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advrider
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+++++ On a good air mattress... Cheap one's not so much.
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verichip
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closed cell foam
https://www.rei.com/product/127033/big-agnes-third-degree-fo...
and an airpad on top. Closed cell foam does not pop on a cold night, nor is it comfortable.
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John M
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Some sleeping pad reviews here
https://expeditionportal.com/sleeping-pads-the-mother-of-all...
Bring your wallet for some of 'em
John M
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Santiago
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Thanks all.
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Skipjack Joe
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Another vote for thermarest, although it seems you've tried them and were dissatisfied. Perhaps a thicker one. Let's face it. Nothing is going to feel
like a bed.
Cherish your time with grandson. Tell him tall tales. Act like you're Kit Carson.
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Bedrolls
Check out Bullkelp Bedrolls...designed and used by wilderness professionals...
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bajaric
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I got a memory foam mattress that had been discarded and "deconstructed" it. The memory foam was discarded (too bulky and heavy) but on the top it
had a five inch thick layer of regular foam with egg crate shape on one side. The foam goes on top of a sheet of plywood in the bed up my pickup. I
put a 6' table with folding legs on top of the foam and slide storage totes in on top of the table. When I get where I am going I take out the totes,
take out the table, and have a comfy bed and a big table. Of course this would not work for backpacking because the foam is about three feet in
diameter if you roll it up but oh man is it comfortable.
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pappy
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Bedrolls
Check out Bullkelp Bedrolls...designed and used by wilderness professionals...
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John Harper
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That looks more like my REI bivy sack.
John
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There's always the famous (and expensive) Paco Pad that river runners use. 200-300 bones.
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Because there are gillions of camping styles and comfort levels.
For car camping I would take either a very thick self-inflated mat, or a cot with a thinner self-inflated mat. Thermarest is the gold standard for
self-inflated, possibly there are other good brands, I didn't look, and unknown Chinese knock-offs are abundant, beware of those.
Air mattress if another option for car camping, but the ratio of good ones to poor quality ones is like 1:10.
For hiking/kayaking I would use a medium-thick self-inflated Thermarest with a blue foam pad underneath. Foam will protect the Thermarest. Cot would
be nice but not always possible in this scenario.
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