This little devil looks pretty good. Compact enough when packed, fairly durable by the look of it and much wider than other single airbeds.

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That looks good to me.. I like a soft bed, and at over eight inches thick that would prevent me laying on the floor when I sleep on my side.

At under £40, it's a bit of a bargain too...

Yes Sleepy, it looks like it's worth a try. It looks a whole lot better than those skimpy thermarest 1" things

I would stay with the real outdoor stuff, the 3" thermarests and expeds are very comfortable and are isolating more than a big hollow air mattress. The exped synmat is my favourit and I am a side sleeper. A big 8" mattress might also be to high, forcing your feet and face against the sidewalls.


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Any "air" mattress without fill is going to be VERY cold underneath. You need something for insulation, such as down or a synthetic fill.

The old self-inflating mattresses just don't cut it for anyone over 30, and there is far better available now.

After trying just about everything out there, we've settled - for now - on Big Agnes Q-core mattresses. They're very similar to several others out there such as the Exped mats. The main thing is they're around 4" thick, and have a synthetic fill. They pack tiny-ish, about 4" / 10cm diameter and 10" / 23cm long. With a reasonably firm fill, even a side sleeper like me has no issues with ground contact. Very comfortable to sleep on, in fact Susan ALWAYS uses hers even in a hotel, saying hotel mattresses aren't as comfortable - Princess and the Pea!

Exped used to have / may still have a down filled equivalent which we had and loved, but they died finally, and the Big Agnes were handy to buy at the time.

We use the Neo-air pump, runs on two AAA batteries and they last about 20 fills, more if you're patient, as it slows down as the battery goes down. There are also some hand pumps that double as air pillows, so have a good look in a big camping store or motorcycle travel store, there's bound to be some good options.

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Been using the Nemo Vector. Best design in my opinion. There is an insulated version as well. I went for quick and easy. It still has a aluminium baffle in the middle. Footpump (at the foot end) worked better than the hand pump in the Exped. Quick and large deflate valve so you can roll it up without wrestling it (for the non insulated version anyway). The air comes out without a struggle. I hate packing up gear. So the quicker the better.

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It'll only be used in warm sunny weather so the cold doesn't really bother me too much. Besides I can use one of those reflective pads for underneath if needs be.

My God man, it's 6 lbs!
I don't even want my tent to way that much....
I like my hammock too... Though there is a learning curve.
I'll take a tent if there are no trees, though I can set the hammock up on the ground.
I use an old Thermarest.

Bob

'an old thermarest' ain't even close to what I'm looking for Bob!

Campers,

We have enjoyed "airborne" camping for years. The fly can be tightened down close over the mosquito net to create a tent like atmosphere for the Hennessy Hammock. The fly when properly adjusted traps warm air as does a tent.

An interesting question is if air temperature and ground temperature are different? The sun can certainly warm the air faster than the ground. A self inflating thermarest insulates from cold air temperature when used with a hammock, a thermarest is much more comfortable when used in a hammock than when used on the frozen ground.

I invite all to try the combination of a hammock and a thermarest self inflating mattress. Hammocks and thermarests are rollable, packable, very light weight and come in many varieties from back packer to bush camping. The photo, posted by rosa del desierto in Woman's topics Bush Camping post #1. is how we bush camp. The video earlier I posted demonstrates entering the Hennessy Hammock.

My guess is ground temperature is colder on average if frozen than air temperature which can be below freezing but never freezes. My experience has been a hammock with closable fly and a thermarest underneath worked great in the Andes at high altitude when the ground was frozen. see rosa's post for photo and explanation.

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What if there are no trees around and bush camping isn't the target area?

What if I have no intention of camping when it is cold?

Those camping 'cots' appear to be gathering a large following. Perhaps this and a decent sleeping bag is the solution instead of an air bed. They seem to pack up small, they are light and if you believe what you read/see/hear then they are very comfortable too.

Camping cots allow the air to circulate underneath and are very cold!

I am an exped convert. I also take the sheepskin off the seat, have an exped pillow and put my clothes in a large thin roll bag and use this as extra padding/pillows to make a big comfy area. Bliss.

Luckily I'm a heavy sleeper, and one asleep rarely wake. Helped by hot water bottle and flask of hot chocolate

Which exped do you use Fern?