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Hi,

We are new to camping but put our 2 in Readybeds, with a pair of pjs on and their quilts from home over the top. Lewis was 15 months last year when we first went, and Ellie was 3. Both slept well. Did the same for Bank holiday weekend, except they had a pair of socks on!! Lewis slept until 8am....totally unheard of, as he normally wakes at 630am. They do sleep in the same pod as us, which probably helps. A friend told us to take their quilt or blanket from home as it makes them feel more "at home". Works for us.

Shop around for Readybeds, we paid £15 for them. One of Fleabay, one from Dunelm/Matalan I think. They aren't warm enough on there own, but we already had them....

Rich

Our 18 month old sleeps in a sleepsuit with a fleece sleepsuit over the top and then she goes inside a Grobag (2.5 tog) her hands get cold though so I tend to get the fleece sleepsuit a size too big and then cover her hands with the sleeves once she is asleep. She sleeps on an airbed (with a sleeping bag spread over the top) with her brother and sister (3 and 8)

the 3 yr old and 8yr old have Vango Nitestar Convertibles but the 8yr old is almost out of hers  and where the zips are around the foot area (where you can zip/unzip the foot bit) she always complains of having cold feet. We will get her a full size sleeping bag for next year.

My Little one is 15 months and we've camped twice now and i had the same problem.I ended up with a sleepsuit, with a cardigan and i used 2 grobags, a small one inside a bigger one as i felt she wouldn't be safe in a sleeping bag.

She was in her travel cot and i put a fleece blanket over her matress and her fitted sheet over that. She was fine and it was freezing over the bank holiday weekend but she stayed nice and toastie. I took a dressing gown too for when i took her grobag off so she wouldn't be too cold and slippers.

I think we felt the cold much more than her. My other two children wrapped themselves in fleece blankets inside their sleeping bags

In the end, my daughter had her travel cot on a silver picnic blanket (as suggested by quite a few people to reflect the heat).  She wore a vest, sleepsuit and socks with long-sleeved fine fleece top over the top.  She then had her normal grobag with a cellular blanket over the top and was absolutely fine.

She also slept in longer than she sometimes does at home - in fact I think I was the first one away and waiting for everyone else to get up!

HTH
Sarah

I forgot to say thanks very much to everyone for their input before we went away.

Sarah

Quote: Originally posted by wendywoo on 06/6/2008

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hi i have just discovered the 'junior kampa bed'. it is an air bed with raised sides all around so little ones can't go anywhere! i think i will definatly be getting one for my 2 year old. it looks so comfy too

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It's been good to read all the suggestions, and it's good to hear that your trip went well, Sarah. 

I've managed to find a fleecy sleepsuit (too big so good for covering up hands) and a couple of thin fleece throws/blankets so I think we'll try PJs, fleece sleepsuit, Grobag-type bag, and fleece blankets.  I still don't think I've thought about what to have underneath as much as the rest of you but we may need to play that by ear.  Although we have a travel cot, we'll probably have to leave it at home this time.  I'm hoping that the foam mats and old sleeping bag will be enough.  A friend has lent an old-fashioned blanket, so that may be good underneath too.

I'll let you know how we get on.

Wendy

Hi

Just a quick note to say that our camping trip went well.  Our daughter slept between us on a foam mat with an old sleeping bag on top, over which I had tucked one of her usual flannelette cot sheets.  For the first few hours of sleep, she was fine wearing her vest, PJs, fleecy sleepsuit and 2.5 tog grobag.  I then put her fleece cot blanket over the top as it became cooler.  It was perhaps a bit warmer overnight than we were anticipating but I'm now more confident about taking her camping again in the future.

She slept fine (well, it took until nearly 10pm to get her to sleep but I think that's because it was all new and exciting) and woke up at about 6.20am which is quite normal for her.... a new challenge to keep her quiet so as not to disturb the other campers though! 

Wendy