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Subject Topic: Would love a good nights camping sleep !
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01/5/2012 at 10:57am
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Quote: Originally posted by Emerald1 on 01/5/2012
Not a problem with a kingsize bedchair at around 94cm wide. Im a big lass and can sprawl on mine. Sorry to be selling up but need to declutter before I move to a smaller place.
It would never fit in the car though  if it would I would buy one


01/5/2012 at 1:49pm
 Location: Derbyshire
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Not got a trailer yet? Think most have after filling the roof too lol. I cant as got a ramped WAV so the floor lowers for my powerchair.

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01/5/2012 at 2:27pm
 Location: Cheshire
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One of these from the states-

Exped

After shipping and tax they're about £200 each which is a proper bargain.

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05/5/2012 at 7:47am
 Location: oxfordshire
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Quote: Originally posted by TraceyD on 30/4/2012
Quote: Originally posted by purplebean on 30/4/2012
Quote: Originally posted by amh61 on 30/4/2012Camp beds are comfy but they're a bit restrictive if, like me, you like to sleep with your legs bent.
That is the problem I had with the camp bed, although I think part of the problem was my sleeping bag. I like one leg straight and the other at 90 degrees which my sleeping bag can't coipe with at all

I sleep similar to that, I love my campbed with rubberised airbed on top, sleeping bag tucked under the airbed at the back and hanging down at the front, not zipped, plenty of room for kicking around!

We have camp beds & i am wondering about getting SIM just to give that extra bit of comfort so that the edges of the bed do not dig in when i am turning over but do not know which one to get i.e inches as never used |SIM before so any advice would be great

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05/5/2012 at 8:32am
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If pack size is a problem,why not try the rubberized canvas airbed.They  are much more reliable

we have gone back to these as we did not find the camp bed comfertable and and borrowed a quality sim,but hubby did not like.I like to be able to have my feet outand move aroundwhen i sleep.

I am rubbish at sleeping at home too....



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05/5/2012 at 8:45am
 Location: Bedfordshire
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We had similar problems and after going through several versions of air beds invested in 2 fishing beds and omg they are amazing
We went mid range and spent £100 each but they will last for years and made such a diffeence
Onlly down side is if you tight for space in your car as they are fairly bulky


05/5/2012 at 5:12pm
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Therm-a-rest Dreamtime XL. Worth every single penny of the £130 quid I paid for mine. Sleep like the proverbial baby on it.


05/5/2012 at 5:13pm
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I think this is one of the major problems with camping, so does everyone else judging by how many views this post has had! lol.

I find it really hard to sleep on a SIM, too flat, I like to lie on my side/front with leg and arm hanging off bed. The air beds are either too hard or too soft. I don't like the ones with pillows. An if we use a double one, I find it hard to sleep with OH moving around it disurbs me. Have tried campbeds in the past, but they are too bulky.

 I quite like the look of the areo beds also the Hi gear SIM, for got what its called but its quite thick and rounded,  but don't want to spend lots only for it to be same as everything else we have had!



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05/5/2012 at 8:03pm
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Hubby and I have two singles next to each other, cant stand being bounced out of a deep sleep

I tried a multiple cell air bed, to fishing bed and back to air bed again. I have also tried an air bed on top of a camp bed

If you have an electric air bed you can top it up every night , and have a memory foam pad on it if its too hard. Keep searching !

jessegee

 



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05/5/2012 at 8:47pm
 Location: Hampshire
 Outfit: Outwell Concorde XL + awning & M
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I have an Outwell Posadas bed (2 of these fit in a 2 man pod on a Bear lake for example..)

I have a SIM on top of that. I wrap a quishon round the sim to act as an "undersheet" and then open up the sleeping bag over the quishon so it's like a quilt on top (I also like to sleep with a knee bent).   

I sleep better than at home :)



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05/5/2012 at 9:08pm
 Location: Cleethorpes N. E. Lincolnshire
 Outfit: Quechua Family 4.1 & Base Secs Full
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We're also Aerobed fans. Not only do we have our Aerobed Active Like This but we also have 3 single ones bought for £7 each when TJ Hughes closed down.

I have bought some 'Emergency Shelters' from the pound shop (like the metallic 'blanket' that marathon runners use after the race)and I have opened them out to put one under the Aerobed and one over the top of our sleeping bags... very cosy!

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Planning to go to Holland for 2 weeks camping in August BUT the planning is giving me a headache!



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