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[sowfpig09]

so ive been reading through another thread about sleeping mats and these self inflating ones and cant reach a decision. can anyone say which would be the best?

this http://www.outdooraction.co.uk/acatalog/TH...TE_REGULAR.html

or this http://www.alpkit.com/shop/cart.php?target...category_id=253

or the gelert ones?http://www.campmania.co.uk/Item-2-36-cat-0-brand-459-Gelert_Xpedition_Self_Inflating_Mattress.aspx

these were all recommended but not sure which would be best

thanks!!

[pezzypops]

so ive been reading through another thread about sleeping mats and these self inflating ones and cant reach a decision. can anyone say which would be the best?

this http://www.outdooraction.co.uk/acatalog/TH...TE_REGULAR.html

or this http://www.alpkit.com/shop/cart.php?target...category_id=253

or the gelert ones?http://www.campmania.co.uk/Item-2-36-cat-0-brand-459-Gelert_Xpedition_Self_Inflating_Mattress.aspx

these were all recommended but not sure which would be best

thanks!!

[Chocscoffer]

I own an Outwell self inflating mat which cost me £20.00 and is the best money I have spent. I couldn't justify spending £60.00.

[JoeBananass]

can you seriously get a good nights sleep on these things compared to a normal airbed? they look a little thin...

[sowfpig09]

I own an Outwell self inflating mat which cost me £20.00 and is the best money I have spent. I couldn't justify spending £60.00.

[Chocscoffer]

can you seriously get a good nights sleep on these things compared to a normal airbed? they look a little thin...

[glastoman417]

A wee bit more expensive, but Decathlon do what they call a sleeping bed, which is basically a sleeping bag with built in inflatable matress.

Very comfy and light (though not sure about their claim that it's as comfy as your own bed, depends on how comfy your own bed is I suppose!) I can recommend them.

I think they are about 40 or 50 quid from Decathlon, my nearest one in miles away in Stockport though so I tracked down one on Ebay for 54 squid.

[JoeBananass]

They are far more comfortable than an airbed. They keep you insulated from the cold ground and I didn't feel any lumps or uneven ground. I actually went to a camping shop where they have them unpacked and had a lie down on it, including leaning on my elbows to see if I could feel the floor through it. I couldn't feel a thing.

[tylerdurden]

Be arsed wasting £20, chances are you'll be f**king shitfaced anyway and it'll be about 7am only to be waking up about 11am.

Take about 4 sleeping bags, them throw on top of eachother and just fall onto that nest, thats what i'll be doing. Unreal comfort and totally does the job.

[Kyelo]

Be arsed wasting £20, chances are you'll be f**king shitfaced anyway and it'll be about 7am only to be waking up about 11am.

Take about 4 sleeping bags, them throw on top of eachother and just fall onto that nest, thats what i'll be doing. Unreal comfort and totally does the job.

[sowfpig09]

real helpful stuff on this thread ay!

[Chocscoffer]

This is the one I have used for the last few years (had to google it!). It takes minutes to use. Open the valve and leave it for a few minutes and it will inflate itself, I like a harder bed though so all I do is add about 6 lung fulls of air and shut the valve. I would say that it will only need a top up of air after about 4 days.

http://www.camperite.co.uk/more/on/details/00184

I bought mine from a local caping shop not from this site so I have no idea if they are trustworthy! I do know that they sell them at Go Outdoors so if you have one near you then pop in, they have them unrolled so you can try them.

[r0cky]

can you seriously get a good nights sleep on these things compared to a normal airbed? they look a little thin...

[randomfunk]

This is the one I have used for the last few years (had to google it!). It takes minutes to use. Open the valve and leave it for a few minutes and it will inflate itself, I like a harder bed though so all I do is add about 6 lung fulls of air and shut the valve. I would say that it will only need a top up of air after about 4 days.

http://www.camperite.co.uk/more/on/details/00184

I bought mine from a local caping shop not from this site so I have no idea if they are trustworthy! I do know that they sell them at Go Outdoors so if you have one near you then pop in, they have them unrolled so you can try them.

Edited April 21, 2009 by randomfunk

[tylerdurden]

You can't be arsed 'wasting' £20(or less)on an inflatable mattress/camp bed etc but you can be arsed wasting money on 4 sleeping bags?

Maybe my logic and mathematics escape me but surely the latter is more wasteful?

[Chocscoffer]

Hmm possibly if you don't already own sleeping bags?

I was just under the assumption everybody ever knows somebody with a couple of sleeping bags?

[r0cky]

Isn't it a nightmare carrying that number of sleeping bags though? I already take enough stuff wit me without adding to the bulk

[tylerdurden]

Maybe I'm wrong then yeah, if you dont already own sleeping bags, a nice little self inflating matress might do the job.

[Bigwig]

so ive been reading through another thread about sleeping mats and these self inflating ones and cant reach a decision. can anyone say which would be the best?

this http://www.outdooraction.co.uk/acatalog/TH...TE_REGULAR.html

or this http://www.alpkit.com/shop/cart.php?target...category_id=253

or the gelert ones?http://www.campmania.co.uk/Item-2-36-cat-0-brand-459-Gelert_Xpedition_Self_Inflating_Mattress.aspx

these were all recommended but not sure which would be best

thanks!!

[Kyelo]

Posted this on another thread.....

Neither in my case, I use one of these.....

......+a Tesco value pillow. I'm 6ft2 and 16stone, it supports me so would hold most people. I find it quite comfortable also. Keeps you off the ground and once its up, its up no need to keep topping up the air in it.

Argos, £12.99. See HERE.

Edited April 22, 2009 by BenchBuddah

[ni saint]

so ive been reading through another thread about sleeping mats and these self inflating ones and cant reach a decision. can anyone say which would be the best?

this http://www.outdooraction.co.uk/acatalog/TH...TE_REGULAR.html

or this http://www.alpkit.com/shop/cart.php?target...category_id=253

or the gelert ones?http://www.campmania.co.uk/Item-2-36-cat-0-brand-459-Gelert_Xpedition_Self_Inflating_Mattress.aspx

these were all recommended but not sure which would be best

thanks!!

[sowfpig09]

I've got the alpkit mat and I've used a thermarest before too, although not the one in the pic. The alpkit one is just as comfy as the thermarest mat. If you are looking for a mat that will last years and years then go for the thermarest, I don't think the alpkit would last more than a couple of years. BTW I've used alpkit a few times and they are great at getting things out to you quickly and the price includes delivery. Self inflating mats are a lot more comfortable than those foam mats you can get, but I guess it all depends on the amount of time you are going to spend sleeping on the thing!