Best beds for camping
Discussion
Went camping at the weekend for the first time in a few years. The beds I have are the rubber blue and red beds but over the course of the night they deflate a bit and are not very comfy. What's the best beds to buy for camping? My wife has some mad phobia and can't touch flocked velvet type material.
People pump up their beds with 12volt pumps which can't achieve enough pressure. I top mine up with my inflatable canoe stirrup pump which makes it quite comfy (hard).
However for my next camping trip I'm buying a Nash fisherman's bed. Expensive but worth it for a good night's sleep. Or 7.
However for my next camping trip I'm buying a Nash fisherman's bed. Expensive but worth it for a good night's sleep. Or 7.
Don't buy one of the big inflatable beds. Your body isn't able to heat the volume of air you're laying on, so the body of air takes on the (cooler) temperature of the ground. This will leave you feeling cold and can cause condensation on your chosen bedding.
The thinner self-inflating mattresses (usually 5mm for budget ones; 7mm for 'luxury' ones) are thin enough to take on your body temperature but get firm enough to support you.
I was very doubtful, especially at 17+ stone, but had perfect nights' sleep for a week in the German forests earlier this year. The self-inflater does all the hard work and then you just top it off with a couple of puffs to firm it right up. (ooer, missus)
You get what you pay for though!
The thinner self-inflating mattresses (usually 5mm for budget ones; 7mm for 'luxury' ones) are thin enough to take on your body temperature but get firm enough to support you.
I was very doubtful, especially at 17+ stone, but had perfect nights' sleep for a week in the German forests earlier this year. The self-inflater does all the hard work and then you just top it off with a couple of puffs to firm it right up. (ooer, missus)
You get what you pay for though!
V8mate said:
Don't buy one of the big inflatable beds. Your body isn't able to heat the volume of air you're laying on, so the body of air takes on the (cooler) temperature of the ground. This will leave you feeling cold and can cause condensation on your chosen bedding.
The thinner self-inflating mattresses (usually 5mm for budget ones; 7mm for 'luxury' ones) are thin enough to take on your body temperature but get firm enough to support you.
I was very doubtful, especially at 17+ stone, but had perfect nights' sleep for a week in the German forests earlier this year. The self-inflater does all the hard work and then you just top it off with a couple of puffs to firm it right up. (ooer, missus)
You get what you pay for though!
Surely they are 5cm and 7cm?The thinner self-inflating mattresses (usually 5mm for budget ones; 7mm for 'luxury' ones) are thin enough to take on your body temperature but get firm enough to support you.
I was very doubtful, especially at 17+ stone, but had perfect nights' sleep for a week in the German forests earlier this year. The self-inflater does all the hard work and then you just top it off with a couple of puffs to firm it right up. (ooer, missus)
You get what you pay for though!
Sarkmeister said:
V8mate said:
Don't buy one of the big inflatable beds. Your body isn't able to heat the volume of air you're laying on, so the body of air takes on the (cooler) temperature of the ground. This will leave you feeling cold and can cause condensation on your chosen bedding.
The thinner self-inflating mattresses (usually 5mm for budget ones; 7mm for 'luxury' ones) are thin enough to take on your body temperature but get firm enough to support you.
I was very doubtful, especially at 17+ stone, but had perfect nights' sleep for a week in the German forests earlier this year. The self-inflater does all the hard work and then you just top it off with a couple of puffs to firm it right up. (ooer, missus)
You get what you pay for though!
Surely they are 5cm and 7cm?The thinner self-inflating mattresses (usually 5mm for budget ones; 7mm for 'luxury' ones) are thin enough to take on your body temperature but get firm enough to support you.
I was very doubtful, especially at 17+ stone, but had perfect nights' sleep for a week in the German forests earlier this year. The self-inflater does all the hard work and then you just top it off with a couple of puffs to firm it right up. (ooer, missus)
You get what you pay for though!
ETA: Actually, you're dead right! They don't seem that thick!
I stand corrected though!
Edited by V8mate on Thursday 8th August 11:15
Vango do cheap inflatable mats; they work very well and we have a few.
Our Coleman double air bed is great too; we used to use it as a spare guest bed; never went down at all and it's two chambers so each side is separate. Sadly for you though, it does have a flock style top to it!
We use a Zonesleep mattress topper in the California; the standard lower bed is a bit lumpy. Great bit of kit but around £300 with the bag.
Our Coleman double air bed is great too; we used to use it as a spare guest bed; never went down at all and it's two chambers so each side is separate. Sadly for you though, it does have a flock style top to it!
We use a Zonesleep mattress topper in the California; the standard lower bed is a bit lumpy. Great bit of kit but around £300 with the bag.
Fitz666 said:
Watchman said:
Which one?
http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/hi-gear-aluminum-camping-bed-p143627Bearing in mind I am 6ft and around 20st this copes with me fine....
If this is good, it'll stop me spending a stupid ~£400 on a Nash fisherman's bed.
I have been using the outwell XL camp bed for the past 6-7 years. Still rock solid and comfortable. I have never woken up with a bed back / cramp etc which isn't something I can say for inflatable mattresses that I have used in the past.
Just put a thick sheet down first and then I use a duvet over the top.
Just put a thick sheet down first and then I use a duvet over the top.
Watchman said:
That's exactly the sort of info I was after. I'm a lot shorter and a little lighter. I've not found these type of beds to be very comfy in the past, and not very stable at all (when getting out of bed). What's your thoughts on the stability?
If this is good, it'll stop me spending a stupid ~£400 on a Nash fisherman's bed.
Chuck a self inflating airbed on it and you are sorted, I find it very stable and use the are underneath it to store everything, that stops the cold air from getting to you...If this is good, it'll stop me spending a stupid ~£400 on a Nash fisherman's bed.
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