Bed rolls gotta have a good one...

[John Chevalaz]

 therma rest is simple and i do use an airpump with them but its not mission criticlesmall n simpleonce u go to the next level it starts getting big and air pump mandatorymy spinbottom line is what ever makes u comfortable
jc in the valley

    On Sunday, June 21, 2020, 11:18:49 AM EDT, horacepro--- via PAAirheads <paairheads at casano.com> wrote:  
 
  I cannot say I am a fan of ThermaRest mattresses.  I have two and I don't use them anymore.  

I had a constant problem with sliding off those mattresses.  It might have been okay if they would have fit in the pocket of my sleeping bag, but they are too large for that.  (I suppose I could have cut them down to fit.  Never tried that,)
An Intex air mattress fixed that for me.  I bought a 12-volt air pump for it.  After fitting an appropriate power outlet to my bike I was able to inflate it easily.  It was comfortable -- bumpy ground and small rocks were no longer an issue.  It stayed inflated all weekend.  It provided all the insulation required.  Most important, I did not wake up next to it on the ground.
It packed up no bigger than the ThermaRest.  Quite a bit heavier, but that is why motorcycles have engines.

My wife (the same wife who told me I didn't have enough motorcycles, and got me to buy one with a sidecar) wasn't happy enough with a queen-size air mattress.  So we bought an Intex queen-size air bed -- 21 inches high!  It took up no more square footage than the air mattress, and there was adequate headspace in the tent for it.  Yet more comfortable and much easier to get out of.  Inflated quite quickly enough, thank you.

Still bigger to pack, but my sidecar rig has the luggage capacity.  And since my wife won't ride pillion anymore, when she camps with me the sidecar is her ride and the airbed comes with.
Yes, you can puncture both air mattresses and airbeds.  They are pretty tough, but I have had punctures.  Even a slow leak can leave you grounded come morning.
But you can also patch them -- patches are part of the kit.  Finding a hole can be challenging.  The best way is to cover the thing in soapy water and look for bubbles.

Pluses and minuses.  Pluses and minuses.  But I am not going back to ThermaRests.  If you are backpacking, okay.  A not-great compromise to save weight.  But on a motorcycle that thin advantage goes away.  I'm sticking with something that inflates.

Ed Bianchi
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ducdude via PAAirheads <paairheads at casano.com>
To: PA Airheads <paairheads at mail.casano.com>
Sent: Sat, Jun 20, 2020 12:08 pm
Subject: Bed rolls gotta have a good one...

This cam up at this weekends camp out.  The need for a good camping mattress..  http://www.exped.com/usa/en/product-category/mats/megamat-max-15-lxwMemory foam.  Best mat ever. :

 +1 on the Q Core by Big Agnes.  Along with a Big Agnes Bag, they are awesome to sleep on.     
   
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