"Kinderkot" vs Phil and Teds portacot?

[beetlegirl73]

Hi Deni

I actually have the Kinderkot, which I loved when my DD couldn't stand up and walk However, the last time we took it to a friends house and I put her in it to go to sleep she was walking around and turning it over and upside down like she was stuck in a big beach ball and was rolling around in it, so if you little one is standing up and walking and doesn't quite get the concept of lying down and going to sleep, I would go with the Phil and Teds. I wished I had purchased one of those instead now, as we can't use the Kinderkot at the moment.
Hope this helps.

Nik

[Cassius2]

we have a kinderkot. it has served us well over the last two years.\

the PROS: simple to pack/unpack.
fits in a suitcase so good for air travel
fit easily into tight spaces (ie ship cabins/motels etc)
light
similar to the P&Ts it is enclosed and this makes it awesome for sleep as bubba knows that is their bed and arent too freaked out by being somewhere new.

the CONS: can get stuffy inside if hot weather (just like a tent ITMS)...so we had a fan on low if that was the case.
the material can be noisy if they are wriggling, which can be annoying for those in the same room lol!

this was our experience and we have definitely gotten our moneys worth. the P&T is very similar and in the end the only reason we bought the kinderkot was simply because it was a one-step system, no assembly required and i am lazy LOL!

[mys]

Hello, my seven month old loves to stand in his cot, and your post has put me off the Kinderkot. What makes the Phil and Teds different, that they wouldn't be able to walk around inside the way your child did with the Kinderkot? Is it set up very differently?

Hi Deni

I actually have the Kinderkot, which I loved when my DD couldn't stand up and walk However, the last time we took it to a friends house and I put her in it to go to sleep she was walking around and turning it over and upside down like she was stuck in a big beach ball and was rolling around in it, so if you little one is standing up and walking and doesn't quite get the concept of lying down and going to sleep, I would go with the Phil and Teds. I wished I had purchased one of those instead now, as we can't use the Kinderkot at the moment.
Hope this helps.

Nik

[beetlegirl73]

Hello, my seven month old loves to stand in his cot, and your post has put me off the Kinderkot. What makes the Phil and Teds different, that they wouldn't be able to walk around inside the way your child did with the Kinderkot? Is it set up very differently?

My friend had the Phil and teds and it has legs and feet that point out so am assuming it won't just fall over when the wall is pushed on, however, the kinderkot has nothing to stabilise it so very easy to push over.