Bed rolls gotta have a good one...

[Maryland Airheads]

In the winter I put a theramarest standard foam pad in my sleeping bag. I
have only tested it into the 20s with a 20 degree bag, but I was toasty
backing this February with that setup.

Last summer I bought a Big Agnes 25"x72" inflatable mattress with their
pumphouse dry-bag pump. It rolls up to about 4" by 10" and when slightly
underinflated it cradles you and is a wonderful improvement. The dry-bag
works like a parachute trapping air. You capture air in the bag and force
it into the mattress through a press-on fitting. It weighs very little,
serves two functions, and requires no electricity. I slept on it for about
15 out of 17 days in CO and NM and it was very comfortable. They are about
a hundred dollars...

Will

On Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 11:18 AM 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
>
> **************
>
> -----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-lxw
> Memory foam.  Best mat ever.
>
> :
>
> +1 on the Q Core by Big Agnes.  Along with a Big Agnes Bag, they are
> awesome to sleep on.
>
>
>
>
> Best Air Mattresses for Motorcycle Camping (Top Picks Pros and Cons)
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaPpu-Ngxyw&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=ZjdC49NAjCK9ghEb%3A6>
>
> Best Air Mattresses for Motorcycle Camping (Top Picks Pros and Cons)
>
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaPpu-Ngxyw&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=ZjdC49NAjCK9ghEb%3A6>
>
>
> -jwm
>  johnnymehl at yahoo.com
>
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