Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I purchased this as extra bedding for guests, in the office, where we have limited space. The cot is mostly good, but I do NOT like the awkward way that that it folds up for storage. First, you have to remove the sleeping mat from the top of the cot ... and set that bulky thing aside somewhere .... Then, you have to FLIP THE WHOLE DARN COT OVER, so it's upside down. Now you can grab the sleeping mat again and tuck it in under the bars by the legs. Next fold the legs down so they squeeze the sleeping mat. And finally ... you get to the step that I had assumed would be the FIRST STEP ... that is, folding the cot up, like you're closing a book. There is some velcro to help keep it closed for storage. I've only seen one other person mention this awkward folding up of the cot in the reviews. I imagine if you're using this out in the great outdoors, with wide open spaces, you wouldn't notice this inconvenience. But at home, where I've just got a tiny little office and not much space to move around ... it's definitely a downer that I have to do all this acrobatics just to get the darn thing folded up. I thought that would be the easy part. But oh well. The cot does fit my space wonderfully, and it's one of the few compact and portable sleeping options I've found, which gives you the full 80 inches of length. I'm not tall, but some of my guests are. I know the tall folks appreciate being able to lie down without having to dangle their feet over the edge. The sleeping mat that comes with it is OK, but it's not comfortable enough to sleep on more than just a night or two. It's has a stiff plastic feeling but it's cushiony at the same time, like a gym mat. To make it more comfortable for guests, I bought the Downlite (down alternative) Dorm Twin XL Fiber Bed, which has a 3-inch gusset, and the Cool Touch 400 Thread Count Waterproof Mattress Topper Protector, which accommodates mattress toppers from 2 to 5 inches thick. All three of these work perfect together. I tried lying down on the camping mat that comes with it, and it felt too spartan (would have been fine for camping). The weird thing is, it wasn't actually firm (which I would have liked), it just felt sort of insubstantial. Then I tried lying down with just the fiber bed / mattress cover combo on the cot (without the camping mat), and it felt too saggy. Finally, I tried it with the camping mat plus the fiber bed / mattress topper combo, and it was good. I tried it out by sleeping in it all night. Comfortable and firm enough for me. The camping cot is lightweight enough to move around the house, and it does fit in the back of the car, flat, if you have a large trunk. The camping cot folds up and out of the way, against the wall. For the big fluffy fiber bed / mattress cover combination, I got some bungee cords for holding them tight in a bed roll. Then we put 2 hooks on the wall and hung a carabiner from each hook. Now when the fiber bed is rolled up, we hook the bungee hooks into the carabiners, and voila ... the fiber bed roll is up and off the floor, out of the way.