Hi there
Can anyone recommend a camp bed or airbed for someone with a dodgy back?
I'm fed up of air beds that go flat -camping gaz! And I've tried out a camp bed at a camp show but they seem really hard.
Getting on/off floor not a prob. Any recommendations for campbeds/airbeds?
Going away next weekend so need to get something soon.
Many thanks.
I've just got a self inflating mat from alpkit.com, great bit of kit, very comfortable. I have the 5cm version but they also do a 7cm one too. Great service from them as well. Son has owned one for some time and swears by it.
Me and my bad back love the Aerobed Explorer not cheap but fab highs sleep.... Sometimes better than at home! I say not cheap but by the time you've paid for all the dodgy witness that go flat you may be about even.
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Quote: Originally posted by Nethernut on 27/6/2010
I've just got a self inflating mat from alpkit.com, great bit of kit, very comfortable. I have the 5cm version but they also do a 7cm one too. Great service from them as well. Son has owned one for some time and swears by it.
Hiya
Do you use that on it's own or on top of a campbed?
I've got disc problems and have been using a Coleman Double Comfort airbed for some years now, with no problems. Howevere recently I tried one of the thick Aldi self inflating mats and it was a revalation. Just as comfortable but also a lot warmer under my back. I think sleeping on a cold airbed, even with insullation, can't be great for backs.
Yes, you just use a SI mat straight down on the groundsheet.
Another vote for the self inflating mats, we bought two of the aldi ones and they are much better for my back (and so much warmer too). Only problem is that one is faulty so will have to take them back. Now that we know that we like the sims we have spent a little more on the costco sportura ones via eBay because we don't have a card to go direct. I believe that they are very well regarded on this site and at about £60 for the pair still not as expensive as an airic.
I've opted for the Coleman double comfort as it was on offer at Yeomans camp show today. £20!
I'm pitched in the garden tonight so I'll let you know tomorrow
:-) many thanks for your help
Kim
I know exactly what you mean, I have suffered with a bad back for years and used to get really fed up when camping as I couldn't move in the mornings after sleeping on an airbed.
However, we invested in the Outwell Deluxe extra large camp beds last year and I have not had backache since. I would really recommend them. My brother and his wife came to visit us whilst on a camping trip earlier this year and he also suffers with a bad back. He had a lie down on my camp bed to give it a try and went out the next week and bought 2 for their next camping trip.
Cant recommend them enough - well worth the money. Really easy to put up and take down and take up as much space as a folding chair. Hope this helps.
I too suffer with my back and thought we'd have to stop camping because I started getting such awful back pain after spending the night on a Coleman Comfort airbed (was fine for years, then not!).
I thought about splashing out on a couple of Thermarest Dreamtime XL SI mats, but the pack size was huge, so have bought 2 x Basecamp XL instead. I bought a couple kit then found that, if I put the mats inside our Fleece sleeping bag liners they fit perfectly, then topped with a kingsize (5ft) fitted sheet, they don't budge an inch and don't need the couple kit. It makes a huge bed, very comfy, and no back pain at all in the mornings after sleeping on them.
Before the Basecamp XLs we tried the Fat Airics, also very comfy but not as wide as the Basecamp XL mats, which I'd recommend if your bedroom inner will take them (they are 76cm wide).
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Topic: Tent beds for backache
