Amazing Wilderness Camp Cot Update -- Simple Raised Bed Bushcraft Shelter

[MTNMANTIM]

way cool setup......i like your "updates". this would be an awesome setup in a semi permanent camp.

thanks for sharing

Tim

[henchman99942]

Youtube search: A Simple Homemade Camping Cot

This uses less long skinny poles. If you are in an area without long straight saplings, then you have to use what you have available.

[jntroisi]

Are the camp chairs no longer available? I can't seem to purchase them on your site

[EconoChallenge]

@jntroisi The chairs are 90% done. I will send you a PM when they are ready to go. The site might take a bit longer to be updated when the chairs are done. Sorry about that.

[99bugout]

How about just use a Hammock..

[EconoChallenge]

@99bugout It will hold a hammock. We posted a video for Mike over at Bushcraftbarton. He wanted to see it. For me I am trying to get off the ground without the hammock. I mean I like the hammock ... but I might like this more.

[gretchitect]

I went to the site to buy the camp chairs and they were not there.....? :(

[EconoChallenge]

@gretchitect Soon. Just waiting for them to come back from the screen printers and we will have the link back up ... soon. Thank you for your feedback

[SuperDeltaRomeo]

Sorry for delay,busy with work.Tried military poncho,didnt work.Keep these Amazing ideas coming,Jeep

[EconoChallenge]

@SuperDeltaRomeo Great feedback. The SAS survival guide also suggested that heavy gauge plastic would work ... Ha .. no way!

[weaponeer]

I like the simple design

[EconoChallenge]

@weaponeer Simple and ... you can move it. Wind changes direction ... that never happens eh? Thanks for the comment.

[unitxplore]

Nice idea! This looks like a lot of work but great if your going to stay somewhere for a while

[EconoChallenge]

@unitxplore You need 11 straight strong pieces of wood. It took about three hours to find it all. Now if you look in the background you will see that you could find all the wood you need in the cedar grove right behind the shoot. If I had to use live wood this shelter could be put together in minutes just from the trees in the cedar grove. I think it is much easier to build than a debris shelter. But you do need a tarp!

[billyjoedenny]

i like your idea,bug net would work great on it to.

[EconoChallenge]

@billyjoedenny shhhh. That is the next part of the system. I converted a military issue bug bar into a two person bug shelter this past summer. I have not tried it yet but I am betting it will fit over this setup nicely with just a few mods.

[Greatbloke]

I love it! Great set up.

[EconoChallenge]

@Greatbloke Thanks for dropping by.

[TomsBackwoods]

Awesome Jeep! keep'em coming!

[EconoChallenge]

@TomsBackwoods Thank you.

[bushcraftbartons]

Excellent Jeep...Very well thought off. Let me tell you that Josie and you came up with this idea at about the same time. you beat her to it :)The only difference is that she was going to use that system with a hammock in case someone ends up somewhere with no trees to hook up the hammock. Hey why dont you make a vid about it. Its a request :) Well done I really like it. 10 STARS....

[EconoChallenge]

@bushcraftbartons The hammock worked on the last shelter but you are right .... I have not tried it on this shelter frame. I will have to replace the cross beam with something bigger ... but in theory it should work. I will see what I can do Mike. ;)

[CdnLifeguard71]

Very cool jeep or rather amazing. Its 2012 now you should come up with a new adjective lol

Nate

[EconoChallenge]

@CdnLifeguard71 Tom started it.  He called the chair Amazing ... and now we are stuck with it. LOL

[soaniles]

Def. A great design I like it and will be copycat-ing I thank you for the idea yer great makes me wish I was out there right now doing the same peace guys

[ekhaat]

You're right, it's brilliant

Cheers

[EconoChallenge]

@ekhaat Thank you!

[SuperDeltaRomeo]

Wonder if I could use my military poncho,instead of a tube bed?Will have to try it out at the weekend and let you guys know.

[SuperDeltaRomeo]

Your were right,the updated one is even better.Thank you

[EconoChallenge]

@MrOurcanada Oh to have those stars back eh? Thank you.

[robertmccallum1]

lol what waz that

[SpartanJohns]

Ok, I have to admit, pretty amazing. I was pretty bend on telling you it's not, but it kinda is. 2 chairs, bed, shelter, working area... all in 1...

you can camp out over night and then get some visitor the next day. your shelter becomes your living room, no sleeping on the floor or sitting on the ground.

yeah...pretty inventive.

*****

[EconoChallenge]

@SpartanJohns Now that is one very good endorsement.  Thank you!

[hobbexp]

after you have sleep in a bed like that, can you never go back to sleep on spruce branches

fredde

[EconoChallenge]

@hobbexp Unless it falls down. Then its back to the spruce branches. Thanks Fredde

[wawhiker]

Truly amazing! It looks so comfortable, as a bed and as a chair. Did I say amazing?!

[EconoChallenge]

@wawhiker Yes you did. Thats what we like to read! ;-) Are you going to try it out?

[jkd185]

Really cool.thanks for showing;)

regards

streetartist

[EconoChallenge]

@jkd185 Hows that bow drill kit working for you?

[jkd185]

@EconoChallenge its really nice,hope to make a film soon.

thats a great bed and shelter .

all the best

SA

[TheHjalmur]

In addition to backwoods usefulness, I can see setting up several of these around ye olde backyard firepit when friends come for a visit. May just have to do that. It's one great idea after another I'm getting from you people, thank you!

[EconoChallenge]

@TheHjalmur You are welcome. Comments like this keep us going. You can get three chairs across one side of a small fire pit. The front support legs have to overlap a bit so everyone can feel the heat.

[MBlackford100]

Simply Amazing! Really, it looks great.

[sousaville]

im on the site trying to find them...that should help...let me try again...

[Ggreenvideos]

...but I only have one amazing chair...hehe! ;o) It really is a cool job brother!

[EconoChallenge]

@Ggreenvideos I know a guy who knows a guy who can get you one. You know what I mean bro?

[Ggreenvideos]

@EconoChallenge Yes, I hear ya brother :o)

[Ggreenvideos]

In the chair mode you could construct a table to go across the logs so your cook kit isn't on the ground :o) Looks bitchin' bro :o) Where's the tarp?

[EconoChallenge]

@Ggreenvideos Again. Brilliant. That idea will have to go into the next video. The tarp! Funny you should mention that. How do you secure the lines? If I had some snow I could do it ... but nobody had any good ideas on how to pound those steaks into the frozen ground. I was going to ask you when I got back .. just didn't get a chance. This set up was in a clearing ... way far away from the trees.

[Ggreenvideos]

@EconoChallenge Thankya :o) I like tables...hehe! You mean stakes in the ground for the tarp lines? I use MSR groundhawgs. Just hammer them in with my axe. Sometimes you have to axe the frozen dirt around it to get them out without breaking them off though. I broke one last winter...hehe! But it was in a root :o)

[EconoChallenge]

@Ggreenvideos stake .. eat them steaks. Its late .. here. Past me bed time.

[Ggreenvideos]

@EconoChallenge Generally I don't use snow stakes because our snow is too powdery and cold. Not all warm and mushy like down south eh ;o)

[EconoChallenge]

@Ggreenvideos Ya .. just stomp around with your snow shoes ... wait an hour or so ... unless its real cold ... like minus 15 then maybe wait only a half hour ... and it freezes up nice. Make sure shes level before you stop. Its freakin hard to fix after it freezes. LOL.

[Ggreenvideos]

@EconoChallenge Doesn't work here bro :o) And it's almost always cold...haha! Snow only packs here after days :o) I made a quinzy last winter and it took a week before it was ready for diggin' out. I told ya, It's different here...hehe! Different from anywhere :o)

[dragonflyhiker]

Looks awesome dude. Very well done

[EconoChallenge]

@dragonflyhiker Are you going to give it a go?

[dragonflyhiker]

@EconoChallenge I may just do that

[mrriprock2]

Amazing, and Awesome...Dash Rirock

[sousaville]

Jeep where did you get those mukluks....?

[EconoChallenge]

@sousaville Farm supply store called "TSC" When the felt lining starts to break down, I head out to the TSC store and buy new liners. Poof. New boots again. Love em!

[sousaville]

@EconoChallenge man i have to google those they are sweet....ill be hiking out to my shelter this weekend and ill put up a video on it...have to do more rebuilding..irene dropped a tree on the lean to entrance..thinking of adding that camp cot build to the outside area...getting on google now...my DIY tyvek mukluk are not measuring up,lol.Ed

[EconoChallenge]

@sousaville "Absolute Zero" is the brand on the side of the boots upper. Had to go look.

[sousaville]

@EconoChallenge cant find them on tsc site?

[EconoChallenge]

@sousaville They are now four or five years old. I am on my second set of felt liners purchased two years ago. Could it be that they stopped selling them?  Oh NO! I am going to stop into the local store tomorrow.

[sousaville]

@EconoChallenge got them sears in canada..great..long ride for me,lol..yeah gotta get some..although this year they may get little use.lol

[EconoChallenge]

@sousaville Who has the snow? Rich .. he has all our snow!

[sousaville]

@EconoChallenge yes he does..enough for all of us...thinking of getting the abolute zero snow trekker...it on sale at th shoe company for 120...alright man gn and ty.

[sousaville]

Hey Jeep...I gonna build me one of those at my boulder cave shelter...man I love the pitch options and speed of execution in that design....Ed

[EconoChallenge]

@sousaville Boulder cave shelter? What boulder cave shelter. I guess I got me a video to watch.

[Woodenarrows]

Wow Jeep, brilliant. Having the versatility of sliding the bed back and using one of the storm flaps as a recliner is really nice and a great option in any weather. It just keeps getting better and better.

[EconoChallenge]

@Woodenarrows I was watching a shelter video on Colhane's Channel. He built a raised ladder bed under his shelter. He suggested building it up at shoulder height to give you the space under it when the weather turned wet. That's when I said ah ha! Tried it out the next day on my test rig. I leaned back and it didn't fall over. Still I had to go out and build one in wilderness conditions just to be sure. I plan to use this on our summer trip.

[RDPproject]

Hang on...a build video on this?.....YT screwed up again...I wasnt notified at all.

Off to watch it now.

[RDPproject]

Great product there mate. Got two questions for ya tho -

1 - your kids?......cute.

2 - what was that cracking noise in the distance....a Yeti?

Rob

[EconoChallenge]

@RDPproject One is mine. The other two are my sister's creation. They love all jeeps hiking stuff! That cracking noise was a gift from the kids. They were playing behind me and asked to stay quiet while I filmed.  One of them must have stepped on a stick and I took advantage.

[PhylBeeMe]

It's good to see WEZO24522164's stuff being re-invented into a neat combo. Nice work.

[EconoChallenge]

@PhylBeeMe We thank Wezo every time we sit comfortably, back fully supported, by a nice warm fire! YouTube is the best thing to happen to our annual Econo Challenge. No question. His permanent shelter has no equal!

[athatcher85]

Dude thats awesome. I love your videos!

[EconoChallenge]

@athatcher85 Thanks man. That makes me smile!

[Zippy1one]

Would like to see it with the top on it.

[EconoChallenge]

@Zippy1one We show a quick clip in this video. You can see a much better shot of this same design (without the storm doors) with the tarp on it. The link is in the description. It looks very cool.

[MrJoeyBoombotz]

I like it!

[todddguillory]

I like it...Just kick back and enjoy a hot cup of Black coffee.....Ant that right?

[EconoChallenge]

@todddguillory LOL. I am working on it. In the next video its hot chocolate .... I know ... I know ...

[BLynchCAN]

Worked out well !

[EconoChallenge]

@BLynchCAN Its not far from you.  Would you like to visit?

[dieselwarriordotcom]

Cool idea!  Id like to build one to try out!

Thanks for posting...

[EconoChallenge]

@dieselwarriordotcom Did you check out the video on how to build it?  Come back and let us know how it worked for you.