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Great idea! I usually use foam mats but recently my parents came too and I didn't have enough mats to put under everyones airbeds.

After night one which they suffered I went to the local shop and got some large cardboard boxes. Opened out under each airbed they made the world of difference, brilliant emergency insulation!

Quote: Originally posted by Gary Eaves on 04/9/2010

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we just cuddle up--it's worked for 26yrs. gary

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Quote: Originally posted by michalla on 04/9/2010

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is this the cheap foam underlay, just been looking and you can get various different types at different prices?

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the  uprated about 3 mm sound deadening high density foam  that comes from  B and Q folded is very insular as  well and probably far better than  that thin fleece stuff  ,  ive got it  as a liner  round my flask inside its pvc case and its very good.

ive got two of them rolls of  shiny  aluminium coated  foam that  i shove  under the  airbed  however i  also  shove a  layer top and bottom  of  that  non slip stuff  in too to stop mattress slip on  mild slopes etc

Can't see the point of a layer under an airbed as it gets cold from the air around it - although it might help avoid a puncture. Its more important to place the barrier between the airbed and yourself. We use a fleecy mattress cover from Wilkos for this - nice and cosy with the sleeping bag and acts as a sheet too...

Helen