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15/3/2020 at 9:30am
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Without wishing to appear rude, I'd suggest that, particularly with your weights, perhaps consider two singles, side by side?
I appreciate SIM's are nowhere near as "sensitive" as air beds, but I'm guessing one will still feel the other one move and fidget about, as the air inside moves around?
Two singles not only negates that, but will also allow for "personal preference" with regards to how much they get inflated.
I must stress, we've never tried a double SIM, so don't be surprised if plenty of folk come on to say how wrong I am!
Whilst both a little lighter, Muckerette & myself use the single option, and my SIM gets inflated considerably more than hers. I'm 3 to 4 stone heavier than her! Neither of us feel the other rolling over in the night, of course. We do, however, still butt them up side by side, and use a double sleeping bag.
The very slight dip where the rounded edges/sides butt up is completely negated by our rather thick sleeping bags! :-)
Some SIM's are designed to attach to each other, as ours are (velcro down each side) but we never bother, as even just butted up together, they never move apart in the night... and Muckerette is one heck of a fidget!
Just something to maybe think about?
For the record, we have Exped 10cm Comfort SIM's. Not even sure if they are still available, but highly recommended.
They measure 197cm x 130cm, when side by side.
EDIT:
Just checked... They are, but no apparent bargains to be had. (Think we paid £216 ish for the pair, but probably 5 years ago now?)
There are plenty of other, well recommended options available, of course.
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15/3/2020 at 7:37pm
Location: Derby.
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Sorry. I missed the mention of camp beds in the opening post. I assumed SIM's on the floor.
We've been doing the latter for about the past year or so. Before that, we had those same Exped SIMs on single camp beds, again butted up side by side. The bars down the middle could just about be felt... but only if you deliberately felt for them! The depth of the 10cm SIM's all but negates the feel of the bars.
Sadly, I have pics... Bog Standard Go Outdoors campbeds...
A perfect fit, width-wise (which was pure fluke!).
When levelled at the head end, the SIM is a few inches longer at the foot end...
The only reason we went to SIM on floor was to reduce the stuff we take in the car. I'd argue the SIM on floor is (ever so) slightly more comfortable, but on beds, the storage room underneath can be a massive bonus, particularly in a smaller tent. Personal choice!
The crucial thing to calculate when considering camp beds is the bed height (usually around 40-45cm?) and the reduced available bedroom space (at that height) due to any sloping walls of the tent bedroom. Some are steeper than others, but almost all offer less at knee height than they do at floor level, of course.
No tent specs or diagrams will give you dimensions at camp bed height... you will literally need to pitch the tent (or find one in a shop display, of course) and get the tape measure out.
Friends of ours once bought XL camp beds after comparing the sizes to the tent floor dimensions... they subsequently slept with the bedroom doors open and their heads in the living area, until they got a tent with a bigger bedroom! LOL!
Oh... personally I wouldn't recommend a camp bed (similar to mine) on it's own (without a SIM).
Those Inflatable camp beds from Decathlon get plenty of good recommendations on here, but I have no experience of them.
Good luck! :-)
PS:
Fishing/Carp beds get excellent feedback on comfort, strength, and of course offer a generous sleeping surface area, but not many fit into "your average tent sleeping area" , and also take up a fair bit of boot space.
Post last edited on 15/03/2020 19:43:06
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2024: 38 nights thus far...
2023: 47 nights
2022: 40 nights
2021: 30 nights
2020: Just 24 nights
2019: A personal best 50 nights
2018: Just the 30 nights
2017: 34 nights
2016: 32 nights
2015: 38 nights
2014: 34 nights
2013: 36 nights
From July 2012: 23 nights
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