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i saw some lovely fishing bivvies in the new forest last year.

One of these days i will treat my husband, with his money, to one of those chairs. It will be one of those things he admits i was right to buy :)

one bit of carp fishing gear that i do own is a barrow for transporting stuff from the car park to the tent, up a blinkin' hill in dorset!  Very useful and i make friends, lending it out :)

back on topic.. my fat airics have arrived. They are purportedly warmer than my airbed which i did love but i couldn't find the leak and today i finally took it to the tip

Quote: Originally posted by Oldbluefox on 16/6/2008

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Don't forget the hot water bottle! - absolute magic on a cold night to get into a nice warm bed.

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We just put a vest and pj's on the kids, in the sleeping bags and a thin blanket on top.  We've not had any issues. Make sure kids are tucked in though cos if they're anything like mine they will wriggle out of the bags and then be cold anyway.

Guess it depends if you're a cold person or not, we don't use blankets or extra clothing for adults and are toasty warm.  Helps to have a decent bag though.

we start by turning the heating down in our house gradually over a couple of weeks and opening more windows while in bed to get aclimatised. Then when actually camping we use:

roll mats under the airbed and fleece blanket on top (stops you feeling the cold air as much, foil backed picnic rugs work too)

liners for our bags in really cold weather

Long pyjamas, bedsocks and hat

hot water bottle

Hat and socks stop you losing heat as fast, hot water bottle near your chest will warm you up fast and get you body to send warm blood to your hands and feet to regulate the temp of your heart.

Don't put layers of clothes on as you will sweat and get colder as said in previous posts. equally, do not put your face in your bag as the same thing will happen. If your face gets cold, invest in a buff scarf that you can pull up over your nose - it will still get damp but will be on the scarf and not in your bag and you can take it off as soon as your face is warm enough

 WE HAVE A QUEEN SIZE COLEMAN BED (RAISED QUICKBED LARGE) AND HAVE ZIPPED 2 COLEMAN PACIFIC DOUBLE SLEEPING BAGS TOGETHER

WE ALSO TAKE A COUPLE OF SLEEPING BAG LINERS WITH US BUT HAVE NOT USED YET ........WE ONLY SLEEP NAKED  DEF NO CLOTHES IT IS ALOT WARMER.

A QUICK TIP FOR PACKING SLEEPING BAGS AND CLOTHES TOWELS ETC THE POUND SHOP SELLS VAC-PACS   PAC EM IN AND SUCK OUT THE AIR INSIDE BUT ONLY USE THE PUMP YOU WILL USE FOR THE RETURN JOURNEY....FITS THE ROOF BOX A TREAT..   ALSO CHECK OUT THE CLASSIFIED ADS  I PICKED UP A HALFORDS ROOFBOX,RAILS AND LOCKS FOR £25.00   IT PAYS TO KEEP AN EYE OUT  FOR CAMPING STUFF

HOPE THIS HELPS  AND GOOD LUCK  AND STAY WARM .. 

My husband will be using an airbed now I know what to use with that but what do people use with a camp bed (as above)?

I managed to get 2 x  52oz sleeping bags off ebay (£5 for the two) but do I need to put anything between the camp bed and the sleeping bag?

I don't know a lot about sleeping bags and it didn't say in the advert but is a 52oz sleeping bag classed as season 3?

I think I will try the blanket idea.  Is it best to put one under the airbed and on top under the sleeping bag and then one on top of the sleeping bag?

We weren't too bad last time at the start of the night, but we only had one blanket on top of us, and I ended up shivering in the night.

If you put a blanket or picnic rug under the airbed it will help keep the cold from coming up through your airbed.Put one of those £2 fleece throws from Primark on top and then your sleeping bag.If its really cold we leave the low wattage fan heater on all night.This does make it nice and warm especially if you get up for a tiddle in the night.I wear fleecy pyjams if its cold and OH jogging bottoms and long sleeved tee shirt.

                                          Sue

i bought a down chalet coat in landsend sale a few years ago. I may look as if i am wearing a duvet (my grandaughter was not impressed when i collected from school wearing it last winter!) but it is the bees knees for cold nights on a campsite.

meanwhile.. we have bought two fat airics and two carp chairs! I told my husband it would cost that for 4 nights in a decent b&b and we get to keep the beds!

What we will spend the night on depends a lot on the slope (we like dorset fields) but both were lovely and warm :)

pictures here

i left the sheet behind for the airic but i just rolled myself up in my kingsize duvet!

I really feel the cold so have a foil backed mat under my airbed, then airbed has a fleecy blanket on top held in place with a sheet. I have a 3 season sleeping bag and wear a thermal vest and fleecy pjs. Best thing though for keeping toasty in bed...

a fleecy hat!!!

Quote: Originally posted by xtinexoop on 22/7/2008

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13-14 degrees overnight - if people are cold in this then something is wrong with their sleeping bags imo.

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or they should just get a duvet!