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08/4/2014 at 2:11pm
 Location: Wiltshire
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Help!
Just purchased 3 camp-beds for our tent, as we're upgrading from air-beds
We've read various blogs informing that the air below the camp-beds gets very cold, so we know we need to lay something on top of the camp-beds so that when we're in our sleeping bags/duvets, it's not cold underneath
Some blogs say that a normal blanket isn't enough
What can people recommend?....we're needing something that's THIN, CHEAP and WARM please.
Thanks for your help

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08/4/2014 at 2:16pm
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I use a sim, and that does me.also alot of people use a sleeping bag.hope this helps


08/4/2014 at 2:27pm
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Thanks pewacker - will do some Tinternet research on sims! :D

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08/4/2014 at 6:45pm
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As pewacker we just use a SIM on top together with a decent sleeping bag


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08/4/2014 at 6:49pm
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I don't have a camp bed but use a Vango SIM and I don't get the chillies in the night...

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Most people seem to use a self inflating mat as a mattress but a folded blanket or a foam mat may serve the same purpose. If you store things underneath your camp bed there may not be a lot of space left for cold air. If, like me, you have a fan heater ticking over on thermostat if it is cold at night, the air under the camp bed will be warm anyway.


08/4/2014 at 8:58pm
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What happens if you dont have an EHU to run a fan heater on My BoB have you thought of that


08/4/2014 at 9:17pm
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Quote: Originally posted by KampaWendy on 08/4/2014
What happens if you dont have an EHU to run a fan heater on My BoB have you thought of that



Yes...have a good rub down with a dry loofah and generate your own heat.


08/4/2014 at 9:19pm
 Location: Wiltshire
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Thanks arsenaldes, Pilfred-Poirot, Bob61 and KampaWendy for all your help. Yes, I'll be storing things under the beds which will help fill the cold space too.
Have now purchased 3 x cheap SIM's ....and already have a fan heater. Should be nice and toasty! :D

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09/4/2014 at 12:02am
 Location: Devizes Wiltshire
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I too use a SIM on top of my camp bed.

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09/4/2014 at 8:24am
 Location: Cumbernauld Scotland
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I would have advised a SIM too...Though I have never had the need for one as a mattress on my campbed...I use a carp fishermans 4 seasons s/bag which is fleece lined..Don't feel the cold from any direction(Over or Under)once I'm in there....And I don't use EHU...

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09/4/2014 at 9:50pm
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I use one of the foil blankets and my old roll mat with a blanket and then my sleeping bag. My friend uses either a SIM or sheets of thick foam.



10/4/2014 at 7:16pm
 Location: Wiltshire
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Thanks everyone! Have just purchased this SIM:-
Cheaper than lots out there, so I don't expect it to last forever, but I just needed some thermal qualities so this is perfect for the job...plus being waterproof and padded. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Single-Self-Inflate-Camping-Mat-Inflatable-Pillow-sleeping-bag-matress-Black-/141249790126?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:GB:3160

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10/4/2014 at 7:48pm
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If you have EHU take an electric blanket :)

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10/4/2014 at 11:16pm
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Our little ones have camp beds and we tend to use a picnic rug as a carpet and then layer their beds.   We lay a fleece blanket and their cotbed duvets width ways, then put down their sleeping bags and wrap the remaining duvet and fleece blanket back up onto them, if you get what I mean.

Obviously they are then layered themselves, but we have never had a problem with them being too cold to sleep and the little one is a very 'temperamental' sleeper!



20/4/2014 at 9:48pm
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We upgraded a few years back to camp beds and have found what we think is the best and warmest solution, we now use duvets and sheets and bring our own pillows from home, we didn’t throw away our blow ups or sleeping bags but make use of them at the same time, half inflate your air bed and slip it inside the sleeping bag, and use it on top of your camp bed, this set up gives you a mattress to lay on as well.

Very warm and comfortable at the same time, also use the space under the beds to store your spare gear and stop any cold air rising, I have camped in all seasons without EHU and never had the cold bed syndrome, using your every day pillow from home with a spare camping cover, a duvet and sheet creates the same set up as you have at home, that way you will get a great night’s sleep every night.

Campers sometimes have to “rough it” a bit due to circumstances, but I always put the maximum effort into my sleeping arrangements, you can do anything the next day on a good nights sleep.




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