Camping cots can be surprisingly small, and this means both short and narrow, far below the length of a typical bed at home and much narrower. It is hard to understand why this is so if this is about car camping. But there are great exceptions, and those are presented here.

The answer to the question in the title depends on two factors formulated in the following questions: Do you already have a cot? Do you plan to buy a cot? Both situations are answered here.