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Persongredawarha
19/7/2015 at 10:34am
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Morning all.

After another night camping where I've written very early in the morning to find my arse touching the floor I've decided that I'm fed up with inflatable mattresses.

Thinking of moving to a camp bed and SIM.

I would appreciate any recommendations. In terms of my size, for what is worth I'm about five foot eleven and about 88kg.

Many thanks

Darren


PersonTynxuk
19/7/2015 at 10:51am
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Hubby is 6ft and probably a similar weight (although I truly have no idea how much he weighs) and he is happy on a Kampa slumber plus camp bed with an Aldi 5cm SIM.


PersonCampernic
19/7/2015 at 10:57am
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I have a steel framed with X legs from Argos about £35 and a 10cm Gelert Adventure SIM which is very comfortable and wide enough to turn around on. The space underneath is useful too, and there's no doubt its warmer.

The downside is the pack sizes are bulky.

If I hadn't already invested in the above set up I would be tempted to get a carp fishing chair with adjustable legs instead. There's even a compatible quilt with toggles to keep it in place. Pricey though!


Personstace75
19/7/2015 at 5:27pm
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I got both the camp bed & SIM from Aldi last year (& another one this year). My mate who's about the same size, not sure about weight, as you, found it comfortable when he tried it out. When camping, it was the most comfortable & warmest nights sleep I'd ever had. I used a bottom sheet & attached it to the SIM & bed & just took my duvet, & never cold.


Persondebs398
19/7/2015 at 8:03pm
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We have an out well posadas double with a 5cm vango adventurer sim on top, as comfy as my bed at home, should have invested years ago

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PersonLeeroy1982
19/7/2015 at 9:22pm
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We use a outwell Posada's double, no sim or anything, just a decent sleeping bag to sleep in. Comfy and a lot warmer than air but beds.
We got ours on line from Newquey camping at a very good price of £53.99. Which is by far the cheapest we could find anywhere be it in shop, or on-line.

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May 2020 - tbc
7tth August -15th August 2020 trevornick Cornwall


Personloubylou35
20/7/2015 at 4:31pm
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We're just back, a week on a double posadas with 10cm SIMS, We found it creaky and if one moved, the other did too, we preferred the SIMS on the floor, more space to spread and not bother each other's space!
Only thing is I enjoyed the space under the bed to store things.


Personsusie goold
21/7/2015 at 10:16am
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I'm being really dumb here but what is a SIMS? I am also looking for a more comfortable and warmer nights sleep. Had a million and one stupid air beds of all makes that deflate in the night. Have been looking at the carp beds as a bad nights sleep is the one thing that ruins camping for me. Would really like something wide too so I can turn over and fidget :)


PersonOldRex
21/7/2015 at 10:54am
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Self Inflating Mat. It's like a heavy duty thin air mattress that has a foam core which expands to inflate the mat when you unscrew the nozzle.


Persongekko
21/7/2015 at 4:49pm
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Outwell Posadas double for us. We recently bought Alpkit Dozer SIMs, which we used for the first time last weekend. The SIMs made all the difference and we didn't feel each other's every movement as we did when we just had bags directly on the camp bed. Highly recommended as we were very warm and cozy.

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2019 trips booked so far:

Easter - Red Shoot, New Forest
May - Secret Campsite, Sussex



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