We have a two berth caravan and a porch awning the runs the whole length of it. My son and his wife are coming to stay with us mid september and will be staying in the awning, we have a double airbed but I am just asking for any tips on keeping warm in there during the night.
They would be warmer if they were in an inner tent :) My son always slept in the awning and we found that an inner tent was best for condensation because it has vents in the upper walls. They will need a fan heater left on low/medium all night to keep warm too.
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Layers! Find layers much better for warmth, also make sure the air bed has something underneath it to insulate it, and lay something like a large fleece over the air bed, this really does help as I find sometimes the air bed gets cold.
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Hubby and I will be sleeping in the awning also, from beginning to mid sept. Inner tent, double airbed with thick blanket and a mummy sleeping bag each. Also have another 2 blankets just in case its cold!!
Our boys have slept in the awning, but always inside an inner tent. Keeps warmth in (a bit) and creepy crawlies out! LOL they have a waterproof bottom to them and you can just lay your airbed on top or use insulation as others have suggested.
but I agree with andcow, a cheap pop up or any very small 2 man tent would be just as good.
A must have is something insulating below you . Preferably under the bed and between the bed and you . A sleeping bag for winter use with bedsocks . It is feet that get cold , if too warm you can unzip the bag , if too cold and using a summer bag a miserable holiday is in store . Heating the awning whilst asleep is not desirable apparently . Proper sleeping bags and underneath insulation worked for us Army lads in old 160lb canvas tents . Army bags were all mummy type . Ventilation is the key to minimising condensation and keep away from the walls of the awning . Cotton bedrooms are only of any use for privacy .
We sleep in the awning all the time but as we are on a seasonal site things are a bit different. Weed control sheet followed by ground sheet with decking on top. Then it's rubber backed carpet under the double height airbed. On the airbed itself is a 13.5 tog duvet, fleece lined mattress cover electric blanket with a fitted jersey sheet to hold it all together. To cover we use a 15 tog duvet and when it's really cold early and late season we then use opened out double sleeping double sleeping bags with dog cuddled up between us with his own crochet blanket we are what you might call COSY.
We have just bought a Quechua pop up tent with its own inner which will fit inside our porch awning, giving three layers of fabric from the elements during cold weather.
We also use insulated mats under the airbed, and a fleece blanket over the top before the sleeping bags and pillows go down, if you go on a CC site then you are also allowed to put a 2 man PUP tent up on your pitch in addition to your awning as long as it all fits within the pitch boundries, guy ropes included, and doesnt encroach onto the boarders between you and the next pitch. the charges are per person the same as what they would be for sleeping in the awning.
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Our daughter and her boyfriend slept in our awning last week, in an inner tent. We had a solid groundsheet and then a breathable one underneath the inner tent. The breathable groundsheet always feels warm underfoot. We then had foam camping mats under the airbed. A cotton jersey sheet on the airbed, then two fleece blankets. They used a duvet on top. They said, if anything, they were too warm!
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Topic: Sleeping in Awning
