What do you Sleep on While Camping?

[texas woody]

twin bed in the camper at the deer lease, on a self inflating at scout camps, but the older I get the harder it is becoming.

[Bill Kissner]

An 8 inch thick foam queen size mattress with a 4 inch memory foam on top and I could still feel that darn bean or was it a pea?  

[wihill]

On the ground it's a TR Ridgerest with a 3/4 length Big Agnes IAC (mentioned a couple times on here).  It's just awesome for a great nights sleep without a lot of weight and bulk.

My emergency kit has a TR Prolite small (only 1" thick, barely) and a small chunk of foam to cover the rest of the length.  Not my preferred mattress choice, but if I'm using it I've got bigger issues than comfort.

Killy's setup just looks COMFORTABLE!  I'd never make it into the woods in the morning with that setup.

[reddogge]

An old boy scout cot until it ripped this last trip.  I had to use two closed cell pads, a 1" foam pad and a 3/4 length Thermarest and a sleeping bag.  Not too bad for these 66 year old bones.

[OkKeith]

We use the tall blow-up mattresses. We used to use the short ones but I got tired of sitting on the floor of the tent while trying to put my boots and socks on. Two twin size fit in our 10X10 tent fine with plenty of other room for gear.

Lisa made cool blankets to put under the fitted sheets. She took a wool blanket and folded it in-two. Sandwiched in-between is one of those crinckely space blankets. Then she sewed around the edge and accross the middle.

We tried just using the space blankets but they were too noisey and slid around. With these "insulating pads" they stay put and work great. We then just put a flannel fitted sheet on the mattress and cover up with our heavy sleeping bags.

We have used this set-up down to temps in the single digits (with a small heater in the tent).

OkKeith

[Killdeer]

Tom, Tom, Tom...
My equipment has lasted me for years and years. Not only is the nearest motel ten miles away, they charge a hefty fee every night. There is no fire pit there, either, and it never gets truly dark, what with the lights in the parking lot. No owls or coyotes to sing you to sleep.

So, if you can live like this in a tent, why even consider a motel?
Oh, and I have camped in this rig to fifteen below.

Killdeer  

[Brian Krebs]

I have spent over a month in the forest; sleeping on an army cot with a sleeping pad; and a sleeping bag. I have a canvas sleeping bag canvas cover- which I highly recommend.
 I like cots and sleeping pads - and probably will stick with that system; as I have pack animals to carry tent; sleeping bags and cots back in without much effort.
  Cots and sleeping pads ( seems to keep the cold out) have made many many nights with a great nights sleep.

 LOL Killy - you really look comfortable in your set up - almost regal - does your husband feed you grapes ?      

 I don't think I really enjoyed sleeping out until I started using the cot and pad.

  Everyone pick a spot when you shoot this year: and forever.

                     brian

[Tom Anderson]

Killdeer,
Which specific Coleman mattress do you have...or recommend, rather?
I can enjoy sleeping in the outdoors when it's cool out, but in the summer I've just gotta have me some A/C.

[GingivitisKahn]

Originally posted by Friends call me Pac:
I really like the hamack and rainfly.  I bet I would have used the heck out of it in the past.  Nowdays if I slept in a hamack for a night I doubt I'd be able to walk upright the next day.

I thought that too, but if you lay diagonally in them, you can get a very flat night's rest.  I know some folks that sleep in them specifically because they can be so much more comfie than other options.  Heh - some even get rid of their beds and sleep in them at home - I'm not there yet.

[Killdeer]

My husband does NOT feed me grapes.    

The mattress is a big-mo size but not the double-tall type. I AM roughing it, remember. I like Coleman because the valve works so easily with the air pump. No more hurry-up-and-get-the-pump-off-and-get-the-plug-in-the-opening-for-heaven's-sake! Just push the pump into the valve and it is shut, and then take the pump out.

I bet this would be warmer with that Big Agnes pad that was being discussed earlier. The sheepskins are a big plus.

Killdeer~always tweaking.  

[nel]

I'm with bcorn.

Hennessey Hammock.

[Gary Sorensen]

I also use a queen size Coleman air matress with two large sleeping bags that zip together to form a queen sized bag.  It is a very comfy setup.  I hate getting all tangled up in a regular bag every time I turn.

[mississippidave]

Thermarest pad or a Coleman air up queen size mattress if the wifey's goin

[Jim's Mom]

A Slumberjack cot. In cold weather I use an old sleeping bag for a mattress to insulate against the cold. Jim

[Ragnarok Forge]

Air mattress with US Army issue multi component sleeping bag.  If it is really cold out I sleep with a fleece blanket under the bag to keep the cold off.

[rholzie]

double wide cot and a double wide sleeping bag... with moving blankets or horse blankets on top and bottom for warmth! Has suited me fine for many trips!