cadoganpier wrote:Helinox cot one. Bloody fantastic, I'm 6ft 1 and about 18 stone and I sleep like a log on it. They are expensive but worth every penny in my opinion.
They must be good as I have heard you snoring from far away :woohoo:
That bike in your profile looks very familiar B)
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Tried high end Exped - Cheap supermarket ones - Thermarest - list goes on and on. The best I have found is the Coleman Durarest as its twice as thick and alot wider than the exped plus packs up not alot bigger. For a side sleeper its spot on! (thumbs)
I sleep well enough on my Exped Symat 9LW, especially when its cold. At 90mm thick, it keeps the pressure points off the ground and there's enough insulation to avoid heat sink effect.
My only complaint is the material is very noisy when you move around on it.
MotoCP wrote:I sleep well enough on my Exped Symat 9LW, especially when its cold. At 90mm thick, it keeps the pressure points off the ground and there's enough insulation to avoid heat sink effect.
My only complaint is the material is very noisy when you move around on it.
The noise is why I sold mine as it was that bad it woke me up :laugh:
Mr K wrote:I use a £4.99 cheapie air bed from either supermarket or outdoor store, with a battery powered inflater.
I sleep better when camping than I do at home>
With the self inflating things I always ended up cold, sleeping beside them?
:dry:
Me to, I have tried everything, and spent 22 years in the army sleeping on anything including nothing at all. But the cheapest air bed as worked out the best. If you get a puncture bin it and get another one. I use a 12v pump.
ollydog wrote:puncture is no good if you are in the middle of nowhere and you need a good kip, esp if you are starting out on an expensive trip.
bit like, just bought a cheap life jacket, if it deflates i can buy another one glup glup
steve
If you get to buy another one then you didn't need it. B)
But I have to agree on the airbed. I took to a self inflating mattress only because of the time it saved inflating and deflating the airbed. The airbed for me is still miles more comfortable and even with the pump it packs away much smaller. As for electric pumps, well, they scream like mad and try using one in a camp site at 2am or if your tent is miles away from the bike. Then you end up looking like John Cleese in one of his manic fits if its a windy day. I always use the hand one and do carry a repair kit.
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