Has anyone got any recommendations for a sim that you can leave on your bed and still fold it up, I've searched the files and can't see anything and looked online and there is hundreds,
Cheers
Cheers
It all comes down to the thickness of mattress as to how small the mattress will fold to. What I mean by this is say you have two mattresses, one inflates to 5cm and the other to 10cm, the 5cm one will obviously fold down smaller once all of the air is out.
As you you've probably seen, there are a mirad of different companies doing self inflating mattresses, from the likes of camping/expedition type companies to the angling companies that have copied the whole idea. I'll always recommend getting a Thermarest simply because not only did they invent the whole concept, that aside, more to the point, their mattresses will last you years and years, case in point, I've still got one from 1993 that has been around the world, slept on rocks, crap on the ground, you name it, yet it's still as good as when I first got it with no delamination of the internal materials. I did decide to get one that was crazy thick from Vango for a Fox Flatliter that lasted only 6 months before the valve went.
As you you've probably seen, there are a mirad of different companies doing self inflating mattresses, from the likes of camping/expedition type companies to the angling companies that have copied the whole idea. I'll always recommend getting a Thermarest simply because not only did they invent the whole concept, that aside, more to the point, their mattresses will last you years and years, case in point, I've still got one from 1993 that has been around the world, slept on rocks, crap on the ground, you name it, yet it's still as good as when I first got it with no delamination of the internal materials. I did decide to get one that was crazy thick from Vango for a Fox Flatliter that lasted only 6 months before the valve went.
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Yes , I was thinking about 5cm would be most I could go to with folding it back up 👍
Yes , I was thinking about 5cm would be most I could go to with folding it back up 👍
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I use this one no need for any thing bigger or thicker UNLESS you are laying it on the floor
but as we are putting it on a bedchair this is perfect it Fits inside the raised edges of any bedchair and thats the bit you lay on mine is a few years old now and as good as the day I bought it also it breathes and does not get wet like cheap ones do
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I use this one no need for any thing bigger or thicker UNLESS you are laying it on the floor
but as we are putting it on a bedchair this is perfect it Fits inside the raised edges of any bedchair and thats the bit you lay on mine is a few years old now and as good as the day I bought it also it breathes and does not get wet like cheap ones do LINKY POO
I can point you in the direction of the Multimat adventure 25,the mat is even advertised for fishing..
It's a nice green colour ,stays on my Avid RT,at all times..and is nice and comfy,if it broke I'd buy another ASAP, I use a Thermarest Venture,which is mouth or blow bag inflated,that's for on the deck.!!
I also,slightly, topic diversion, now rate the TB,guesti seat,that stays in bedchair too!
It's a nice green colour ,stays on my Avid RT,at all times..and is nice and comfy,if it broke I'd buy another ASAP, I use a Thermarest Venture,which is mouth or blow bag inflated,that's for on the deck.!!
I also,slightly, topic diversion, now rate the TB,guesti seat,that stays in bedchair too!
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Spot on Gerry,love mine
Spot on Gerry,love mine
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I have one similar and I love how it firms my bed up and how comfortable it is. But it heats up so much, I feel like I am in a slow cooker..
Next thing I'll need is one of those cooling fans underneath my bed :0)
I have one similar and I love how it firms my bed up and how comfortable it is. But it heats up so much, I feel like I am in a slow cooker..
Next thing I'll need is one of those cooling fans underneath my bed :0)
Do these things stay put or slip and slide around a bit?
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That's the problem I find with it it creates a lot of heat
That's the problem I find with it it creates a lot of heat
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Thanks for all your responses, I'll try the one Jerry recommend and hopefully won't get to hot , I'll let you know, cheers
Thanks for all your responses, I'll try the one Jerry recommend and hopefully won't get to hot , I'll let you know, cheers
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My Mountain Equipment Helium 3.8 Warm Zone Sleeping Mat stays put and does not get too hot either
the BIGGEST mistake people make is not fully understanding how a sim WORKS and they blow into it ?
but ITS NOT an air bed !!!!
the idea is its a very small amount of air that has room to move around as your weight lays on it bit like a water bed
it really isnt rocket science simply follow the bloody instructions
I realised this was the problem when a few years ago I went with a pal on a 2 week trip and had convinced him to buy the Helium 3.8 SIM 2 nights in he said I just wasted fifty quid they are rubbish !! I was gob smacked and decided to take a look he had blown it up !! it was solid
I said there is your problem you plonker we squeezed the air out then just left it for 40 mins or so for it to self inflate to the correct level and did the valve up
next morning he came round grinning like a Cheshire Cat ok ok I am sorry it is amazing I didnt want to get up this morning best nights sleep I have ever had on the bank
My Mountain Equipment Helium 3.8 Warm Zone Sleeping Mat stays put and does not get too hot either
the BIGGEST mistake people make is not fully understanding how a sim WORKS and they blow into it ?
but ITS NOT an air bed !!!!
the idea is its a very small amount of air that has room to move around as your weight lays on it bit like a water bed
it really isnt rocket science simply follow the bloody instructions
I realised this was the problem when a few years ago I went with a pal on a 2 week trip and had convinced him to buy the Helium 3.8 SIM 2 nights in he said I just wasted fifty quid they are rubbish !! I was gob smacked and decided to take a look he had blown it up !! it was solid
I said there is your problem you plonker we squeezed the air out then just left it for 40 mins or so for it to self inflate to the correct level and did the valve up
next morning he came round grinning like a Cheshire Cat ok ok I am sorry it is amazing I didnt want to get up this morning best nights sleep I have ever had on the bank
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Guess who just done a week in France on a blown up SIM.
I too wasn't impressed 
Guess who just done a week in France on a blown up SIM.
I too wasn't impressed
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Original and the best is Thermarest trail pro in size large which is 5mm thick .... I think the thickness does make a difference even on a bedchair so go for thicker over thinner imo. I like the Thermarest as the R rating is higher which is preferable for winter . I also have a couple of Mountain Warehouse 5mm Glacier SIMs ... They are pretty good but not quite the quality of Thermarest .... All fold up fine in bedchair
Original and the best is Thermarest trail pro in size large which is 5mm thick .... I think the thickness does make a difference even on a bedchair so go for thicker over thinner imo. I like the Thermarest as the R rating is higher which is preferable for winter . I also have a couple of Mountain Warehouse 5mm Glacier SIMs ... They are pretty good but not quite the quality of Thermarest .... All fold up fine in bedchair
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Mines a tracker one came on a bed chair I bought I kept the mattresses bk flowed the bed chair on very comfortable but Jesus it's makes the sleeping bag hot which for winter will b fantastic can't wait only trouble is I bought a snug park Antarctic bag for this winter I really can't c I'll need it with the mattresses
Mines a tracker one came on a bed chair I bought I kept the mattresses bk flowed the bed chair on very comfortable but Jesus it's makes the sleeping bag hot which for winter will b fantastic can't wait only trouble is I bought a snug park Antarctic bag for this winter I really can't c I'll need it with the mattresses
The helium 3.8 was excellent and a perfect fit on my standard bedchair but upgraded to the wider mountain equipment glacier 5.0 when I got my wide solar sp bed as the 5.0 fits perfectly inside the padded outer of a wide bed as the 3.8 was to narrow so kept rolling of the edge of it. The thicker 5.0 is definitely more comfy than the thinner 3.8. I had a thermarest but didnt like how it narrowed down quite a bit at the foot end. Never really noticed any difference in quality between the thermarest and mountain equipment sims if im honest.