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My brother in law suffers from a bad back and gets on better with a self inflating mat, which are in Lidl from this thursday if you want to give them a go for £12.99.

I totally understand where you are coming from as we have just taken a Campinggaz one back, it was awful I have just ordered an Aerobed Active Double, but not tried it yet so cannot comment. Reading into it, the Aerobeds are about as close as you are going to get to a real bed, though they are costly. A good nights sleep is important, so a good bed is worth the investment imo, which is why I have splashed out £63.

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Can i but into this thread ? Hope you don't mind breadknife? I sympathise totally with your hubby my back has stopped us from going away since last year.

I have a displaced disc in my lower back and can't sleep on our 'regular' airbed anymore. I tried out my dad in law's ex army camp bed to see if that was any better - i lasted about an hour before I seized up. Before i splash out on an expensive bed (we only go camping a few weekends a year) what does anyone recommend?

thanks

Helen

I would suggest visiting a camping store with self inflating mats on display. If you are lucky, they should have a bed of stones for you to lay the mat on then you can try it out (no snoring though ok lol).

If you do go for a SI then imho cheap is not good. We have tried a few and or us, none of them are comfortable but that doesnt mean they wont be right for you. The cheaper ones were definately alot worse than the expensive ones.

DS (15) could sleep hanging from the washing line but he hated the cheaper self inflators but now is as happy as a pig in muck on his €120 jobby.

As with most things, you get what you pay for.

It might help if you put a SI mat on top of a camping bed too so it is easier to get in and out of bed.

Angie

Picking up an aerobed active from Argos later today - £55 as on offer!

I have heard lots of positive comments on this.

I have ddd and as a result have had the lowest disk fused with a cage put in place.  Hard mattresses are no good for me at all - I need something that supports my body shape - still sleep with my maternity sausgae pillow!

z

Quote: Originally posted by frome on 25/4/2010

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My brother in law suffers from a bad back and gets on better with a self inflating mat,

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