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Personjosephdavis
23/4/2013 at 2:57pm
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maybe it's just me, but i've never had issues with an air bed and the cold and i've been using those cheap fiver ones for years.

All i do is but a fleece blanket (£2 from asda) under the airbed and sleeping bag on top. Maybe it's the quality of my sleeping bag?

When it comes to double airbed, same deal. Though, when sharing with GF, I do tend to sleep easier, dunno why....

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Personrobnchar
23/4/2013 at 5:36pm
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I hate air beds apart from the lack of trust I have in them ie that sinking feeling at 3am . They can be cold but as some have probably pointed out there are ways round that issue . The whole blowing them up with an asthmatic pump or a buzzy 12v both are annoying at any time never mind in the wee small hours . We have SIMs and Insulation mats . Never any issues even a leak in a sim is not going to mean you have a totally sleepless cold night !
It's a personal choice as to what suits you . How you camp were you camp and of course how much space you have to carry all this stuff .

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An asthmatic pump or a buzzy 12v? That's what, around 1984 ?

Our Outwell Tornado and now our Aerobed pumps are rechargeable and inflate double airbeds in about 2 minutes. They do a serious job of blowing.

We've only changed because our old lilo never leaked and just would not die, but was too low. For us, SIMs on mats would be even worse, but each to their own

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Personwaterbaby
23/4/2013 at 11:18pm
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im new to camping and i bought myself a double airbed from tescos..and i too was warned about the cold seeping up rom the ground, would it be better to lay a blanket down between the groundsheet and the airbed or is it best just to lay that blanket between the airbed and me? ive not been away in the tent yet, that will be happening soon i hope lol


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It has been advised that it is more effective to insulate the body from the airbed, so that the heat from the body is not wasted on warming the air inside the airbed.

However, it is a good idea to minimise heat transfer between the airbed and the ground.

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Personwaterbaby
24/4/2013 at 2:55am
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so....youre saying that i should have a blanket between me and airbed? x


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I've always put a blanket between the air bed and the ground, until the weekend i've never been cold! But for me it'll probably be easier to put a blanket under the sheet on the airbed as the kids move the airbeds shifting the blanket underneath...my OCD needs it to be all tidy lol


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24/4/2013 at 10:03am
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We'll minimise thermal transfer from the ground to the bed with a multi-layer approach underneath it, then have a thick fleece throw on top of the bed, under our double bag.

If we're cold with that in the Dordogne in July, I'll go buy a campbed.

I made that last bit up.

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Quote: Originally posted by waterbaby on 24/4/2013so....youre saying that i should have a blanket between me and airbed? x



Yes, as well as a mat or similar between the airbed and the ground if you can.

DK

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