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05/31/13, 04:09 PM
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camping pad?
going to take my dd on an overnight trip camping with horses. we are doing more of this overnighter in the boonies thing, and am looking for something to sleep on instead of the ground. i at times, sleep in my tahoe and hubs uses a tent.
but upon looking at camp pads, ouch, $100 is about average. i found one that is an open cell foam, sold for camping, inch thick that is 15-20 bucks. any other ideas???
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05/31/13, 05:03 PM
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05/31/13, 05:04 PM
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Air mattress?
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05/31/13, 05:36 PM
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Ridgerest, can't be beat. Don't leave home without it.
http://m.backcountry.com/therm-a-res...2#hide_webclip
Seriously, I can't recommend these enough. They are of hard foam and are great on not perfect ground, and insulate extremely well. They are cheap and last for years and years. They are almost weightless and roll up small. They are just great.
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05/31/13, 07:24 PM
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like both of those--vicker--do those 'bottom out'? i will be either sleeping in my tahoe, on the ground or in a horse trailer with whatever i get, so no cushion at all. i plan to toss down a cheapo tarp in the trailer, then a mat so that's the situation.
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05/31/13, 08:20 PM
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Sleeping pads need to closed cell foam to insulate. If an open cell pad bottoms out it is just like no pad.
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05/31/13, 08:24 PM
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No, that is why they're good. They're really not very thick when you look at them, but they hold you up well.
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05/31/13, 09:35 PM
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Olive Drab Army Issue Foam Sleeping Pad Mat - 24 x 72 x 3/8
Amazon ASIN B004X6UENK
I had to buy one back when my unit had to DX ours for the POS inflatable variety that they switched to. Back then the foam pad only cost $8.
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05/31/13, 10:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cabin Fever
Air mattress?
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Really NICE air Mattress. Mine is about 2 ft tall, baffled, memory foam top with adjustable firmness, in the memory foam as well as the mattress. Sleeps as good as my bed. Cost, do not know I got it out of a Storage Unit at a Storage Unit Sale.
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06/01/13, 02:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vicker
Ridgerest, can't be beat. Don't leave home without it.
http://m.backcountry.com/therm-a-res...2#hide_webclip
Seriously, I can't recommend these enough. They are of hard foam and are great on not perfect ground, and insulate extremely well. They are cheap and last for years and years. They are almost weightless and roll up small. They are just great. |
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I have tried many and I always come back to this one.
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06/01/13, 09:14 AM
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You can make a hammock in a horse trailer or between two trees or two vehicles. Tie the rope in a circle around whatever you have to tie to, with the sides about 18" apart. The blanket goes in a circle around the ropes, overlapping on the top so your weight locks it to itself. make the first one close to the ground, so you can test it safely and make sure you have the design correct with only a few inches to fall.
It's an easy comfortable bed that folds away to almost nothing, except the pillow....Joe
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06/01/13, 11:14 AM
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When we were tent camping we took our lambskins with us, wonderful, warm and soft. Bulky though, not for hauling around. I realize not everyone has lambskins, but being on a homesteading site increases that chance!
I personally think the air mattresses are cumbersome and take some of the fun out of camping.
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06/01/13, 04:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Vosey
...I personally think the air mattresses are cumbersome and take some of the fun out of camping.
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I do too. The only reason I suggested an air mattress is that I was under the impression that the OP (1) doesn't camp much and (2) wanted something cheap.
Personally, when I've camped it's mostly been on an army cot or on straw below the tent floor (winter camping).
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