Camping mattress advice
 

My girl friend wants to go camping this winter. While she has a good warm sleeping bag, she also wants to use a air mattress. Is the air mattress going to make it cold to sleep? My reasoning is thinking that cold air can get b/t the body and the ground. We shouldnt' be camping in anything much lower than around freezing temps at night. Can someone give me some insight? Thanks ahead of time.

RE: Camping mattress advice
 

I've camped along time and the best thing I've found for a mattress is an old bed comforter and sometimes I use two of them. There usually thick enough to provide cushion and warmth from the ground and can easily be moved out of the way when changing clothes and such in the tent.

RE: Camping mattress advice
 

I sleep on a mattress I bought at Walmart its dark blue and very comfortable to sleep on.I don't remember the name of it.I put a sleeping bag opened on the botton and then sleep in another one on top works great.

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RE: Camping mattress advice
 

I would like to make the distinction between "camping" and "hiking".

I consider camping to be whatever you can haul in with a truck, and hiking to be whatever you can hump in on your back.

With that said, I do a lot of hiking. But love to camp also.

If you are "camping". get the thickest, densest thing you can find. I've seen folks go out with four inch foam mat. pads. Do whatever you need to do to make her comfortable. A half dozen quilts, a few foam pads, an air mattres with a heater, ect. ect. Whatever it takes.

"hiking" on the other hand requires some ammount of sacrifice. I have one of those self-inflating pads that works very well for me. My wife seems OK with one untill it drops down into the twenties...Then she stays home.

RE: Camping mattress advice
 

if you got the girl friend with you wht are you worried about the cold for?

Hey, size may not matter but it sure IS nice!