Phil & Teds Traveller (Travel Cot) Review
Trying out the Phil & Teds at home
When we started shopping for baby equipment one of the first things we knew we’d need was a travel cot. Travel is a big part of our lives and we wanted to be able to continue that with our daughter. We looked at 2 travel cots – the Phil & Teds and the Baby Bjorn. The Phil & Teds requires assembly – something we weren’t too thrilled about facing at the end of a long day of traveling. The Baby Bjorn is SUPER easy to assemble – it basically just springs open and is ready to use. BUT – it’s a lot heavier at 11lbs. vs. the 6 lb Phil & Teds. So, we chose the Phil & Teds and hoped that the set-up wouldn’t drive us crazy.
The cot comes apart into pieces like a tent and fits into a bag that has a shoulder strap for carrying. It packed easily into our large suitcase and is also small enough to fit into our big travel backpacks. Before we left we practiced putting it together. It took us more than 20 minutes and required quite a bit of strength – we weren’t impressed and left it assembled for a while, dreading taking it back apart again. On this first trip with it we had to set it up and take it apart 4 times. Each time it was faster and easier. By the end of the trip Ian was down to under 5 minutes – making us very happy we chose the lighter weight over ease of use.
The matress is a mostly self-inflating air matress that actually fits into a pocket in the bottom of the cot. The baby actually lies on the nylon bottom of the cot and you can’t use a sheet. Although this would seem uncomfortable, our daughter slept well and seemed happy to be put down in it while awake, too. It also makes for VERY easy clean-up!
The cot has a side flap that can zipper open so you don’t have to lean over to pick up your child. We didn’t use it, but we can imagine it coming in handy with an older, heavier child – particularly since the cot is big enough to be used by children up to 3 years of age. You can also secure it to the ground with stakes and it comes with a zippered top flap with UV protection so that you could use the cot on the beach for example.
Overall, we were very happy with our Phil & Teds Traveller and are very happy to have such a light, easy to use, safe bed for our daughter away from home!
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