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Quote: Originally posted by MissFit on 21/4/2010

Does a fleecy blanket on top of your air bed (under the sleeping bag) really make a big difference ? I've never ever done this myself but so many of you have mentioned it, I'm thinking it might be a very good idea.

I am seriously tempted to get a fatairic or similar but the pennies are a bit tight right now.

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Hi posted the below in a thread re what to put under an airbed, but think it is a question to ask on this thread.

I know there are people in the airbed camp and some in the self inflating mattress camp. We've always used an airbed,and now starting to do more camping (I think as most previous trips were usually wild camping with a lot of beer we never noticed the cold! Just had the airbed and crappy sleeping bags.). we have noticed the cold. Last trip we took more insulation, roll mats, fleece blankets, airbed, fitted sheet, sleeping bags (still crappy!) and a duvet.

If we had a self inflating mattress, could we cut out a lot of this stuff? (and get decent sleeping bags) I think that seems to be our main reason for trying the mattress, so we have a bit more room in car!

However after reading this thread it seems that the mattresses take up a lot more room?

We also have a 3 year old, and we've taken his readybed, with a sleeping bag over it and he has jammies plus a fleecy all in one. He seems to sleep ok, and doesn't say he's cold, but would you think the readybed is ok? Think we may have to rethink his bed anyway as he always rolls out of the bed, any suggestions from other parents of toddlers?