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Bertha Venation

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12. Hi, d_r.

Wed May 27, 2015, 06:15 AM

May 2015

I'm a big woman, and I found a big cot. X-large, rated to 300 pounds. I feel lucky to have found it.

Unless someone doesn't have a tent, in which case I'd welcome them, it will be only me. I'm big and I'm clumsy; I don't move around well. I want to be able to step around the space a little, and to be able to stand up sometimes (I'm 64" tall). What do you think?

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Camping Questions [View all] Bertha Venation May 2015 OP

I am not a camper - but here's my answer to 2 of your questions - No Vested Interest May 2015 #1

Are you hiking in or driving in? Brickbat May 2015 #2

Driving, thank goodness. n/t Bertha Venation May 2015 #10

This is the four-person tent model we've been using and recommending for about 40 years. canoeist52 May 2015 #3

I second the eureka too d_r May 2015 #5

Hi, d_r. Bertha Venation May 2015 #12

Standing will be a problem with the Eureka. ManiacJoe May 2015 #17

Ooh. Kneeling isn't an option. Bertha Venation May 2015 #22

standing d_r May 2015 #19

That looks like a prime* possibility! Bertha Venation May 2015 #23

I'll third the Eureka suggestion. Wilms May 2015 #7

As great as the Eureka tent is, ManiacJoe May 2015 #8

Just me, ManiacJoe. Bertha Venation May 2015 #13

Thank you, canoeist. Bertha Venation May 2015 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Bertha Venation May 2015 #21

Exellent Tent meathead May 2015 #25

Coffee pots canoeist52 May 2015 #4

Thanks, canoeist. Bertha Venation May 2015 #14

Four words Cracklin Charlie May 2015 #6

Sounds tasty. Bertha Venation May 2015 #15

I am a Chuck Wagon cook. oneshooter May 2015 #18

Peach cobbler and cornbread? Bertha Venation May 2015 #20

Thank you. oneshooter May 2015 #24

Everything a beginner needs to know about camping: ManiacJoe May 2015 #9

What a great idea. Bertha Venation May 2015 #16

That's how i learned. meathead May 2015 #26

I have a Eureka tent also. HooptieWagon May 2015 #27

I bought a used Eureka 20 yrs ago for $15. Smells like an innertube... Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #28

How was the camping trip? Hula Popper Sep 2015 #29

Eureka makes great tents! ginnyinWI Aug 2016 #30

My tent PavelKO Oct 2016 #31