Night Cat Camping Cot Tent – Waterproof 1-Person

It’s very light weight and easy to put together. I can load on my motorcycle with no issues and taking up a lot of room.

Although the cot isnt the most comfortable, I personally threw on a layer of foam as im a side and stomach sleeper so it works out awesome.
Ive used this thing for 10 sleeps now and really do enjoy it.
For starters, I like how compact this whole thing it.
The tent comes in 1 bag, the cot in another, helps to keep the parts from rubbing/scratching into each other to orevent any punctures.
The tenting material itself, the cover, is the nicest ive felt, its not too thick but the material is wicked strong. It held up in some GNARLY wind storms and i even had some hail on my last venture.
it zips up nice and tight, no water leaks in. The tent is pretty tight so it doesnt flap around a whole lot unless you’re in some serious wind, and in that case I drop the cot to the lowest level so im only inches from the floor. I also found its slightly warmer down there, so long as you arent on the actual ground.
It setup up in 5 minutes tops, I LOVE how easy it is to setup with 1 person.
It has some excellent ventilation with the option of adjusting the rain fly on top to let in more air.
Its nice and cozy on the inside and ive had some phenomenal sleeps thus far.

I have a couple other tent-cots but bought this as a better option for taking on motorcycle trips. The cot could be a little wider, but this is a great compromise over other options I’ve hauled that took up way too much space on the bike. It seems well built but I haven’t field tested it yet as to finding out how it holds up to the rain and weather… so I’ll have to post an update at a later time.

The cot can be used separately from the tent, and vice-versa; the two together make a great off-the-ground single person sleeping solution.
The cot frame is easy to put together, and can work with or without the leg extensions, giving it two height options.
The tent is pretty easy to put up also. The shock-lined aluminum support segments go together well, and attach to the base.
The only (minor) complaint is that it takes a bit of reaching, once inside the tent, to secure the rainfly.
It all stows into two small bags that can fit in or tie onto a backpack.

For starters, I have a cot I take backpacking. I recently used it for a week while camping up in Yellowstone. I loved it. But it had one drawback. No privacy.
If I wanted any coverage, I had to rig a tarp. This was fine when I had a good selection of trees. Not so much when they were too far apart. I had been considering one of this company’s “instant” one person popup tents that are intended for cots, but those don’t repel rain. They’re great for clear skies, but offer no bad weather protection.
Then I spotted this.
It has two big bonuses that I was hoping I would find. First, it’s a full-fledged, double wall tent. You can do the inner tent for clear weather trips, but you also have a fully seam taped and waterproof fly to put over it for keeping out the rain. No more need to find just the right spot to pitch a tarp.
The second thing is kinda huge for me… This thing has 4 support bars. I’m a big guy (285lbs). I need something that will hold a lot of weight. Up until now, the only elevated cots I could find in this style only had 3 support bars. One at each end, and one in the middle. They were not rated for a person my size. Or I could find those “collapsible” types with the aluminum square tubing. Not very packable…
This one changed that. Finally there is an option that has a higher weight range, can be elevated higher, and is relatively packable.
My current cot has 5 support bars, and it’s great, but it can only be set ~4-5″ off the ground. I wanted something I could sit on, not fall into. Since this new cot from Night Cat has the extended legs that can be added, I now have that! It can still be set up for the lower position, but you can add the extra legs and get much more height.

Once the cot is assembled, which is very easy to do with the way they designed the leveraging arms, putting on the tent was intuitive. I didn’t even need the instructions. Just line up the door on whichever side you want (it works both ways) and secure the end loops around each corner of the cot. This sets the foundation for the rest of the tent. Then put the single aluminum (much better than fiberglass) pole together and run each end through the grommets at each corner. Clip the inner tent to the pole, and secure the crossbar through the red tabs at the peak. You’re done with the inner tent. If you need the fly, drape it over, paying attention to the side with the door zipper, and secure each corner using the side-buckle clips that are attached to the inner tent. Open vents and guy out the walls as you prefer.

There is a single amply sized pocket in one end of the tent. I assume this is the “head” end, as most folks will put their phone next to them at night. That would be on the left end of the tent if standing outside facing the tent’s door. It’s also the end where the zippers will end up, so it makes sense.

The only thing that I’d be cautious about is where the pole’s crossbar touches the rainfly. There doesn’t seem to be a way to prevent wear on the contact point. With enough use, this could create a weak spot and eventually a leak/tear. Capping the tips of the pole with something would help to spread the contact and prevent this.

The downside to all of this nice gear is that it does come at the expense of weight and size. It’s arguably very compact for what it is, but it will take up considerable room in your pack if you take both parts.
But that will be up to preference. You don’t have to take the tent, as the cot doesn’t require it for use. But it may be a bit tricky figuring out how to secure the tent without the cot. There aren’t the normal set of stake-out points on this tent as there would be with ones that are intended for ground use. There are some, mind you. So you could make it work in a pinch. But it’s really intended to pair with the/a cot to secure to.

Honestly, I can’t wait to try it.