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Our King size airbed from Argos died over Christmas so I need to buy another - could you give me any suggestions? - not from Argos this time

My sister in law has a coleman two chamber airbed which seems quite good.

Sarah

hi shell seeker, have you thought about a selfinflating mattress, I think they are more reliable warmer and more comfortable but some people swear by the colemans

Coleman Comfort - best airbed we've ever had.

I like my new aerobed - includes a pump which doesn't need mains (use 12v or once charged doesn't need to be plugged in for use)

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Sonia

Yes airbeds are potentially colder because they contain far more air. You therefore need to create sufficient layers of insulation to stop that cold air transfering to you. Airbeds really need to be insulated from the cold ground and further insulation between you and the airbed.This is why I prefer my self inflating mat as it contains less air and more foam. I use a thin foam mat underneath and nothing on top and I find that to be fine. 

There is a fine balance between the added comfort of an airbed to the insulated benefit of a self inflating mat. I use both but tend to use the airbed in the summer when the ground and air temperature is warmer and the self inflating mat during the colder periods. Of course there is also an issue of how to inflate an airbed so when I camp with my Scouts its always the self inflating mat. 

Thank you all for the advice I have not heard of a self inflating mat before - I shall have a look at those and the colemans.

If you are looking for comfort from a self inflating mat and excellent value to boot, look no further than the fat Airic range from www.alpkit.com these guys service is second to none with delivery in 24 hours. We've just got ours and I slept on one last night and had the best sleep I've had in ages.

They only do singles though but there are various threads on UKCS with ideas for keeping two together; sheets, duvet covers, velco ect ect.

Hope this helps!!