Here are some fancy, camp beds I've seen online. I might try to make the simplest, I'd LOVE to build the second one, but unsure...and .... don't have the skills for the bed-within-the-bench.
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I WISH...I'm partial to the first example... Have any more images from varying angles by chance? I have zero issues sleeping on the ground, however on a longer stent when the whole camp is pitched something such as this would be a welcome addition IMO.
Contact Mark at Kootenai River Traders ([email protected]). He made a cot for another friend that was excellent. Looks similar to the first example, but far more refined in construction. I regret not taking pictures for my library.I WISH...
(iirc) That was made by a guy who does Medieval SCA stuff. Looks like a screw hole near the top of each leg going into the cross-flat of the bed (?). It's really a "cot", and I noticed the additional mid supports, unstained, so I think those were added after.
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I think you would slide right off that and end up on the floor.
Actually I've seen a rope bed used by some civilians. What they did at the event was assemble it like the first example, only the roping went back and forth through the lengthwise portion (instead of canvas on the outside of the two long pieces), and omitted going end to end, so did not form a "net" pattern. THEN when assembled, there were several points where twisting of the rope was done to take up the remaining slack. A large mattress was also used. I'm going for a more manageable, and collapsible, bed, similar to a modern cot.
Actually I'm looking at maybe a chair that converts into the cot......IF I get it working right I'll post photos.....
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Well as the numerous times that I've been smashed from behind while operating a motor vehicle, sleeping on the ground is pretty often not a good idea for me. So the time has come for me to move up to a bed of some sort. The straw mattress on the ground is just not cutting it anymore.The setup of such a bed is exactly why I have stayed clear... Also the reason why I like leaving the big camp behind! Anymore when I setup a simple lean-to I'm ready to just relax by the fire, certainly the last thing I want by the time I've made a fire and collected wood is to setup a darn bed! lol. I'm with you on the more manageable option as I would like one myself.
When one has a Lady along, the lean-to, sleep-on-the-ground option is out. I want to keep her happy because she brings home-made pies & cakes and makes a great camp-mate (in addition to many other reasons and I'm NOT complaining either). When it's just me and the guys, I have no issue throwing my blankets down under a tree and usually forego a shelter altogether (unless raining or actively snowing). So one of my future projects is a bed...The setup of such a bed is exactly why I have stayed clear... Also the reason why I like leaving the big camp behind! Anymore when I setup a simple lean-to I'm ready to just relax by the fire, certainly the last thing I want by the time I've made a fire and collected wood is to setup a darn bed! lol. I'm with you on the more manageable option as I would like one myself.
Dave, perhaps a starting point would be a modern patio chair recliner for a pattern with a few modifications, I feel a suitable wooden frame made of oak or poplar 2x2 could be built using the chase as a design point.
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