Camping Beds / Mats

'Flocked' Cover Mattress From Index: Do you go camping, or perhaps have friends round to sleep-over every now and then? As they say in some surveys, - if you can answer yes to either of these, the read on, because I’ve just made a purchse which will be of interest to you. I first got the idea of buying one of these great air-beds from my daughter-in-law (sweet girl) My other half and myself spent the night in my son’s new house, just to give it the once over as it were . . . Anyway, I was wondering what we would sleep on when Caroline brings out this folded up air-bed and a foot pump! ...  Read the complete review

Having written recently about the virtues of Kyham Quick erect tents, one dooyooer pointed out the hassle of still having to inflate an air bed to ensure a good night kip. There are at least two alternatives to the normal air bed scenario. The traditional camping mat - usually made of closed cell foam - which is light and not too bulky, but not too comfortable either, or the self inflating range of mats made by Thermarest. These wonderful mats are available in a range of sizes and weights, from short thin ones for "real" mountaineers, to long fat ones for those that need a little more suppport for their mature bones. I have opted for ...  Read the complete review

Just like to add my two pence worth on the subjuct of sleep mats. My wife and I do a lot of camping and fell walking and until recently we used an inflatable double matress whilst in the tent. What a pain in the botty this was! Always deflating and suffering from horrendous condensation problems that ended up with a wet sleeping bag in the morning. It couldn't continue so we bit the bullet and invested £100 for 2 thermalite self inflating sleep mats off the internet. what a super decision this proved to be, take the mat out of its carry bag, open the valve and before your eyes it will inflate itself, you then close the valve and thats it, job ...  Read the complete review

In a word, Thermarest! These are the best invention since someone clever though "ooh why don't I put something soft between me & this rock I'm sleeping on!!) I've had one for 4 years now & they are just the best - loads of friends have bought them on my recommendation!! They cost about 50 quid now - not bad seeing as I've had hundreds of what would have otherwise been uncomfortable nights on mine!! Something you might not know: the more you have underneath you the warmer you'll be, obviously because the cold ground just leeches the heat from you - these things make all the difference!! Now available in lots of sizes as ...  Read the complete review

Camping mats. My husband is a little like The Princess in the story the Princess and the pea. You know the one where to tell if the Princess is really a Princess the Prince puts a pea under the mattress on her bed, she can still feel it when her bed is piled high of mattresses. My husband cannot sleep on lumps and bumps, a tiny stone or a twig under his sleeping bag when we go camping causes a sleepless night. (Whereas I can sleep any where on anything) To cure this many years ago we bought sleeping mats, strips of waterproof foam we do own several my husband and I both have a green one each they are quite wide fill up our 2-man tent. We also ...  Read the complete review