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Quote: Originally posted by jelboy53 on 09/5/2012

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Carp fishermans "Bivvy bed for me..Well padded and comfy without sim or any other mat on top...Six adjustable legs so I am level on any slope...Large mud feet to protect the groundsheet...Carp fishing 4 season s/bag with a loop top and bottom to go over the bed means bag stays put during the night...Only minus...Is it takes up a bit of room when packing but if its a choice between the bed and something else...The bed wins....Best nights sleep I've ever had while camping...

Jelboy.

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Hi there

My thread on this was few days ago, but, this was what happened at weekend.

Went camping and it was below freezing in the night. i was actually warm sleeping in my layers of clothes, but, my airbed went flat before I got into bed. So, as we ALWAYS take a spare got that sorted, but that is 2 airbeds weve bought in last month. as, grandchildren slept 2 weeks ago and wanted to sleep on airbeds and one was punctured.

So, went to Go Outdoors on Monday, and looked at camping beds,one cheap and   two more expensive. Quite heavy  we thought.

As OH is a fisherman we then went to look at fishing poles and there we saw the fishing beds. Like a camp bed but with more padding and elastic so plenty of give for sleeping. So bought 2. Tried them at home and appear so comfy and quite light. Also can use them like a sunlounger.

Only problem OH finds his is not long enough, so its going back but mine is perfect. So maybe have a look at them. Can be very expensive ( some over £100,  but the ones we bought were £49.99 each. Still not cheap but if you add the prices of all the airbeds Ive bought!

Camp bed + SIM combo for me too, changed from airbeds, after my trusted double airbed developed a leak mid trip over the Christmas weekend last year.

My first trip with the new sleeping system at Easter was a resounding success, and I slept like a log throughout the trip!

DK

We're currently pumping up our airbed every night, as late as possible to give us a fighting chance of there still being air in it in the morning. Thinking it's time for a change, and seen many people on here recommend the campbed/SIM combination.

Tried the campbed alone, it was either an Outwell or one of Go's own brand, it was worse than sleeping on the ground.

One question on the combo, how do you secure the SIM to the campbed? Doesn't it tend to slide off as you move around in your sleep?

Oo, just realised we've been registered here two years and that's our first post :) Hello everyone, him and her here from Aberdeen, Outwell Minnesota 4, with front extension