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30/8/2011 at 9:19am
 Location: Braintree Essex
 Outfit: Sunncamp Palace
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As a seasoned camper I would like to hear what we all use to keep us snuggly warm and cosy in the chill of the night, I have seen many threads in many forums with peoples ideas for a cosy night, it would appear that this is a very important part of camping from the threads I have read over the years.

I will start the ball rolling:

Our Sunncamp Palace is not blessed with a SIG in the main living area so we have a 5m X 4m tarp folded to fit, adhered on the tarp is some picnic blankets that work a treat, in our bed pods we have TWO standard British Airways VIP blankets in each pod, then a double Gelert air bed with another thinner blanket on the top & a double flannelette fitted sheet followed buy either our sleeping bag or a double duvet, the wife has one pod I have the other and little pickle (our 2yr old has the other) in his kampa air bed. together with a 1kw heater LOVELY.

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30/8/2011 at 12:45pm
 Location: West Yorkshire
 Outfit: Vango Vista 800 DLX
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Hi, we use roll mats under our airbed and then have a quilted matress cover over the top of it. We then have sleeping bags and a duvet.We usually sleep in joggers, fleecy jumpers and socks and then snuggle up together (although we've found the bedroom pod in our new Vista is slightly warmer than the one in the Orchy (no idea why!!))

I put our little boy's airbed on top of a couple of blankets then he has his matress from his travel cot which has a brushed cotton sheet on it. He is then dressed in a long sleeve vest, fleecy babygro, gro bag and his own baby sleeping bag with a fleece blanket on top if needed. I pull his airbed right up to ours when I get in in case he needs us but he always sleeps really well like this!!

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30/8/2011 at 12:55pm
 Location: Hampshire
 Outfit: Outwell Concorde XL + awning & M
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Camping rug mat from Aldi on the floor of the bedroom pod.

then:
A single Outwell Posadas Camp Bed
One Aldi SIM
1 unfolded quishon wrapped around the SIM
1 Outwell Camper Lux sleeping bag unzipped and placed over the top like a duvet.    

I sleep better than I do at home!!!


My 3 year old has:

Posadas bed, Aldi SIM, childs sleeping bag, IKEA blanket over the top, and one of those nice warm all in ones.


We also have a Delonghi bambino heater on overnight to keep the tent at a nice constant temperature.




30/8/2011 at 1:01pm
 Location: Greater London
 Outfit: Illusion TC 800XL
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padded blankets on the floor of our sleeping pods, lilos placed inside fleece sleeping bag liners then wrapped in cotton sheets and topped off with a couple of unfolded quishions...toasty and warm...

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30/8/2011 at 3:51pm
 Location: London
 Outfit: Outwell Bear Lake 4
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A fleece blanket under the SIM, a sheet on top and then the 13.5 tog down duvet to sleep under. We sleep in the altogether and have never been cold yet.

A picnic blanket on the bedroom floor to act as a carpet, but just the groundsheet in the living area.


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30/8/2011 at 4:31pm
 Location: sunny south
 Outfit: Royal Cuban 6ZG
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We have a a double SIM which is 7.5cm deep with double sheet on, then our duvet (4.5 tog)on top.  I sometimes have a fleece blanket on top of me as well.  But that is it and it is very cosy.   If it feels cold I pop a hot water bottle in first to warm it up.  The SIM almost fills the pod so no need for rug etc. 

Kids have double SIMs 3cm deep in their pods with sleeping bag and fleece blankets.   Always do the hot water bottles for them too. 



30/8/2011 at 7:16pm
 Location: Tidbury Green
 Outfit: Swift Fairway SE 442
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What keeps me warm on a cold night?

I'm not telling, but you guy's with the fleecy this and and the insulated that are just missing the point


30/8/2011 at 7:29pm
 Location: Newcastle
 Outfit: Hi Gear Voyager 6
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A hot drink, a good sleeping bag and fleecy pjs!


30/8/2011 at 8:27pm
 Location: Northumberland
 Outfit: vango illusion 800
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we have a carpet, but I also have rugs in the sleeping areas (don't like putting my feet out of a lovely warm bed onto a cold floor).  The bed has a fleece cover followed by sheet and a 13.5 tog duvet and then quishions for additional warmth if it is chilly.  OH pops the fan heater on in the main part of the tent first thing in the morning for 10 mins just to take the chill out of the air (what a sweetie he is) before I and the four year old crawl out of bed.........

 



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30/8/2011 at 8:41pm
 Location: Cornwall
 Outfit: Outwell Carolina M Outbound Cheetah 4
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I have a carpet under the air bed, then an old sleeping bag opened out on top of the airbed followed by a flanalette fitted sheet to hold it together. Then I have a duvet and a fleece blanket - and a couple of other blankets close to hand!  Snug as a bug in a rug!! If it gets really really cold I can always force the dog to sleep on the bed!!!!

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30/8/2011 at 9:03pm
 Location: Nottinghamshire
 Outfit: Vango airbeams Eternity 400 &Velocity
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picnic rugs on the floor then SIMs then quilt then sleeping bag and fleece throw on the top. An hour or so before bed pop the hot water bottle into the sleeping bag - lovely and warm!


30/8/2011 at 9:41pm
 Location: Bourne
 Outfit: Wynnster Curlew 8
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we have

floor rug, fleece blanket, airbed, 13.5tog duvet, fitted sheet, us, 13.5tog duvet, large fleece duvet cover, dog.

Snug as anything.

The trick is send the dog in first to warm it up, mobile hot water bottle.

When he has done his duty, we go bed. Then he snuggles up at your feet. Lovely.
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30/8/2011 at 9:54pm
 Location: North Lincolnshire
 Outfit: Caravan Sterling Europa 500
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I have an electric blanket that keeps me toasty lol. The key is to not get cold in the first place as it's harder to warm up. I bought my electric blanket from poundstretcher. It's suitable to keep on all night as it's one that goes on top of you not underneath you. However I put it on an hour before I get into bed, then slip under the duvet and all you can hear is ooohh argggh lol It certainly feels good when your a little chilly. I've never needed to sleep with it on, but it does say on the instructions that you can.

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30/8/2011 at 10:33pm
 Location: Chorley Lancashire
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We have a sig in the tent, then one with the bedroom pod.  Tent carpet, then airbeds with flannelette covers, sleeping bags and a fleece.

All toasty warm and cosy!!  (Fan heater in the tent helps too on really cold nights!)

 

 



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June - Carlton Minniott
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30/8/2011 at 10:51pm
 Location: Bristol
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In the bedroom I have a tent carpet then airbed, on top of the airbed is a picnic blanket, half a double sleeping bag then a fitted sheet. I then use a 13.5 tog duvet and the other half of sleeping bag if I need it for extra warmth, plus if it was that cold I also have a heater - lush and cosy

 




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