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Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 06/4/2010

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Quote: Originally posted by VangoMan02 on 05/4/2010

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Like most folks have said the important thing is to insulate between ground and your airbed.

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Actually I would have said the most important thing is to insulate between yourself and the airbed. The airbed still loses heat out the sides, no matter how well it's insulated from the ground. You can do both of course but if space is tight (or you're a minimalist packer like me) one good layer between your sleeping bag and the airbed is best. I use a thick fleece blanket held on with a fitted sheet.

Have to say that one of the best night's sleep I've had was on an airbed with a cellular mat on top. (The airbed had a slow leak.)

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I stick the old adage - layers, layers and layers. 

From the ground sheet up... silver foil blanket (emergency kind), foam yoga mat (doesnt curl up as bad as the cheap camping ones), picnic blanket, airbed, fitted fleece thermal blanket, fleece blanket, sleeping bag, me (in pjs, socks and beanie hat), fleece blanket and if necessary, spare sleeping bag unzipped and used as another blanket on top.

I often overheat LOL

We do the layers and the good sleeping bags.  All I can say is we did the following last year at 2 deg C and we were warm in bed:

Foil sheets
Plasic backed picnic blanket
Airbed
Dunelm mill fleece topper
Flat fleece blanket
Coleman Hampton double sleepbag
Double fleece sleepbag liner
Fleece throw

We just wore pyjamas and bedsocks in bed

Aye - the secret is in the layers of insulation, as an air bed is basically a big block of icy air underneath you! We use foam mats under it, a thick fleece on top, good sleeping bags and I also wear thermal undies as my PJs.

As for the debate about self inflating mats, I really like them but my OH finds that his arm goes dead  when we have tried them- he thinks it is because he is very broad in the shoulders and the SI mat doe snot support his neck and upper back as well as an airbed does as the airbed is much deeper than an SI mat.

when we camp with aerobed i know how to insulate etc but ........

Were hopefully getting a TT will use the foam mattresses do i have to insulate? 

probably stupid Q but i really have no idea

Quote: Originally posted by FriendOfOwls on 05/4/2010

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Whisky...  

Seriously, though, I use the foam carry-mats the kids once took to scout & guide camp.  They lay flat on the floor of the boot for travelling, and in the bedroom pod they really form a great insulating layer between the ground and the airbed.  I use two for a double airbed.

As others have said, hot bottles are a must!

FoO

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Quote: Originally posted by lapo8 on 07/4/2010

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i used cheap double air bed with cotton sheet then me king size quilt off me bed i was like a piece of toast

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We did that too and were perfectly warm.

When i have to start wearing pj's, socks, beanie hats etc and using hot water bottles i think i will just stay at home lol