Travel Cot

[Tannie]

We need to buy a travel cot - like everything else - there seems to be unlimited options! It needs to be light & pack up as easily as possible, sturdy etc
anyone got any suggestions?
Ta,
Tannie

[redbaby]

Samsonite do a great travel cot that folds up to nearly nothing,... It has a mozzie net over the top too, which is great,... I am not too sure whether you can buy them in Aus, but have a look on UK Ebay,.. I got one from there,.

[mamabear]

We're still using our portacot that we bought years ago (and I might add that it has been through a few friends children as well).

Steelcraft is the brand- but I don't know which model sorry.

Good luck! :) :)

[draught]

We are using a childcare brand one which is certainly sturdy, has the mossie net etc, but none of them pack up particularly light or small - except for the Phil and Ted's one (www.philandteds.com) - a friend bought one and she said it weighs about 2kgs and packs up very small. It is a completely different design to the normal cot, but if lightness and compactness are important, might be worth a look.

[Milly]

Hello Tannie!

We bought a great cot for my In Laws to have at their place. It is quite lightweight and easy to pack away. The other great thing is that it has a little baby option in that with babies from newborn to about 5 months, it has a higher insert. We found ths option great.

I can't remember the brand unfortunately, but I do know that we got it as a big baby shop in Brisbane called Babies Galore at Keperra on the north side of Brisbane. It cost $145.

We have a Porta Cot at home that I got at Target on sale for $70. It is much heavier and has no newborn insert. But it does the job as the downstairs cot. It is Baby Club brand.

Hope you find the right one!

[Jhayden'sMum]

WE actually never bought a proper cot for our 1st, they're just soooooo expensive, so we opted for a porta cot instead, I think it may be a Steelcraft one, it's easy to fold up and it goes into a bag, it also has a bassinette in it. You can get ones that have a change table in them too now, they look pretty good.
We got ours from Babyco when we lived in SA.

[Tannie]

Thanks everyone for the input............that Phil&Teds one looks pretty space age to me - Impressive :p Am still "umming and ahhing" about it -but need toget one this week.......for value a few people have recommended the Steelcrafts....will just have to check out the various models and see how lightweight and small they fold into. We get other Samsonite things here - so might find out if they're around to suss out.
Ta again!
T