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If any of the standard baby travel cots available on the market today are still to big or heavy when collapsed for your needs then there is another option, that of the Pop Up Travel Cot. What is a Pop Up Travel Cot?It is a compact folding travel cot specially designed for holidays or an overnight stay. Quick and easy to assemble, it opens in seconds. Most of these types of Cots will have an integrated mattress so its worth checking how thick this is for the extra comfort. Some also come with integrated mosquito nets and storage pockets.What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Compared To A Standard Baby Travel Cots?So if you are struggling to decide between a Pop Up Travel Cot or the standard version, here are some of the advantages and disadvantages of each to help you decide1.
The Pop up is more lightweight, generally baby travel cots can weigh
anything up to 10kg and even the more lightweight versions such as the
LittleLife Arc 2 travel cot weighs in a 2.25kg, whereas most
from birth pop up travel cots weigh less than 1kg
2. Storage – the Pop Up Travel Cot takes up much less room than standard travel cots, in some cases they can be packed away in a case not much bigger than a dinner plate. 3. Some pop up cots can be difficult to take down and require some getting use to to master the right technique. The standard travel cots tend to be much easier only taking a matter of seconds 4. Baby travel cots, dependant upon their size will last a child up until they are at least 18 months old, whereas the majority of pop up travel cots will only last until the baby can sit up right, around 6 months, at this stage if you wish to continue using a pop up travel cot the ideal solution would be a pop up bubble tent. One of these should take your child through until they are 18 months old What Types Of Pop Up Travel Cot Are Available? The main two types of Pop Up Travel Cot available are: 1. This is your standard pop up cot, shaped very much like a carry cot; it will usually come with an integrated mattress, a zip on mosquito net and in some cases toy loops. Two of the best selling examples of this type of Pop Up Travel Cot are the Samsonite Pop-up Cot Deluxe and the Koo-di Pop Up Cot deluxe. Both of these provide a comfortable and safe place for your baby to sleep. 2. Once the child is too big for a standard pop up cot, around 6 months, then another option could be the Bubble Pop Up Cot which will last the child until its 18 months old. These tend to weigh more than you standard pop up tent, in some cases up to 3 Kg, but they are much bigger and can double as a play area. They often come complete with a padded mattress and integrated zip-up mosquito net. In some cases separate inflatable mattresses can be purchased together with fitted sheets. Again Samsonite provide a range of these types of cot, together with other brands such as Micro-lite and Koo- di |
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