Five cots that sleep two adults, one bed or two side by side, from about $130 to $370.
By Alex HartDay trails mostly, a few nights out a year, mountains when the time allows.
Updated Oct 2026·18 compared
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For two people in one bed, get the Coleman Queen Airbed Cot. It's a queen air mattress on a folding steel frame, so you sleep on one surface with no bar between you, it's rated for 600 pounds, and at 22 inches it's as easy to get out of as the bed at home. It costs about $240.
Every double cot is one of two things: a single wide bed, or two cots joined at the middle. The joined ones are lighter and come apart, but someone ends up sleeping on the seam. If you sleep close, get one bed.
The Naturehike does what the Coleman does for about $70 less, as long as you bring a pump. If air mattresses have let you down before, the Kwik Cot is one wide fabric bed with nothing to inflate. And if your tent is small, the Disc-O-Bed stacks two cots into bunks, so two people sleep on the floor space of one.
Queen air mattress includedBattery pump includedSide table with cup holdersFits sleepers to 6 ft
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Why I picked it
A double cot for a couple should feel like a bed, and this one comes closest. The air mattress sits in a fitted sleeve on top of the frame, so there's no center rail under your hips and no seam to roll into. You set the firmness with the pump.
Then there's the height. At 22 inches, you sit on the edge and stand up, instead of rolling off something near the floor. The frame is steel and Coleman rates it for 600 pounds, which leaves room for two adults, their bags and a dog who sneaks up at midnight. A side table with cup holders takes the headlamp, the phone and the water bottle.
Who it is for
Couples car camping at a site, and anyone setting up a guest bed that will see a lot of nights.
What reviewers found
Reviewers like the frame most: it's solid and doesn't wobble once it's up. Their complaints are practical ones. The pump runs on four D batteries, so carry spares. It's noisy when you move, the sleeve is sewn on so it can't go in the washer, and it's heavy to carry from the car.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
Coleman designed it for sleepers up to 6 feet tall. Taller than that and your feet hang off.
At 22 inches up, with air under the frame and air in the mattress, it sleeps cold once nights drop into the 40s. Put a blanket or a pad on top of the mattress.
About 42 pounds, the heaviest single piece here.
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Same idea for less
Naturehike Queen Airbed Cot Combo
The same frame-and-air-mattress idea for about $70 less, lower to the ground and on wheels. Bring your own pump.
13.8 inches high7.9-inch air mattressWheeled carry bagPump not included
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Why I picked it
It works like the Coleman: a folding frame with a queen air mattress on top, and a side table with a cup holder. It costs less, holds more on paper (662 pounds), and sits lower at 13.8 inches, which keeps you warmer and fits under a sloping tent wall more easily.
The frame unfolds in one piece with no assembly, and the whole thing packs into a 38-inch wheeled bag, which you'll appreciate on a walk-in campsite. Under the fabric, Naturehike uses elastic tension bands instead of a solid deck, to spread your weight. The 7.9-inch mattress and the cot also work on their own.
Who it is for
Couples who want the Coleman's comfort and would rather keep the $70.
Skip it if
You don't own a pump. It doesn't come with one, and finding that out at the campsite ruins the evening.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
No pump in the box.
At 54.3 inches, about five inches narrower than the Coleman.
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Nothing to inflate
Kamp-Rite Double Kwik Cot
One wide fabric bed on a powder-coated frame, nothing to pump and nothing to go flat. Rated for 550 pounds.
Folds to 42 by 9 by 11 inStorage hammock underneathSide pockets600-denier carry bag
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Why I picked it
If an air mattress has ever gone flat under you at night, this is the double to look at. The Kwik Cot has nothing to inflate. It's one fabric bed, 85 by 55 inches, on a powder-coated frame, rated for 550 pounds.
That 85 inches is the longest bed here, so tall sleepers get their feet on the cot. There's a mesh hammock underneath for shoes and a lantern, pockets on the sides, and it folds into a 42-inch bag. At 32 pounds, one person can carry it from the car.
Who it is for
Couples who've been let down by an air mattress, and tall sleepers who need the length.
Skip it if
You want it soft. Fabric on a frame is firm, so plan on a pad for comfort, and for warmth once it's cold.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
Firm, like any fabric cot.
At 85 inches long, it needs a tent floor longer than seven feet.
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Small tents and families
Disc-O-Bed Large Bunk Cots
Two cots that stack into bunk beds, so two people sleep on the floor space of one. Each holds 500 pounds.
Bunk, bench or two cotsNo toolsNo center braceBottom bunk 11 in, top 32 in
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Why I picked it
A double bed for two adults takes up most of a four-person tent. These two cots stack into bunks instead, so the bed for two uses the floor space of one, and the rest of the tent stays free for bags, a cooler and a place to change. You can also set them up as two separate cots or as a bench.
Each cot holds 500 pounds and gives you a 79-by-28-inch bed. Disc-O-Bed's frame has no center brace, so the fabric shapes to you rather than to a bar. It all goes together without tools.
What owners report
One family of four spent ten weeks in a six-person tent on these and kept them as bunks the whole time, for the floor space. They'd use them again. Their complaint is the weight: steel frames, around 60 pounds for both, and setup goes better with two people. The cots have no padding, so in cold weather they slept on pads on top. They'd take them for trips of three nights or more and leave them home for a weekend.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
About 60 pounds for the pair, heavy to carry.
The top bunk is 32 inches up, the bottom one 11, so the person below has little headroom.
About $370, the most here.
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Carrying it farther
REDCAMP 55-Inch Double Camping Cot
Two aluminum cots that hook together into a 55-inch bed, about 11 pounds by REDCAMP's count. Pull them apart and you have two singles.
7075 aluminum frameLever-lock setup600-denier Oxford fabricSplits into two cots
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Why I picked it
REDCAMP puts this pair at about 11 pounds, far lighter than anything else here, because the frames are aluminum and not steel. The two cots hook together with hook-and-loop straps into a 55-inch bed, and they come apart when you'd rather have two singles, in a tent or on a lake shore.
Lever locks make the setup easier, and REDCAMP says it takes three steps and about a minute. Each cot holds 330 pounds, 660 for the pair.
Who it is for
Couples who carry their bed more than a few steps from the car, and anyone who wants a double sometimes and two singles other times.
Skip it if
You hate a seam. Two cots joined side by side always leave a line down the middle, and someone sleeps on it.
Flaws but not dealbreakers
A join down the middle, as with every split double.
330 pounds per side is the limit, so one heavy sleeper uses up most of a cot.
Who this is for
A 2-person cot, or 2-man cot as many stores call it, is a bed for two. This guide is for two people sharing one at a campsite, in a tent, a cabin or the back of a big SUV. If each of you would rather have your own cot, my camping cots guide has five singles, and two Trailhead IIs pushed together cost less than any double here. Backpackers should skip cots and look at a good sleeping pad.
A double cot needs a big floor. A 55-to-59-inch bed fills a two-person tent and most of a four-person one. Shopping for a tent too? The 6-person tents I recommend all list their floor, and my camping checklist has everything else for the weekend.
How to choose
One bed or two cots joined
A one-piece bed, like the Coleman, the Naturehike or the Kwik Cot, gives you one surface and no seam. Two cots joined, like the REDCAMP, are lighter and split into singles, but there's always a line down the middle. If you sleep close, get one bed.
Check the weight limit per side
Add your two weights, then your bags, your pads and anything else that stays on the bed. Buy a cot rated well above that. Watch the split doubles: the REDCAMP holds 660 pounds for the pair but 330 per side, and the limit that counts is the side you're on.
Measure the tent floor
These beds run 54 to 59 inches wide and up to 85 inches long. Many tent floors narrow at the ends and walls slope in, so a tall bed meets the wall sooner. If the tent is tight, bunks give you the most floor.
Plan for the cold
Every inch of height adds cold air under you. The Coleman at 22 inches is the coldest one-level bed here, the Naturehike at 13.8 is warmer, and the Disc-O-Bed's bottom bunk at 11 is warmer still, while its top bunk at 32 is the coldest spot of all. Once nights drop into the 40s, put a pad or a thick blanket on top, whichever cot you pick.
A queen airbed cot like the Coleman, 80 by 60 inches and rated for 600 pounds, with a rechargeable pump and a cover that zips off for the washer. At about $200, it's the one to look at if a washable cover matters to you.
Steel, padded, 59 inches wide and about $150. Its listing calls it one bed in one line and two cots zipped together in another, with a seam in the middle, so I'd rather point you to the clearer REDCAMP 55-inch.
Two big single cots side by side, each rated for 600 pounds. They're great beds, but the pair costs about $300 and makes two tall frames to carry. It's in my single cots guide.
A double cot with its own tent on top, about $530. It replaces your tent rather than going inside it.
How we picked
Made for two adults, at least 500 lb publishedBed size and capacity publishedSets up without toolsUnder $400Sold on Amazon
The list started with 18 beds sold as cots for two: queen airbed cots, one-piece fabric doubles, split doubles, bunk systems and tent cots. Tent cots fell out, since they replace the tent. So did doubles rated for less than two adults.
For each one, I compared what the maker publishes: capacity, bed size, height off the ground, weight and what's in the box. For what it's like to live with them, I read The Sleep Judge on the Coleman and Mom Goes Camping's ten weeks on the Disc-O-Bed bunks.
Common questions
What is the best 2-person cot for camping?+−
For most couples, the Coleman Queen Airbed Cot: a queen air mattress on a steel frame, rated for 600 pounds, with no bar down the middle. For about $70 less, the Naturehike Queen Airbed Cot Combo does the same if you bring a pump.
Do 2-person cots have a bar in the middle?+−
Split doubles do. Two cots joined side by side always leave a rail or seam in the middle. One-piece beds like the Coleman, the Naturehike and the Kamp-Rite Kwik Cot don't, and that's the main reason to pick one.
What is a good camping cot for two adults?+−
One rated well above your combined weight plus bedding. The cots here run from 500 pounds to 662, and the REDCAMP split double holds 330 per side. Also check the width: 54 to 59 inches is close to a full or queen bed.
Are cots worth it for camping?+−
For car camping, yes. A cot gets you off rocks, roots and wet ground, and it's easier to get up from than a pad, which matters for stiff knees and backs. It doesn't keep you warm on its own, so bring a pad or blanket once the nights cool off.
Is two single cots better than one double?+−
Two singles cost less if you already own one, and each person gets their own bed that doesn't move when the other turns over. A double keeps you together with no gap. If you sleep close, buy the double.
The verdict
The double cot to get: Coleman Queen Airbed Cot
The Coleman is the double cot for most couples at about $240. It's one queen bed with no bar in the middle, holds 600 pounds and stands high enough to get out of easily.
For less, get the Naturehike and a pump. If you never want to inflate anything again, get the Kwik Cot, and if the tent is small, the Disc-O-Bed bunks save the floor.
