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02/3/2006 at 2:29pm
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As this will be our first camping trip i'm really not sure about beds. should we sleep on leisure mats which is  within our budget or leisuremats and an airbed on top of that or should we buy camping beds? There's 6 of us so it's not going to be cheap. Any suggestions very welcome.

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02/3/2006 at 2:46pm
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if you can i would go with airbeds with mats underneath them and a blanket on top of the air bed if you want to be warm.



02/3/2006 at 2:52pm
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air beds every time.get these brand new thogh 20


02/3/2006 at 4:03pm
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Try looking at this:

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/chatter/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=3&TopicID=56869&SearchPagePosition=1&search=sleep&searchMode=allwords&searchIn=Topic&forum=3&searchSort=dateDESC&ReturnPage=Search



02/3/2006 at 4:23pm
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we use air beds both double &single for the kids we also use those foil blankets that runners get under the air bed for extra warmth (one on the bottom is worth two on the top)


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02/3/2006 at 4:50pm
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Air bed for us..! We also have mats under it to keep the cold out.

Air beds can be cheaper than the mats. We found that even the expensive mats were not very good and offered little comfort.

We got the air bed from Argos and from what I can remember it was only £9.99 for a double.



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02/3/2006 at 8:46pm
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Personally I'm a mat fan rather than airbeds.  If you've got very little ones they may be better off on rollmats rather than on airbeds - less likely to fall off and easier to build a nest for them.   I love the cosyness of rollmats! 

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02/3/2006 at 9:02pm
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I vote self -inflating mats too! I've never tried sleeping on an airbed - they look like a faff* and I'm far too warm and comfy on my mat to investigate whether they're worth it.MT

 

*all that inflating, deflating, mats underneath, blankets on top .... ;)



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02/3/2006 at 9:43pm
 Location: Gwynedd
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Air beds alone do not trap any body heat

Brian



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03/3/2006 at 12:31pm
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For festy tent I take a excersise mat! Plenty of padding, warm , comfortable and fairly light to carry...picked it up from a car boot sale for £1. Its ideal!

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03/3/2006 at 2:18pm
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Hi,

like most people we have airbeds and would not swap them. a roll mat underneath though does make a big diference to your comfort.

jim




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