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David2004

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Hi rise air bed or camp beds ? Makes an best prices will please

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Aerobed high rise airbed

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It is a matter of personal preference.
Some people like airbeds and others hate them.
Some people like camp beds and others hate them.

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Airbeds have a nasty habit of deflating during the night as the air inside gets colder. Unless you insulate them from the ground and the surrounding air by wrapping them in blankets etc; they will also make you feel cold.

They also seem to spring a leak after a few trips. In the early days I went through 2 or 3 airbeds of different prices and quality and they all failed.

I eventually changed to a camp bed with a self inflating mat on top used as a mattress and held in place with a single fitted sheet. The camp bed came from Halfords. It is quite a common aluminium style and fairly cheap. The SIM was also the cheapest I could get. Much more like a real bed and no scrambling about on the floor. Stuff can be stored underneath if necessary too.

nozza54

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Teton xxl outfitter, its huge but then again so am I, 6'2" 20st,best sleep ever under canvas. There's 2 smaller sizes for lesser mortals.

HighSlayer

31/3/2017 at 11:31pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 30/3/2017
Airbeds have a nasty habit of deflating during the night as the air inside gets colder. Unless you insulate them from the ground and the surrounding air by wrapping them in blankets etc; they will also make you feel cold.

They also seem to spring a leak after a few trips. In the early days I went through 2 or 3 airbeds of different prices and quality and they all failed.

I eventually changed to a camp bed with a self inflating mat on top used as a mattress and held in place with a single fitted sheet. The camp bed came from Halfords. It is quite a common aluminium style and fairly cheap. The SIM was also the cheapest I could get. Much more like a real bed and no scrambling about on the floor. Stuff can be stored underneath if necessary too.

I've used airbeds for decades. Never felt cold, never had one deflate on me.

Currently I use an Intex king size airbed with built in electric pump when we are camping as a couple or alone. I also have 2 single intex beds when we have guests and have also used these at home.

They are high beds, the same kid of height as your beds at home so easy to get on and off. Very comfortable, in fact more comfortable than a cheap divan.

I always have a carpet in the tent bedroom, plus we have the footprint under the SIG and I usually have a camping foil mat under the airbed plus a fleece topper. It's just like sleeping at home!

I'm normally away 5-10 days at a time and never had an airbed go down. I guess if they lose a little air then the 2 second effort of flicking the inflator switch is no hassle.

With normal cheap standard style airbeds then they sometimes need a little top up after about 5 days. Again, no big deal

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duffs54

01/4/2017 at 8:30am
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Pop up Posadas camp bed with air bed on top, storage underneath and same height bed as at home, easy to get out bed and to put shoes etc on lol

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My last attempt at airbeds was a single double height Intex...lasted 2 or 3 trips I think. Unfortunately it didn't have an integral pump so was a bit of a faff connecting the pump and blowing it up before bed every night and the noise of the pump disturbs neighbours.

No such problems with a camp bed...erects in about two minutes and stays erected for the whole trip!

dk168

06/4/2017 at 3:05am
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Another camp bed + SIM convert, after my trusted double airbed developed a leak mid trip during a winter camping trip over Christmas in 2011.

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floyd47

17/4/2017 at 5:33pm
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I have the Outwell Posadas and they do creak a bit when you move about on them
Its the material rubbing on the frame
Plus if the ground is a bit uneven the legs wont all sit flush and the bed will have a bit of movement
Im going back to a inflatable bed with no noise and they sit flush on the ground
As long as you adjust the air inside properly they will be fine ie. Let some air out in the daytime so when the weather gets hot and the air inside expands it wont stretch and deform the shape of the bed
Then at night before bed pump the bed back up so its nice and firm for the sleep ahead

checkley1973

17/4/2017 at 5:41pm
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I would never buy an air bed. My experience is they deflate and make you cold.

We prefer camp bed and sim on top then sleeping bag.

floyd47

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checkley1973 dont you find the camp beds a bit noisey i did with my Outwell Posadas
Ive got 2 mattress toppers and valance sheet for my airbed plus i will be using a duvet so will be warm enough

Andrea2002

17/4/2017 at 6:29pm
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I've given up on airbeds a they never seem to last long and I think they are really noisy - I woke up regularly when the children turn over and one of them is a very fidgety sleeper. Never tried one with the OH as he is also a fidgety sleeper and i imagine I'd be bounced around

whenever he turns over. I am a light sleeper though - it didn't bother anyone else. We have a TT so only need one additional bed, and have a folding z bed instead. Its very comfy (but we do have a v large estate to transport the kit).

checkley1973

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Quote: Originally posted by floyd47 on 17/4/2017
checkley1973 dont you find the camp beds a bit noisey i did with my Outwell Posadas
Ive got 2 mattress toppers and valance sheet for my airbed plus i will be using a duvet so will be warm enough

no, we have the Hi Gear ones from Go Outdoors, they are good but heavy.

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Fishing beds are the best in my opinion, we had two TFG beds, they were wide, comfy and adjustable, having four height adjustable legs could be a god send if on uneven ground, no blood rushing to our heads! Also the height from the ground saved from feeling cold and helped with getting out of bed easier. Granted they were bulky to lug about but well worth the space in the car.

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