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Just how comfortable are the inflating matresses? I have been toying with buying a Thermarest Dreamtime which is 8cm thick, will you still be able to feel the ground underneath?

Don't want to pay all that money out and find that it's not comfortable enough. Should I stick with the airbed?

elleo,

I have a "basecamp" Thermarest which is 5cm thick when fully inflated. I always add a couple of full breaths to firm it up nicely. I am a 6ft, 16 stone (but handsomely formed) bloke and find the Thermarest really comfortable and cannot feel the ground through it. Expensive but worth every penny in my view!

Hi,

I was sceptical about self-inflating mattresses at first, but having now tried them out and compared it to an inflatable mattress I think that they are the best for us, especially as we do not want to cart around extra bedding.

It is a firm base, but you cannot feel 'bumps' as such and more importantly they insulate you well from the ground so you do not wake up cold. Inflateable mattresses seem to take the warmth away from you so you need to put some thermal layer(s) between you and the top of the mattress. There are a couple of threads about that on here somewhere I think.

Our mattresses were from CCCOutdoors, Robens 5cm thick (and wider than usual), so cheaper than Thermarest, and we are pretty pleased with them.

Hope you find what you are looking for.