Travel Cots

Has anyone used either the KinderKot or Phil & Ted's T2 travel cot? We've got a normal portacot but it's so big & heavy for lugging onto a plane, so are looking into one of these options. Any recommendations would be great.

we jsut have a plain kingston portacot we got form baby factory, and its not very heavy.
you wouldnt want to lug a cot onto the plane?? ours didnt cost us any extra to go in with our luggage

If you are staying in a hotel - I would contact them and ask if they can provide one. Lots of places (especially the more decent hotels!) are able to. That way you wouldnt have to worry about it!

 

I don't have one of those portacots but they are more like a tent aren't they? I'd imagine they would be good for a smaller baby, but with a 1 year old, they would probably try and get out? My daughter would have anyway.

We've got a Phil & Ted's portacot. It's great - very very small and only 2.5kg. You could probably fit it into a largish suitcase even.
I think it would actually be ok for a 1 year old. The self inflating air mattress sits straight on the bottom of the cot, which sits right on the floor, so while baby would be able to stand up (obviously), I seriously doubt they'd be able to climb out. It also has mesh sides/ends and a mesh top you can zip up to keep bugs out.
The only thing I would say is that I always feel the mattress isn't thick enough, so to take (or arrange) for an extra normal size blanket which you can fold up and pop on top of the mattress for extra padding.

If you are staying in a hotel/ motel they most likely can provide a portacot for you.
I know in NZ all teh hotels myself, my mum adn my sister have worked in have portacots on request, also highchairs to.
Might pay to ask.
We used to ask age of children and automatically put a portacot in the room and the parents could decide if they wanted to use it or not.

Im pretty sure at 1 it should still be fine, unless he's really into his climbing??

My MIL has a Phil & Ted's T2 portacot, which she bought because my SIL wanted to use it to take my nephew to the US last Christmas. In the end, they didn't use the portacot after all, because he was standing up and could tip it and himself over. I suspect my MIL was a bit hacked off, as it cost a good $250! Anyway, we used it at their house to put Emma Rose down for naps and things, and I personally didn't like it at all. Em kept standing up and pulling herself up on the opening part, then falling back while still holding on to the opening and knocking the whole thing over. It is very lightweight but I didn't feel that it was sturdy enough to withstand my curious one-year-old, who likes to climb on furniture and pull herself up on everything. If your toddler is very adventurous, it may pay to check one out at a store where you can see it set up and test it out.