Coleman Queen Airbed Folding Cot

This is the most AMAZING camping bed I've ever witnessed, and I've camped my entire life. Seriously. I've backpacked. I've glamped. I've gone to music festivals, art festivals, burning man regionals... I've used/witnessed/borrowed/begged/not-quite-stolen everything under the sun/moon/stars. This beats all of them. Why, you ask? Not only is it up off of the ground, so my 36 year old disabled ass doesn't have to cry every time I get in and out of my sleeping bag, my suitcase FITS UNDERNEATH THE BED. What?!?!?! Under bed storage. Bam! Then, there's the cot itself. Yeah, there's a bar running down the middle. That's for extra support. Not a huge deal for me, because I'm 5'4 and even though I weigh an impressive 213 for my height, I fit seamlessly into the little pocket between the rods. Mmmmmmnnnn... comfy. And all this is without even adding in the INCLUDED AIR MATTRESS. WHAT?!?!?!??! There's an included air mattress?????? Yep. But... won't that just fall off of the cot? Or Fail like Every Other Air Mattress and Ruin the Most Awesome Cot FOREVER?????? That's where the Genius of Coleman comes in, kids. See, it's not built in like some Cots with Air Mattresses you'll see out there. Coleman did it the smart way. They added a pocket made out of super soft microfiber material that feels like your favorite Grandmammy's sheets and zippers open to slide the PREMIUM COLEMAN AIR MATTRESS WITH DOUBLE AIR LOCK MAGICALNESS inside and then you ZIPPER IT SHUT AGAIN, keeping the double zippers close to the air lock just in case you'd like to, I don't know, adjust the firmness of your mattress later on in your stay because IT DOES NOT LEAK (much) ((at least, not after the first night. that's any mattress, though)). But wait. There's more. HOW CAN THERE POSSIBLY BE MORE?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?! YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN US SO MUCH, COLEMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MotherLoving Side Tables, Batman. They snap on right where you want them. With holes for all of your beverage holding needs. And just enough room for a kindle, a phone, and an adult beverage. I would know. And you know what else I know? My survival kit slid Right Underneath the Table! BAM!! More floorspace!! You have no idea how life changing this bed has been for me. And I've only gotten to take it on one trip (so far). I'm taking it out again next week. I'm already excited about it.

Bought it to use when I visit my son and his family in another state. It's easy to pack up and store there in a closet. Comfortable, easy to inflate, stays inflated, battery powered pump that comes with it worked just fine. Great value!

I'm not a huge fan of air mattresses in general as they are not great for back support, but a week of camping at a medieval event, and I didn't want to just sleep on the floor, so I invested in this cot/mattress combo. They were pretty easy to setup and not super complicated. The fabric of the mattresses and the mattress cover on the cot was nice and sturdy, and the cot itself was stable. I had bought two of these since we were sleeping 2 to a cot in one 16ft. tent. The one that I and my partner slept on kept deflating constantly even after the first night (I know that air humidity, stretching, and whatnot can cause it to need inflating after the first use). However, the other mattress seemed to hold up just fine for our other 2 camping partners for the entirety of the week. My partner and I ended up just deflating our mattress and fortunately since we brought memory foam toppers, it wasn't too bad to sleep on just the cot itself, although the big metal beam in the middle of the cot is NOT conducive to active sleepers who roll around or for couples who want to be close or cuddle. I'll probably just end up getting a futon mattress to put on the cot in the future. It was very nice that they came with a battery operated air pump/vacuum (you will need four D-cell batteries!). It also folded up fairly easy and back into the wheeled storage cases that they come with. I do suggest vacuuming the air out of the mattresses while you deflate them and fold them up to fit around inside of the cot once it's in the storage bag. It's a bit of a tetris challenge but it's not impossible.

I really love going camping, getting out in the wilderness where there is no cell service. Taking in the beauty, and having a blast. Up until bed time. While sitting around the campfire I always dreaded going to sleep on the floor. We had a blow up mattress, but it's just getting down so low that it was miserable. Especially when you had to get up off of the floor. When I was younger, this didn't affect me. During some research I came across this gem. I took some time reading over the reviews (Which are very helpful), and decided to get it overnight for the upcoming weekend camping trip. It arrived the day before we left (YAY Amazon). I opened it up and removed the included air mattress. I have heard that this mattress is a bit on the cheap side. Since we already owned a Queen Coleman airbed, we decided to use that one. It does in fact hold Coleman's other queen mattresses. Opening it up is pretty easy. Take it very slow, since there are a LOT of pinch points that could chew up fingers! It doesn't 'snap' to stay open. It uses gravity of the mattress and you to keep it flat on the ground. The cover is sewn onto the frame. You unzip the cover and slide in the mattress. The included air pump (Runs on 4 D batteries) is nice. The nozzle doesn't create a snug fit, so be prepared to hold it there while blowing it up. It doesn't have the 'gusto' to get the mattress firm, so you will need to use your hand/foot pump to get it to the right firmness. This isn't a huge game changer since it does inflate/deflate the mattress in seconds! When you move on it at night it does make some noise like the other reviewers have mentioned. It wasn't that loud, but it is there and noticeable. I don't think my neighbors heard us. The additional bed-side tables were a nice addition. Our tent doesn't allow us to use both sides. The one side we had it attached was nice. It's not a sturdy 'table', but a canvas that is stretched. We used it to hold our odds and ends from our pockets at night. The feet of the cot is plastic. It did manage to rub a few holes on the bottom of our tent. This is an easy fix, but your mileage may vary. I was worried about this, but I didn't think it would happen so quickly. I really wanted to remove a star, but I knew it could happen but didn't do anything to prevent it (I even talked about getting the furniture movers - plastic coasters for furniture).. That was MY fault. Overall, this is money well spent! I'm now not cringing in wanting to go to bed. It's quite enjoyable and comfortable!!

I'm not nearly into "roughing it" as my husband is, and the older I get, the harder it is for me to get on/off something like an airbed, even the double-height ones. So when he proposed a camping trip that involved three nights in a tent, I quickly learned the concept of "glamping" and signed myself up as a fan :-) Got this cot at a screaming deal (the universe was telling me to get it, seriously) and actually found myself looking forward to our trip! When we got to the campsite, we had yet to try setting this up, but it was almost too easy to believe. It's a bit heavy but the carrying case has wheels so it wasn't too hard to get out of the car and into the tent at all. Fully packed up, it is no bigger than a golf bag. The whole frame is made with accordion-style hinges, so even with 9 feet to distribute the weight, all you have to do is just pull the frame open. That's it. There's no locking mechanism, but it doesn't detract from the comfort or stability at all, and just makes it that much easier to pack it back up. You zip up the air mattress (included) into the fabric attached to the cot frame, which keeps it securely in place, and if you want to use the side tables then you just unfold them and slip them into the slots on the frame. That's it! Setup took no longer than 3 minutes, of which at least 2 was pumping the air into the mattress. This cot was amazingly comfortable. You can't feel the metal frame at all, and getting in and out of bed is almost as easy as it is at home. The side tables are surprisingly stable, too. And packing it all up was just as easy as setting it up. Deflate the airbed, fold it up, push the frame back together, slip it all into the carrying case, and you're done. Unbelievable. I am such a huge fan of this bed that I might just be up for another camping trip sooner rather than later!

We have been tenters for years, sleeping on a queen size air mattress on the ground in what is called humorously a six-person tent. The mattress fit with about a foot on each side and at the bottom. (Ther is no bigger hype than tent sizes... a four-person tent is a minimum for a couple anywhere it might rain.) We like to sleep together. Recently her knee issues have made getting off the ground painful and difficult, requiring help. Add to that occasional mid-night bathroom trips and it was even more inconvenient. This cot, with its foot-high height, worked perfectly to solve those issues. When it arrived I was initially concerned with the weight; the whole package is a heavy 45 pounds. It has its own canvas case, with small wheels, similar to those on pop-up shelters, but not much help on campground grass and dirt. When we opened the box the pleasant surprise was that all that weight was divided between the frame and the quite substantial (read heavy) air mattress. The mattress itself weighs 12 to 15 pounds, leaving the frame itself a more reasonable (about) 30 pounds. The next nice surprise was that the frame simply unfolded, almost by itself. No troublesome braces or hooks or rods to put in place. Once unfolded it was easy to position. (We had looked at some single cots that required sitting on the ground and pulling stretch-bars to tighten the canvas. This was much easier.) The design is such that our weight on the cot works to stretch the frame and canvas, minimizing any sag. Once the frame was in place it was an easy task to put the mattress in its pocket and inflate it. It comes with an inflator that uses four D cells (not included.) When we got it up we realized some other advantages... we could store stuff under the cot, stuff that, when we were on the ground, used to crowd us. It also comes with small two snap-in shelves with bottle holders, nice for a water bottle and a flashlight. Sleeping on it: There is a bar down the middle we thought might be a comfort issue. It really wasn't. The mattress was deep and firm enough to make it only marginally noticeable. Until we got this I didn't realize how much more enjoyable tenting could be being able to sit up and stand up from the bed. Particularly a bed that is so easy to set up. When we broke camp a few days later I simply separated the mattress and inflator into a separate pack... a spare daypack we had hanging around. Five stars on this one for our purpose!.

(Returning the bed) *** Unsafe for seniors or people with disabilities *** BED FRAME REQUIRES THE WEIGHT OF THE PEOPLE USING IT TO KEEP IT FROM TRYING TO COLLAPSE!!!! IT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE. IF you have to push off the frame to get on to your feet again, this is not the bed for you. 1) It could collapse, 2) It could tip. 3) If you sleep alone, one side of the bed would not be stable. VERY POOR DESIGN! WARNINGS 1. Advertising does NOT match the box or the assembly. It's supposed to be able to be assembled by one person (see warning on inner box for ONE person lifting, not two). Not too realistic. Even the inner box says to use two people to lift it. (see the other warning saying "two people.") 2. If you have difficulty lifting anything - do NOT try to lift straight up on this bed. This could be you if you ever had abdominal muscles ever cut from surgery. IF YOU STILL INSIST ON BUYING THIS - Here are some other pointers: 1. Use a tarp under it. The soft plastic feet over time could tear holes in your tent floor or indoor carpet or trash your floors. Queen bed is 5 x 6.5'. A tarp is 5 x 7'. Be sure to fold under the extra 6" so you don't get a toe caught in the middle of the night. 2. Rather than trying to lift this out of the box straight up - nearly 50 pounds - tip the box upright and let gravity due the work to pull it out of the box. You can "waddle-walk"the smaller box out of the big box one corner at a time. Get the extra parcel paper out of the way. That way it isn't catching on the inner box. 3. When opening the inner box, go slow and DO NOT use a box cutter! You could slide the carrying duffel bag. 4. When unfolding the frame, place the middle "bar" so it is running horizontal across your bed space - not vertical. So you will be standing at the side of your bed when you are trying to pull up on the frame, then tipping it from one side of the bed to the other. (not like "pulling down sheets." ) Think left to right, or right to left. COMMENTS: PRO'S The duffel bag is strong and the double-headed zipper is strong. SHELVES - PRO's and TIPS: The bags for the shelves are nice black nylon. These are wrapped in foam sheets. I would suggest saving and using these as the screws on the bottom of the shelves are a bit rough and could snag the shelf bags. You might want to rubber band or tie these together so one doesn't go astray on your trip or when re-packing the duffel. The shelves are nice and easily opened kind of scissor-style. When one side was more difficult to fully lock in place, I lifted up about a 1" back from the folding part and then was able to get it to clear the tab it needed to hook on to. These are steel frames and strong. Well made except my second one had extra material and whoever was sewing failed to trim it off. The glass / cup holder will easily hold a Coke bottle or something about 1/2" wider in diameter. The shelves are 12" square. They attach to the cot frame with a "u" shape hook that is attached. The black fishnet basket which holds a bottle or can, could easily snag. If you are using this as a guest bed and have a curious cat, or a bird, we aware that claws could get stuck. When putting the shelf away, turn the fishnet inside out so it does not get caught, then fold-in to put in to the bag; re-wrap in the foam sheets. The shelves easily went back in the bag. Be sure to check both shelves when you get this, even if only using one. A You Tube video said there was extra space to store keys and miscellaneous items. I sure did not see this. CONS 1. Duffel bag is an ugly army green. Coleman apparently did not market test for a color that would appeal to men AND women. Navy blue would have been a more gender neutral color. 2. Feet can damage tent floor, carpet, or wood flooring. Use something under the feet. AIR MATTRESS Not reviewed. Since the frame is so poorly constructed, I did not open this air mattress. This air mattress is designed to fit inside the attached cover sleeve. Be sure to put the valve toward the double-headed zipper opening so you can fill it, or re-fill it. There are holes at the top of the attached cover so that you can pull the air mattress into the corners. People on You Tube commented the cover is noisy to sleep on so be sure to cover it with a mattress pad, or a memory foam topper. The cover should also help keep pet nails from popping the mattress. That cover is not removable. Spot clean only. Be cautious about over-filling the air mattress. Other Coleman air mattresses with built in pumps have lasted me about seven months with daily use. When they start to wear out, the seams blow internally, creating a bubble wave.

I'm generally a supporter of Coleman products. I have camping gear from them that has served me well for a decade and longer. But I've had mixed results with this product (queen size airbed/cot). First the good: the cot itself is comfortable and sturdy. On that basis alone you may find it worth the price. The first time using it, the canvas got caught in the folding metal and ripped several inches across. Clearly the design could be a little better. Next, the air mattress is garbage. It worked for about 6 trips and then started leaked, not making it more than a few hours of sleep before flattening out uncomfortably. I tried but was not able to find the leak in order to repair it, so I've ordered a significantly better air/foam mattress to try on the cot. If it does sufficiently well, and/or if Coleman's customer service takes care of my ripped canvas, I may consider raising this to 4 stars. But as it is today, I cannot give this product more than a recommendation of "meh, ok". I will add: I did not experience the noisy squeaking that others have complained about.