the cot tends to sway in the direction of head to foot. Anyone else having trouble with this?
1245579
I agree, when on an incline this is very noticable. I felt secure sleeping on an incline. I didn't feel there was a threat of collapse or failure of the equipment but it's definitely not something that I'd want to do regularly. Especially for adults sleeping on them. In fact, my wife and I have decided to give our cots to the children and take their steel constructed Coleman cots as our own to avoid wear and tear on the Earth Products cots. I don't believe that they would last very long with adult use.
1245580
We bought four of these cots to accommodate "larger" visitors and we have not received any complaints. During set up, we do stretch the cots as tight as possible.
1806613
I have not noticed that on ours but have not paid particular attention. I suppose if it was swaying I would have noticed. I have actually also put wheels on my stand so it is easy to move around.
1900834
Initially I had the same problem. I turned the base upside down and straddled it to give myself maximum downward pressure on the caster. I put a very small amount of liquid dish soap on the end of the caster and I was able to rock the caster side to side until it slipped into position. My wife loves the chair--hope this help you. Best wishes.
1502875
I have two of these pretty much loaded with clothes and have not noticed any swaying or weakness, but I don't roll them around, they stay in one spot all the time. Hope this helps.
1635907
I sometimes have a problem with that. Sometimes I just wait until I am moving in another direction, or I tilt it a bit and that minimizes it.
1874768
it does and it gets unbalance some how when you move to one side it feels like it tips over
1872991
I had the same problem, the first time, but just made sure they were standing upright. And they were in the right way. No problems after that. Good luck.
66803
I have the same issue. Both sides also shift a little even with everything tight.
1671529
You have to "slide" it in from the side, I think. Worth a try. Or maybe have one person hold one side down while another person pushes the axle down with foot (while wearing a shoe!) Try both suggestions. It's been a while since I put ours together. We have so many of these kids things, it hard to remember how they were all put together. I totally understand your frustration!
682443
I didn't experience too much sliding around of the pad. But the cot might be too small for you to sleep comfortably. If you note, the width of the cot is about two feet, which is really a very tight and narrow fit, not at all suitable for a comfortable night's sleep with occasional tossing and turning.
585212
I have to say, I often find their heads tilted to the side. I usually roll a blanket and put it on the side of their heads that they tend to sleep on (have twins). For my 3 year old it seems to work better.
829104
Try turning the leg upside down or facing in on the opposite side, but also, like everyone else said, put the legs together first. I did this, but the legs are also easy to turn upside down or face the wrong way. it took me a couple of times to get it right. hope this helps!
382649
Yea it is wobbly and unattached and it is suppose to rotate. If it isnt you going through the same thing I did.
1502880
Mine is loaded and fantastic. No sway at all. I actually saw a JC Penny clerk pushing one through the store today and smiled to myself thinking "I own one of those!".
1235889
Yes, I can't get mine to stay put, they shift and move and fall on the floor a lot.
1537631
my system is very not stable, I am afraid to use it at all, it sways from side to side, I would tell you to look at another model that is more firm...
1791616
Might be a defect but mine turned out ok. The tail goes to the right causing to spin so I had hovering and adjust trim the transmitter. Turned out to be stable now. If yours tilt it shouldn't do that cause there's no way to adjust it via transmitter.