennis balls came to mind to me too, not sure where from , maybe I have seen some using them in a similar fashion.
Re: Cot leg floor savers?
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Thu 05 Jan, 2017 4:46 pmby Moondog55
I could sew something but I'm feeling lazy, happy to pay $25AUD- but not Cabelas crazy insane shipping cost
Re: Cot leg floor savers?
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Thu 05 Jan, 2017 9:13 pmby andrewa
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?
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Thu 05 Jan, 2017 9:37 pmby Strider
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?
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Thu 05 Jan, 2017 10:36 pmby South_Aussie_Hiker
Best suggestion here is the plastic bowls. Head to IKEA.
http://m.ikea.com/aa/en/catalog/products/art/90192957/
Re: Cot leg floor savers?
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Fri 06 Jan, 2017 7:59 amby Franco
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.
Re: Cot leg floor savers?
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Fri 06 Jan, 2017 10:08 amby Moondog55
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.
Re: Cot leg floor savers?
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Fri 06 Jan, 2017 10:23 amby Neo
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.