Outwell Self Inflating Mat Double

Advantages: nice thick bed for camping, inexpensive
Disadvantages: heavy, needs reinflation

...We wandered thruogh miles upon miles of camping store looking for the perfect tent, the perfect mattress...for a reasonable price. As our search went on we grew weary- would we ever find what we were looking for? Discussions were had over the merits of this tent or that, but somehow we reached agreement. It soon became clear, however that, when it came to the issue of what to sleep on, we were on different wavelengths. "Look at this", I said, profferring yet another thin, self inflatable (some may say Thermarest), style camping bed, "we can get two of these, feel how light they are." In truth, I knew it was useless, my lover's eyes lit up as he surveyed the array of inflatable airbeds on offer, assessing which one would be the comfiest once inflated. "We're going to two festivals", he said, "not trekking through the himalayas." I... Read review

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Advantages: Spacious and strong Family sized Tent
Disadvantages: Its not an Hotel

...and clothes, we have a camping wardrobe, and this fitted in fine The Tents overall length approximately 24ft. With a total of 3 doors if wanted, one of which is the main window area, and a smaller door on the front and back, we actually only used the one front door, as weather didn't permit the use of the others. By using less than the maximum amount of people, we found the bedrooms to be very spacious and airy, with full integrated ground sheet and fly netting, of course comfort depends on what you actually purchase to sleep on, we brought a self inflating double ,mattress airbed, and it was extremely comfortable. Camping Is all about utilising your space correctly, with this tent there was no problem. The Tent withstood everything the British Weather could throw at it, and I mean some horrendous weather, we had Gale force winds... Read review

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Advantages: self inflating!!!
Disadvantages: damn expensive

...Ultralite Therm-a-rest Quite possibly the lightest and most compact self-inflating mattress in the world. Made with nonslip Staytek fabric on the sleeping surface, with damp and dirt resistant durable nylon on the underside. OK well theres the sales pitch, so on with the review.... The full length ultralite gives a warm and comfortable nights sleep when used in conjunction with a good sleeping bag. Many people advocate using the 3/4 length and substituting the shorter length with clothing or other softish materials. However I don't usually carry enough clothes to do that. This may be an option if you are 6 feet tall or less, but for anyone over that, I'd suggest the full length version. The anti-slip treatment works very well and will keep all but the most restless insomniac in place. The firmness of the mat can be adjusted... Read review

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