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Sim (37 posts / 5,345 views)
Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #1 9 Sep 2020 19:12
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Purchased a sim after ready how good they are
It's made my day trip flat 6 nice and comfortable but it's not nice to lay on
I've used an old carp porter cotton bed chair cover , a thin sheet like material
But after lying on it in the garden for thirty minutes I found it getting a bit sticky
tazi tazi
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Post #2 9 Sep 2020 19:42
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Any interpreters in the house?......
ken
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Post #3 9 Sep 2020 20:01
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I think he was really happy until it got sticky.

We have all been there haven't we.
Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #5 9 Sep 2020 20:20
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Thanks for your kind comments
I'll start again
I purchased a sim after reading the recommendations on this forum
Although it makes my bed chair feel comfortable
It's makes me sweat although I've covered it with a cotton sheet

Chuffy Chuffy
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Post #6 9 Sep 2020 21:27
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You have put it under your sleeping bag right?
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #7 9 Sep 2020 22:25
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Is it a cheapy one or a backpacker type ? And as mentioned you put on your bed then bag on top
SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #8 9 Sep 2020 22:31
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You didn't have a band once did you mate?
Sparks73 Sparks73
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Post #9 9 Sep 2020 23:16
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I had know idea what the question was about I have now googled SIM aka self inflating mattress
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #10 9 Sep 2020 23:37
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Well done
tazi tazi
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Post #11 10 Sep 2020 00:49
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I thought it read as sim as in SIM card and then I got really lost.
tazi tazi
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Post #12 10 Sep 2020 00:50
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Lol.
Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #13 10 Sep 2020 07:29
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I've got to laugh people asking if I had a band with a user name suggesting they play
Cricket😂
Ok thanks everyone so the sim is really only good under a bag when night fishing

Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #14 10 Sep 2020 08:30
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Apologies only good if it's cold and you need a sleeping bag👍🏻
Chuffy Chuffy
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Post #15 10 Sep 2020 09:45
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It's good all year round just use a sleeping bag and don't sleep in your waders
Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #16 10 Sep 2020 11:00
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I use a flat six instead of a chair or my ass for days trips
I was going to use it on that, looks like I'll have to use it on my night bed
and maybe remove it during the day if the sun shines
No problem there
I hope to find something that isn't made of pvc type stuff instead
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #17 10 Sep 2020 19:09
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Depends if you buy a cheap one or a decent one from a camping shop mine stays on.my bed all year just fished down the river and stayed all night till 03.00 casting every 20 mins if I didn't get a fish and was in.my shirt sleeves it was that warm reeled in and laid on top of the bed / SIM and had a great 4 hours sleep a cheap crappy sim you would sweat like a rapist
Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #18 10 Sep 2020 20:55
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I bought a cheap one as a test, made by Andes off amazon
Is the helium 3.8 made of a different material ?
The Andes one is like a pvc with a rubbery feel
I can't imagine any SIM would be any different

Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #19 10 Sep 2020 22:56
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Been looking and looking the helium 3.8 is recommended
Also Therm-a-Rest venture
Any thoughts ?
Chuffy Chuffy
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Post #20 11 Sep 2020 16:51
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Just get the Helium, quality bit of kit and a nicer feel to it if you want to lie directly on it
Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #21 11 Sep 2020 19:44
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Does the helium deflate well finding it a pain to fold the chair
I can get it folded but the sim is still pretty much inflated
Been toying with the idea of buying a Therm-a-Rest that isn't self inflating and blowing
the thing up
Any thoughts
Thanks for the help
Chuffy Chuffy
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Post #22 11 Sep 2020 20:07
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When you open the bedchair just leave it for 5 minutes then do the valve up, when packing up just undo the valve and fold the bedchair, easy. They do self inflate better after being used a bit but if you blow in them it can become too 'hard' and cancel out the benefit of using it in the first place. I have had the cheapy ones and the Helium is different gravy, well worth the extra money. On offer by the looks at the mo as well LINK
Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #23 11 Sep 2020 22:11
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Went for the Therm-a-Rest venture in the end
Close run thing with the helium
Hope I don't regret it
Fifty quid from decathlon
Thanks for the input
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #24 11 Sep 2020 22:50
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2 completely different things
if I was buying one to lay directly on the ground maybe I would consider one of these air beds
Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #25 12 Sep 2020 09:13
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I'll see how it goes lol
Because I already have a 5cm sim that seemed the way to go
Also it has a low R rating I felt because it's off the ground this wouldn't be too important
If it dosnt work out I could always buy another chair 😂
Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #26 12 Sep 2020 09:13
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Bluemoon1 Bluemoon1
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Post #27 12 Sep 2020 21:41
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I've just bought a cheapo sim from Aldi. Was 13 quid reduced to 6 so why not. You can blow air into it to top it up its well comfy on the wife's rattan sun lounger so if it's no good on my bed then she can have it. 😉
Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #28 12 Sep 2020 21:52
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Hudson Hudson
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Post #29 17 Feb 2023 10:06
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Do these add anything to a memory foam mattress?
Hudson Hudson
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Post #30 17 Feb 2023 10:06
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Comfort wise
bobstains bobstains
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Post #31 17 Feb 2023 12:23
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I would have thought it would cancel out the benefits of the memory foam as your body contours are no longer laying on the memory foam and gaining any support.

Unless anyone else can add anything I see no reason for a sim on memory foam.

I opted for a cheap, flat, lightweight bed chair and made it comfy with a thermarest neo air Xl, which I already had for multi day hiking. Probably close to 800 nights on my neo air, so that gets a massive thumbs up from me.
johngall
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Post #32 17 Feb 2023 21:26
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exactly i have a mf60 ss4 for winter and a jrc xlite levelbed plus a sim for the warmer months,
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #33 18 Feb 2023 10:56
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Personally I would never buy a memory foam bed
I made the mistake when I retired of spending an absolute fortune on the best memory foam mattress I could buy at the time
what a mistake it was a hot summer and it does not breath and so I was boiling hot and soaking wet with sweat I sold it 5 weeks later at a loss of over £400
I bought a pocket sprung mattress with no problems
A SIM is not an air mattress used correctly the good quality ones dont make you over heat and support you correctly if not over inflated
Belch Belch
MODERATORMOD
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Post #34 18 Feb 2023 11:37
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You def put it inside your bag didn't you? Fess up!

I've got a couple of SIMs - the Helium 3.8 for my compact bedchair (because its a narrow SIM) and a wider cheaper £20 Amazon job that fits my standard bedchair better that I've owned for longer.

I can categorically say that they both deliver the same levels of comfort, irrespective of brand. Personally think you need to find the SIM that fits your bedchair (the inner section inside the padded bedchair perimeter) to negate it moving around too much as you move in your sleep.
Darkieallard
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Post #35 28 Mar 2023 23:39
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I have an indulgence and indulgence emperor depending on if i take the dog or not.

Would i removed the foam bottom to the bed and then replace with a SIM?
oldgeezer oldgeezer
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Mr Linky Poo
Mr Linky Poo Post #36 29 Mar 2023 01:12
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NO the SIM goes on top
Darkieallard
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Post #37 29 Mar 2023 03:05
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Ok ill take a look into it, the bedchair is already really bulky as it is.
Teddybare
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Post #38 29 Mar 2023 22:59
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The Emperor?

Now that's either the burger grandad wanted instead of a cheeseburger in Fools & Horses or its that mahasoove bed Nash had that 30st fat f***** lay on in the product video.?
One he'll of a bed that one 👍Are they still available?
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