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Hello

Could really do with some advice from you guys out there......

Which option is best for a 2 year olds air bed?  Anyone got any experience?  Initially we were thinking of one of those little beds that inflate with a blanket attached, but perhaps they are'nt warm enough etc, maybe more of a gimic?

Any help/advice would be evry much appreciated

cheers guys

Liz

Just got our wee boy (23 months) a thomas the tank engine readybed, he loves it and it appears to have bumpers to stop him rolling out of it. We tried it out overnight on Saturday and put it on a folded blanket for more insulation from the ground and as it was cold he was in a fleece sleepsuit socks and another blanket over him.

Worked really well

now If we can find some way of getting him to sleep beyond 4am .........

when thomas was 2 we got a kampa junior airbed.  the sides are raised so no chance of falling out - it was a definite hit and used it for sleepovers etc too.  he didn't take to sleeping bag too well though so we just put warm fitted sheet on and took his duvet from home - slept like a log (better than at home!)

He's now got a tesco readybed rather than a more expensive 'character' one as it seemed like a deeper airbed and thicker sleeping bag.  He was toastie warm in it at the weekend.

I second the kampa airbeds, i have 2 little ones and they both have them. The raised sides are a really good thing aswel.

Amy

I wouldn't use an airbed.

Ours sleep on self inflating mats. Though kids don't seem fussy and have slept happily on closed cell foam mats as well. If they wriggle off they don't seem to notice, and anyway it's easy enough to shove them back on if need be.

We did have  a ready bed for DD1, (but only cos we got it half price) it was ok, but a bit gimmicky really and the 'cover is really rather thin. Daughter managed cos she slept in pj's and  a fleecy suit as well. We din't bother for DD2, she just went from a Grobag  to a Vango midi bag on a SI mat.

The Kampa bed is fine, but we didn't want to buy another kiddy specific thing with a limited useful life. Can't say I ever feel we have missed it.

we used readybeds for several years in a tent, our little ones seemed to be OK, but we had an EHU with little fan heater.

A good trick was to put a camping mat between the airbed & sleeping bag (it should zip in) then we added a fleece blanket (doubled up) on top, on colder evenings.