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24/7/2011 at 6:25am
Location: Rural Peterborough!
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we have 5cm mats, but use them on a campbed and under a memory foam topper.....mmm....comfy
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24/7/2011 at 4:40pm
Location: Gloucestershire
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Have just spent 3 nights on the Aldi SIMs and have to say they gave the best nights' sleep we've had in the tent - totally converted!
They are very firm and were lovely and warm, the only downside, which quite a few other people have said is that with a sleeping bag they can be a bit slippery if you wriggle a lot in your sleep (youngest son ended up sleeping at the bottom of our feet). So have decided to convert a couple of old duvet covers so I can slip two SIMs in side by side - should do the trick.
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24/7/2011 at 4:45pm
Location: Essex
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I'd say any adult would need at least a 7.5cm mat.
I like to inflate it fully, then lay on it and open the valve to make it comfy. You can only really do that with a 7.5 thickness or more.
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24/7/2011 at 5:46pm
Location: Wigan
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We have the Aldi 5cm ones, we've had them well over a year now we left ours open and unrolled behind a sofa in our bedroom they are now inflated to the max lol really comfy!
My daughter has a hi gear 3cm its truly awful i hate it, i don't see any point in using it apart from the insulation value but shes alot lighter than i am and says its fine.
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24/7/2011 at 8:21pm
Location: Linlithgow West Lothian
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I'm a side sleeper and I use an airbed for normal camping but a SIM when I go off on my bike.
Airbed is definitely comfier. Need a fleece blanket on top or it can be a bit chilly.
The SIM, I just tolerate. It's a thin one to pack up small but I find I get really sore hips and feel bent over like a banana (I'm sure this is worse for us ladies with our sticky-out bits than chaps). It IS good and warm though.
I'm quite heavily built but not huge. I'm sure skinnies find SIMs comfier.
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Kate
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Thanks for all of the replies.
