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Subject Topic: from air bed to self inflating mat? Post Reply Post New Topic
princessfish29
09/6/2008 at 12:18pm
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We're are regular campers for years now and have always used an air bed. We've started camping through most of the year and are now finding an airbed too cold in the cooler months and too heavy for festivals, and too high for our smaller tent.

We have just tested our sunlounger cushion in our tent and the height was perfect, however they were very hard and I had the most awful nights sleep.

We are now considering purchasing a self inflating mat, but I have a bad back and fidget. We have a double sleeping bag. What mat would people recommend? Thermarest? Outwell? Vango? and would you recommend a double over 2 singles? My husband is also not sure about the prices of the self inflating mats and if its really worth spending the money.

Advice is really appreciated!



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if you do a search under self inflating mats you will find alot of recent posts about his very subject

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PersonTigermouse
09/6/2008 at 4:23pm
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Get down to your local Aldi quick, they have them in at £9.99. We got two yesterday, tried them out on the living room floor and they seem ok. And if you want extra comfort, for that price you could doubly up the quantity and put one on top of the other - mega comfy!

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princessfish29
09/6/2008 at 4:30pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Tigermouse on 09/6/2008
Get down to your local Aldi quick, they have them in at £9.99. We got two yesterday, tried them out on the living room floor and they seem ok. And if you want extra comfort, for that price you could doubly up the quantity and put one on top of the other - mega comfy!
Do you know how thick they are?


PersonSaraSeahorse
09/6/2008 at 5:32pm
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it gives the thickness on the aldi website

 

DH has got a multimat which is 75mm and very comfy - we have all tested this thumbs up!



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PersonTigermouse
09/6/2008 at 7:06pm
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Quote: Originally posted by princessfish29 on 09/6/2008
Quote: Originally posted by Tigermouse on 09/6/2008
Get down to your local Aldi quick, they have them in at £9.99. We got two yesterday, tried them out on the living room floor and they seem ok. And if you want extra comfort, for that price you could doubly up the quantity and put one on top of the other - mega comfy!
Do you know how thick they are?
2ins thick, 74ins long, 26ins wide and about 2.5lbs weight.

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princessfish29
09/6/2008 at 7:48pm
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They really aren't very comfy, we've just been out out and brought 2 and they offer  no support at all for my back. My hubbie is thinking of keeping one and we'll get a fat Airic for me, can anyone advise if the Airic or the Robens is better?

Quote: Originally posted by Tigermouse on 09/6/2008

Quote: Originally posted by princessfish29 on 09/6/2008
Quote: Originally posted by Tigermouse on 09/6/2008
Get down to your local Aldi quick, they have them in at £9.99. We got two yesterday, tried them out on the living room floor and they seem ok. And if you want extra comfort, for that price you could doubly up the quantity and put one on top of the other - mega comfy!
Do you know how thick they are?
2ins thick, 74ins long, 26ins wide and about 2.5lbs weight.


princessfish29
09/6/2008 at 7:49pm
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what's DH???

 

Quote: Originally posted by SaraSeahorse on 09/6/2008

it gives the thickness on the aldi website

 

DH has got a multimat which is 75mm and very comfy - we have all tested this thumbs up!


PersonSaraSeahorse
09/6/2008 at 7:50pm
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DH = net speak for other half

H is husband
the d depends on how I am feeling



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http://www.babymilkaction.org/


PersonTigermouse
09/6/2008 at 7:59pm
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I only got some because we are going on a 2/3 day cycling/camping trip round Lake Garda early next month, and we wanted something cheap, reasonably light, and easily packed in our luggage and on a bike.

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Personnigel16
09/6/2008 at 8:59pm
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I have both a Fat Airic and a Robens mat and think they are very similar in terms of comfort and price. I dont think that you can compare an airbed to a self inflating mat as the mat is firmer but offers better support if that makes sense. I use airbeds and mats dependant upon the type of camping I am doing. I would suggest that you stick to the airbeds for summer camping and use the mats in the colder months as they are certainly warmer. The other thing you will notice if you are a sleeping fidget is that mats are generally narrower than airbeds.

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