Quote: Originally posted by Valk_scot on 06/4/2010
Quote: Originally posted by VangoMan02 on 05/4/2010
Like most folks have said the important thing is to insulate between ground and your airbed.
Actually I would have said the most important thing is to insulate between yourself and the airbed. The airbed still loses heat out the sides, no matter how well it's insulated from the ground. You can do both of course but if space is tight (or you're a minimalist packer like me) one good layer between your sleeping bag and the airbed is best. I use a thick fleece blanket held on with a fitted sheet.
Have to say that one of the best night's sleep I've had was on an airbed with a cellular mat on top. (The airbed had a slow leak.)
I agree,I also mentioned a fleecy mattress topper and sleeping bag but if you do not insulate between ground and airbed the air in the bed will just keep getting colder in my experience...cheers john
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I stick the old adage - layers, layers and layers.
From the ground sheet up... silver foil blanket (emergency kind), foam yoga mat (doesnt curl up as bad as the cheap camping ones), picnic blanket, airbed, fitted fleece thermal blanket, fleece blanket, sleeping bag, me (in pjs, socks and beanie hat), fleece blanket and if necessary, spare sleeping bag unzipped and used as another blanket on top.
Aye - the secret is in the layers of insulation, as an air bed is basically a big block of icy air underneath you! We use foam mats under it, a thick fleece on top, good sleeping bags and I also wear thermal undies as my PJs.
As for the debate about self inflating mats, I really like them but my OH finds that his arm goes dead when we have tried them- he thinks it is because he is very broad in the shoulders and the SI mat doe snot support his neck and upper back as well as an airbed does as the airbed is much deeper than an SI mat.
I always find that if you have cold feet whilst wearing your socks that when you go to bed you never get the chill out of them, therefore i now take off my socks and believe it my feet are toastie............
Quote: Originally posted by FriendOfOwls on 05/4/2010
Whisky...
Seriously, though, I use the foam carry-mats the kids once took to scout & guide camp. They lay flat on the floor of the boot for travelling, and in the bedroom pod they really form a great insulating layer between the ground and the airbed. I use two for a double airbed.
As others have said, hot bottles are a must!
FoO
They have these really cheap in B&M's at the moment, a single was about £1.99 or 2.99 I think.
We start with a picnic blanket on ground followed by foam mattress, then air bed with 2 fleeces on top and one cheapy sleeping bag then another sleeping bag on top of us and if really cold extra blankets and hot water bottles are a great help as we discovered over the weekend. The more layers the better.
Quote: Originally posted by lapo8 on 07/4/2010
i used cheap double air bed with cotton sheet then me king size quilt off me bed i was like a piece of toast
We did that too and were perfectly warm.
When i have to start wearing pj's, socks, beanie hats etc and using hot water bottles i think i will just stay at home lol
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