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02/4/2007 at 9:08pm
 Location: barton upon humber
 Outfit: wynnster cygnus 8
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 Does anyone know where you can buy them foil thingies that you can put between the air bed and the groundsheet? i've heard these reflect the cold and damp is this true?

thanks nikki x



02/4/2007 at 9:14pm
 Location: Warrington
 Outfit: None Entered
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You could try eBay

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02/4/2007 at 9:18pm
 Location: barton upon humber
 Outfit: wynnster cygnus 8
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thanks paul looked there but need them for going camping on thurs night.


02/4/2007 at 9:23pm
 Location: Warrington
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No problem. You could try your local camping shop. Best of luck


02/4/2007 at 9:32pm
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Hi nikkilincs we got some of these from our local Tesco Extra on Sunday at £1.97 each. They were located by the section with the camping gear on a hanging diplay at the end of the aisle.


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03/4/2007 at 8:14am
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oh my life!we used these once to put between us and the air bed .evey time we moved it crackled. if you cant get them in time use something like a picnic blanket.dont forget your insulation is better on top of the air bed.we use a fleece blanket/or picnic blanket held on with a fitted sheet.


03/4/2007 at 3:29pm
 Location: st helens merseyside
 Outfit: montana 4 Montana 6
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We put a foam backed picnic blanket on the floor then the airbed then a fleece blanket - it works !! oh and then us !!

Few folk on here recommend the underlay that you use when you laminate your floor. Very lightweight and low cost - we are tempted to give that a whirl this year aswell.

 



03/4/2007 at 4:07pm
 Location: Suffolk
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you wont get any sleep if you use foil blankets as they make alot of noise when you move in the night,used one night and tent neighbours made a comment following day,all taken in good humour.but removed them..


03/4/2007 at 8:13pm
 Location: NORTHUMBERLAND
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 We use them when it's really cold and never hear any noise from them  only problem  we had was we go toooooo hot  but other than that great bit of kit try the cheap shops , things like pound land that type of shop keep them also look in first aid section of shops


03/4/2007 at 10:31pm
 Location: Rugeley Staffordshire
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The Tesco near to us sold the silver foil too. It wasn't very wide but came in 10, 20, 30 and 50 metre rolls. Plus you can use it roast your turkey, wrap up sandwiches in etc, really handy stuff. Well priced and good value for money too

Sorry !

becks.


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04/4/2007 at 2:46am
 Location: Coventry
 Outfit: Cabanon Elody & Julie & Combicamp
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Our Tesco did have some in a few weeks ago at 99p, but have sold out now. However, Milletts do them, but they're £2.99 or £3.99, can't remember exactly

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04/4/2007 at 9:00pm
 Location: south london
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For the temperatures involved, any effect of reflecting heat by foil is negligible. A black bin liner would have similar benefits (it probably traps a small layer of air) but the best benefit is from anything that 'insulates' rather than reflects i.e. traps bubbles of air nd doesn't let them move - e.g. insulating foam, blankets, etc.


04/4/2007 at 9:10pm
 Location: Crieff Scotland
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Another niggle is that you can never re-pack those foil blankets as small as they first came. I reckon the effect of having one of those below you would be negligible. They are really meant just as an extra layer for retaining heat in the body in emergencies. I would rather use a foam filled self-inflating mattress than mess about with different layers like that.

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05/4/2007 at 8:45pm
 Location: Portsmouth
 Outfit: campus breckenridge
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Towsure do a camping mat that is foil/reflective not too expensive either and it folds up like a picnic mat.

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05/4/2007 at 10:35pm
 Location: East Yorks
 Outfit: Sunncamp evolution 400 (07)
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Waudbys do em for a couple of quid. the gelert ones.


07/4/2007 at 9:33pm
 Location: crosby
 Outfit: lichfield arapaho 9DLX
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 we use old blankets under the airbeds,  bet warmer on the feet in the morning, also you can sit on them in the car to save space..

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