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What’s best? Bed system or bed & sleeping bag?? (48 posts / 16,017 views)
sundance sundance
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Post #16 22 Jan 2020 14:38
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In reply to Post #13
I prefer the old style beds with built-in pillow and slightly raised head.
But then I sleep with 3 pillows at home.
scar
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Post #17 22 Jan 2020 16:47
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In reply to Post #10
I must of somehow missed your apology
vince_sa_carper vince_sa_carper
Posts: 115
Post #18 24 Jan 2020 15:21
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In reply to Post #4
Indulgence is brilliant. I have the 5 season one and what I like is it is a duvet that is on top. Sleeping bags seems to not like me at all... I toss and turn crazy before I fall asleep so it always ends up tearing on the side stitching. Indulgence however you directly on top of the mattress with the duvet on top.. Never had problems with tears or hinges... This is one Nash got spot on... Won't go wrong if one purchase this 👍👍
BlankasorusRex BlankasorusRex
Posts: 5,282
Post #19 24 Jan 2020 19:59
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I've had an indulgence sleep system and a solar sleep system. For me the solar is much better. I find it warmer, roomier and firmer.
Singlebleep Singlebleep
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Site deviant... Post #20 21 Nov 2020 17:59
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Still using my JRC lightweight Cocoon bedchair coupled with my Aqua U/J Carp Duvet. Both 20 and 16 years old respectively. Works for me, lightweight compared to a lot of more modern stuff so I stick with it.

Because I don't really look at bed and systems I'm a bit behind the curve, but didn't one of the first Nash systems get a bit of a bad rep ? Cold n draughty?
NickGordon NickGordon
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Post #21 21 Nov 2020 18:46
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I prefer a separate bag and bed.

In summer I don't always sleep in a sleeping bag, often just laying on top of my JRC Levelbed.
In winter I use my Morpheus Extreme sleeping bag, with a cover on top of my bed.

I've forgotten the last time I was really cold in winter, but in summer I do get too hot.
Halfcentury
Posts: 1,284
Post #22 21 Nov 2020 18:49
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If you want warmth, comfort, sensible height good add ons like a waterproof shroud you can't beat a Nash 5 season indulgence wide boy ss3. If you are going to be short session/mobile fishing its not the one, unless you can drive to your swim, but for longer sessions particularly in winter can't beat it.
Richpp1989 Richpp1989
Posts: 2,078
Post #23 22 Nov 2020 02:11
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I bought a Trakker rlx superlite and a Trakker 365 sleeping bag, I can zip the inside out turning it from a 5 season to a 3 season for different times of the year
DiesilVan
Posts: 1,487
Post #24 22 Nov 2020 02:50
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100% separate bag & bed. The only sleep system I ever felt close to separates was the one on the Fox Flatliter MK2 series of beds. Being zipped on around the edges made it feel like a proper bag. With separates you can then use what is best for you personally. Sometimes the beds in the system are spot on but the dedicated bag/cover is not as good as a different sleeping bag which may suit your heat preferences/inner lining type/etc or your body shape better.
DiesilVan
Posts: 1,487
Post #25 22 Nov 2020 02:53
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In reply to Post #10
Indulgence don't have a built in pillow

The two models of Indulgence beds (neither were sleep systems) I owned on the past both had zip sections containing really thin & nasty lightly filled bean bag pillows. Replaced them each time with a rhomboid shaped memory foam pillow instead which helped but still required a separate pillow to make it properly comfortable to rest my spine. Later ones had toggles on them to fit an optional pillow.
Notts485
Posts: 535
Post #26 28 Nov 2020 22:16
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In reply to Post #25
16 year old jrc stealth bed. Swooped all elastic few years ago to make it more firm. Inflatable mattress from sainsbury's.. summer I use a cheap trakker 3 season again 16 years old. Sometimes add the trakker fleece overblacket in cold spring and early autumn. Height of summer just the trakker blanket. In winter I use a 5 season trakker armo peachskin and the fleece over blanket warm as toast. The bed with new cord as good as new.
Jslinn Jslinn
Posts: 2,403
Post #27 29 Nov 2020 08:44
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I prefer separate bags and bed chairs.

A) I have the bags I want to use through out the year I have 3. Summer bag, 4 season and extreme weather. Although I've had various bags during the last 30 years that have done me proud.

B) the real bone of contention is bedchairs, you don't really know if they are comfy. I had a JRC for years which I was Young, I used to and seemed to enjoy sleep on it, it died and I purchased a chub which looked and felt the part and for a year or two it was ok until I noticed how much the a bend in the frame was really making it uncomfortable. So I'd try and level it out etc (oh I've always used a thermorest having purchased one in 95 when traveling Oz) yet it really did stand out after a few years and so I purchased an Avid restbite superb and left the thermorest at home. A few years later ungraded to the benchmark and that's been very good.

You can get good bags, bedchairs on the other hand are more tricky to get it right, id like to look at the Solar as people do say that's superb.

For me a sleep system would be a step backwards and you would have two potential problems.
Jslinn Jslinn
Posts: 2,403
Post #28 29 Nov 2020 08:56
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In reply to Post #15
I've met as many people like the Nash system as hate it.
bluebeat13
Posts: 2,168
Post #29 29 Nov 2020 12:39
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Ive got a Nash 5 season SS3 system. It's great. Nice thick mattress that goes completely flat and firm enough that I can sleep on my front. Only bed that I've used that I've been able to do that comfortably. Use it through the winter and never been cold. Zip off the top layer in the summer.

Either I'm incredibly strong, or they are not as heavy as everyone goes on about. Not as heavy as my old wychwood tactical and Trakker big snooze and thermal cover, and much more comfortable.
pro_carper pro_carper
Posts: 752
Post #30 29 Nov 2020 19:22
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In reply to Post #29
Solar sleep system is the dogs bollox!

I have had nash ones and the solar beats them by a long way
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