Rope bed

In cold climates, a rope bed would be topped with one or more insulating pailasses or bedticks, which would traditionally be stuffed with straw, chaff, or down feathers.

They must also be re-strung occasionally; re-stringing reduces sag and evens out wear.

[5][3][6] When fully or partly unstrung, rope beds can be packed flat for transport.

[3] The need to tighten bedcords has been said to be the origin of the English phrase "sleep tight", [4] but some etymologists disagree.

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