Good evening guys,
Was wondering about potentialy trying to sleep on an air matress instead of a bedchair. I want to try to cut down on space in the car as i have a normal sized car and i always pack it to the brim and it aint fun.
Does anyone have any experience with sleeping on a air matress in a bivvy. I looked up the dimentions online they seem to be as tall if not taller then some bedchairs.
I could always strap a few items like my bivvy on the roof of my car but i kinda dont want to strap an expensive bivvy and roods to my roof rack. Is a bedchair actually better then a air matress if i dont have a bad back.
Thanks.
Was wondering about potentialy trying to sleep on an air matress instead of a bedchair. I want to try to cut down on space in the car as i have a normal sized car and i always pack it to the brim and it aint fun.
Does anyone have any experience with sleeping on a air matress in a bivvy. I looked up the dimentions online they seem to be as tall if not taller then some bedchairs.
I could always strap a few items like my bivvy on the roof of my car but i kinda dont want to strap an expensive bivvy and roods to my roof rack. Is a bedchair actually better then a air matress if i dont have a bad back.
Thanks.
In reply to Post #1
If you don't have a rodent problem on your venue then I'd say fine though getting up from low down isn't great for your back.
Can I just ask what you are taking as I have a normal sized hatchback car and even if I go for a couple of nights everything fits in ok, I'm lucky in every swim to be able to park directly behind.
Bedchair
Sleeping bag
Rod holdall (with rods and nets)
Unhooking mat and retention sling
Bait boat
Ruck sack with alarms, pod, batteries, rig box etc
Brolly
Bait - various
Couple of buckets with pop up's wafters,spare tackle, leads, hooks, rigs etc etc
Cool box
Portable loo
Bucket of water for the horse
Stuff goes under the seats behind them, front passenger seat is utilized also.
Maybe you just take too much tackle, it's easily done
If you don't have a rodent problem on your venue then I'd say fine though getting up from low down isn't great for your back.
Can I just ask what you are taking as I have a normal sized hatchback car and even if I go for a couple of nights everything fits in ok, I'm lucky in every swim to be able to park directly behind.
Bedchair
Sleeping bag
Rod holdall (with rods and nets)
Unhooking mat and retention sling
Bait boat
Ruck sack with alarms, pod, batteries, rig box etc
Brolly
Bait - various
Couple of buckets with pop up's wafters,spare tackle, leads, hooks, rigs etc etc
Cool box
Portable loo
Bucket of water for the horse
Stuff goes under the seats behind them, front passenger seat is utilized also.
Maybe you just take too much tackle, it's easily done
In reply to Post #2
I was going to ask the same. I had an estate, so granted more boot space than a hatchback, but I could easily fit 2 sets of gear on there (including 2 bedchairs) for a week in France, so maybe you need to look at the rest of the gear you are taking to determine if it's needed rather than the bed
I was going to ask the same. I had an estate, so granted more boot space than a hatchback, but I could easily fit 2 sets of gear on there (including 2 bedchairs) for a week in France, so maybe you need to look at the rest of the gear you are taking to determine if it's needed rather than the bed
Apart from an airbed which I once used, my alternative beds are a US army cot or just a bog standard "put together" camping bed from the likes of Go Outdoors. Both of them roll up to next to nothing especially the camping bed.
The airbed was brilliant for a good nights sleep, but there was more drawbacks.
Unless you have a 12v compressor, its a pain to blow them up by a foot pump
You lose all the storage space you would have underneath a bedchair,
They are bulky and take a lot of space up in a 1 man bivvy and maybe not room for a chair as well along with all your other bags etc.
And if there is no room for a chair, there is no where to sit and anything you do, you have to do laying down or sat uncomfortably on it, baiting up, making rigs etc. And if you lose a hook or a baiting needle on it, if you sit on it. , you can end up puncturing it.
My other two beds I use with a SIM and even they are more comfortable than a normal bedchair mainly because they are firm and 100% flat and I mainly use them in the Winter months especially the US army cot as I can be spending up to 14 hours a night laid on it and I want comfort, not waking up feeling I have slept on a load of rocks all night.
But even they have a problem, if the bank slopes, you cannot level them. My workaround was to take a range of wooden blocks to put under the legs. But I'm lucky as I can park in my swims so no humping bits of wood about.
The airbed was brilliant for a good nights sleep, but there was more drawbacks.
Unless you have a 12v compressor, its a pain to blow them up by a foot pump
You lose all the storage space you would have underneath a bedchair,
They are bulky and take a lot of space up in a 1 man bivvy and maybe not room for a chair as well along with all your other bags etc.
And if there is no room for a chair, there is no where to sit and anything you do, you have to do laying down or sat uncomfortably on it, baiting up, making rigs etc. And if you lose a hook or a baiting needle on it, if you sit on it. , you can end up puncturing it.
My other two beds I use with a SIM and even they are more comfortable than a normal bedchair mainly because they are firm and 100% flat and I mainly use them in the Winter months especially the US army cot as I can be spending up to 14 hours a night laid on it and I want comfort, not waking up feeling I have slept on a load of rocks all night.
But even they have a problem, if the bank slopes, you cannot level them. My workaround was to take a range of wooden blocks to put under the legs. But I'm lucky as I can park in my swims so no humping bits of wood about.
In reply to Post #1
I got one of these babies this year, more to do with weight than anything else. They're pretty comfy, and very light. You can take the legs off and roll up the flat part to go in to your rod sling/quiver. You can't fit a load of gear under it, but you can put some flat items under there.
https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/16007770/oex-ultralite-folding-cot-16007770
I got one of these babies this year, more to do with weight than anything else. They're pretty comfy, and very light. You can take the legs off and roll up the flat part to go in to your rod sling/quiver. You can't fit a load of gear under it, but you can put some flat items under there.
https://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/16007770/oex-ultralite-folding-cot-16007770
In reply to Post #2
Well i live in the city centre so i dont prefer an estate car, tho i will be looking in to it in the near future for sure, im rocking a c4 cactus 2016. When it comes to gear i rarely go angling solo. Usually with my buddy or my lady so its always gear for two.
My list is similar to your list just and one more bedchair and chair and thats about it.
One chair could be smaller to be fair could save a bit of space there. But the play might be to strap the bivvy and rod holdall to the roof rack that will work for sure. Im just not at ease about it. Have also two working vans but they are constantly in use for my business and i could never manage to get one free. They are also dirty as hell as i am i the construction business working with chemicals.
I will look into that roof basket seems secure and not that expensive.
Well i live in the city centre so i dont prefer an estate car, tho i will be looking in to it in the near future for sure, im rocking a c4 cactus 2016. When it comes to gear i rarely go angling solo. Usually with my buddy or my lady so its always gear for two.
My list is similar to your list just and one more bedchair and chair and thats about it.
One chair could be smaller to be fair could save a bit of space there. But the play might be to strap the bivvy and rod holdall to the roof rack that will work for sure. Im just not at ease about it. Have also two working vans but they are constantly in use for my business and i could never manage to get one free. They are also dirty as hell as i am i the construction business working with chemicals.
I will look into that roof basket seems secure and not that expensive.
In reply to Post #1
hi - you could consider the larger SIM like the outwell dreamcatcher XL 12cm. Got one for camping and very comfy. Bulky but lot smaller than bed chair. pretty easy to inflate as well
hi - you could consider the larger SIM like the outwell dreamcatcher XL 12cm. Got one for camping and very comfy. Bulky but lot smaller than bed chair. pretty easy to inflate as well
Another thing to consider for the winters months is the air in the airbed can make for a cold night's sleep as it radiates the cold from the ground
In reply to Post #8
That is my biggest worry. Well lads roof rack it is.
That is my biggest worry. Well lads roof rack it is.