Camp bed

[1] The term camp bed is common in the United Kingdom, but in North America they are often referred to as cots.

When Tutankhamun's tomb was opened in 1922, a room full of furniture was found to contain a three-section camping bed that folded up into a Z shape.

[3] Though the king, who had a clubfoot, may never have taken part in long-distance explorations, the elaborate folding bed suggests he had an interest in camping and hunting.

[3] The New-York Historical Society owns a camp bed thought to have been used by General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War, including during the hard winter at Valley Forge.

According to the donor, Washington gave the camp bed to his recording secretary, Richard Varick, at the close of the war.