Monday evening t'storm arrives at OSH

The inflatable air mattresses are great... If the water gets too high,
you just float...

I've never liked them - but maybe I just have the wrong kind. I find
that I sink down in the middle and all the air goes to the outside,
which makes for uncomfortable sleeping. Maybe they make air mattresses
with separate bladders.

Jose
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"Jose" wrote in message
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The inflatable air mattresses are great... If the water gets too high,
you just float...

I've never liked them - but maybe I just have the wrong kind. I find that
I sink down in the middle and all the air goes to the outside, which makes
for uncomfortable sleeping. Maybe they make air mattresses with separate
bladders.

Jose
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The monkey turns the crank and thinks he's making the music.
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I have a pair of Therm-a-rest self inflating mattresses. Good for
backpacking and for air-camping. I sleep better on a Therm-a-rest than on
our bed at home. Kelly, my wife, doesn't like the therm-a-rests at all.
Different strokes for different folks.

Inflated, the Therm-a-rest gives you about an inch or two of elevation above
the tent floor. Plenty to keep you out of a little moisture, but nowhere
near enough if you have a leaky tent and a low spot that encourages water
pooling in one place...

KB

Kyle Boatright wrote:
"Jose" wrote in message
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The inflatable air mattresses are great... If the water gets too high,
you just float...
I've never liked them - but maybe I just have the wrong kind. I find that
I sink down in the middle and all the air goes to the outside, which makes
for uncomfortable sleeping. Maybe they make air mattresses with separate
bladders.

Jose
--
The monkey turns the crank and thinks he's making the music.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

I have a pair of Therm-a-rest self inflating mattresses. Good for
backpacking and for air-camping. I sleep better on a Therm-a-rest than on
our bed at home. Kelly, my wife, doesn't like the therm-a-rests at all.
Different strokes for different folks.

Inflated, the Therm-a-rest gives you about an inch or two of elevation above
the tent floor. Plenty to keep you out of a little moisture, but nowhere
near enough if you have a leaky tent and a low spot that encourages water
pooling in one place...

KB


I found the best solution for that is to use a cot that has about 6
inches of ground clearance and then the self-inflating air mattress on
top of that. Comfort + elevation all rolled into to one.

John

On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:33:34 GMT, Jose
wrote:
I've never liked them - but maybe I just have the wrong kind. I find
that I sink down in the middle and all the air goes to the outside,
which makes for uncomfortable sleeping.

I don't like the small ones that are marketed towards backpackers... I
like the large and thick mattresses that are marketed more towards
vehicle based camping or as spare guest beds... Yeah, you sink a bit
in the middle, but if you sink all the way through, you didn't have it
aired up enough... You definitely don't want to have to blow one of
these up via just lung power... The AC outlet type blowers will
inflate or deflate one in less than 90 seconds...

Yeah, you sink a bit
in the middle

And that's the deal. It doesn't take much sink in the middle to make
sleeping quite uncomfortable.

Jose
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Dan Luke wrote:
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My tent stayed dry; my buddy Jerry's didn't. He spent half the night in the
airplane (the next night, too).

I recall riding out a wild thunderstorm in a tent years ago. I managed
to stay mostly dry.
In the morning I walked to the showers, and right next to them sat an
airplane (Mooney, IIRC) in the middle of a small lake. Those
unfortunate folks had picked a low spot to park and camp in. The
remains of their tent rose slightly above the surface. The people were
sitting in the airplane. They didn't look happy.

David Johnson