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Re: Colder Weather Camping and sleeping pads
Board: Camping, Backpacking, and the Great Outdoors
Reply to: #285945 by She Runs
Sep 30, 2008 5:08pm
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I use both--and sleep like a princess. Air mattress on the bottom, thermarest on top. My thermarest is slippery, so its a bit of a pain. If you haven't purchased yet, and want the ultra-comfy combo, buy materials that are not slippery (I think newer thermarests are less slippery), use an air mattress and a foam pad (foam pads are really cheap and stick good, but bulky).
I use a winter sleeping bag, plus a sheet and poncho. I mostly sleep under the sheet and poncho in summer, and crawl into the bag in autumn.
I also keep a knit hat for autumn nights as I hate zipping my bag up into 'mummy' form (makes me claustrophobic).
And, if you're still cold, zip up window/doors if you haven't already. It makes a big difference from enjoying a nice view of trees and stars.

Happy camping!
Re: Colder Weather Camping and sleeping pads
Board: Camping, Backpacking, and the Great Outdoors
Reply to: #290103 by Ondine
Oct 1, 2008 3:25am
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This may sound strange but, our solution to the slippery thermarest is to put down some of that rubbery shelf liner between the sleeping bag and sleeping pad. You can get it cheap at Walmart and it keeps your sleeping bag in place.