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Subject Topic: self inflating mattress
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Personliberate
07/4/2009 at 6:12pm
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Hi any thought on self inflating a mattress as opposed to the far cheaper foam rolls. Thanks

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07/4/2009 at 6:28pm
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I have a Robens and a Fat Airic. They are both thicker slf inflating mats inflating to 7 - 10cm I think the Robens is slightly thicker. They are good but not as good as an airbed in warm climate.  For instance, when we went camping in the summer I would use an airbed. For weekend camping in the autumn I used the self inflating mat as it was quicker and offerered better insulation than the airbed in cooler climate. When I go away with my Scouts I use the mat as I get stick from the Scouts. They are sufficiently comfortable to get a good nights sleep

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Person3madboyz
07/4/2009 at 8:21pm
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We use Outwell self inflating mattresses and can't fault them, we have the 7cm thick ones and paid about 35 quid each for them but they are well worth the money!!

Went camping in October and February and never once felt cold or damp (obviously we have decent sleping bags as well)

Only downside is that they take up a lot more room than an air bed when packed...


PersonPigletandTigger
07/4/2009 at 8:34pm
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Fat Airics for us - they are wonderful

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Foam rolls are what put 99% of first time campers off I recon, they are pointless.


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07/4/2009 at 9:30pm
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Quote: Originally posted by tentymctenterton on 07/4/2009
Foam rolls are what put 99% of first time campers off I recon, they are pointless.
Great to put under whatever you use next as insulation though!

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I had some really nice roll mats a good few years ago, I can't remember the make but they were about an inch or more thick and really comfy.

The cheap foam ones are a waste of time though.

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our local pound shop are doing foam mats about 3mm thick!  Not a lot of use for sleeping on, but great for loads of other packing jobs.

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Robens for us, we do have a double outwell but its not as thick as the single robens mats which we  fleece together ( if you know what I mean )

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Another vote for the Fat Airics here. We also use airbeds, but the Airics are a faster and (as has already been said) better-insulating solution.



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