We bought this travelcot on the recommendation of friends - I think the husband was swung by the fact that it's tent-like and 'rugged', rather than a traditional heavy travelcot. We were lucky enough to be given a Graco travelcot (the traditional type that can be used as a playpen) and while this is great when in place, it's not particularly travel friendly due to it's weight. As we were embarking on a road trip with limited space in the car we went for this option. To put the cot up is relatively simple - the mattress is inserted and the two poles are erected and slid through the holes to make the tent. You do need a bit of space to do this at ...  Read the complete review

The main reason we bought this travel cot was its weight. It weighs less than 2.5kg, and folds up into a small holdall (50cm length, 24cm diameter), so you could take it on a plane as hand luggage. It is, in effect, a very small tent, and can actually be used as such as it comes with four tent pegs for securing it to the ground. Not being much of a camper myself, I am not sure why you would want your baby in his/her own tent instead of in yours, unless you were sleeping al fresco (risky, in this country). It is put together like a tent - it has two poles which are folded into lengths and snap together. These are colour-coded to match the tabs at the corners ...  Read the complete review