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I've used Thermarests, Pacific Outdoor mats and others. But my favourite was the cheap ones you used to get in Millets for a very low price, where you individually inflate 6 mat-length 'cells'. Light, packed down small, easy to inflate to the firmness you want. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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Decathalon have a good selection of different types, most of their gear I've had performs pretty well.
However to echo the above, I'm still using the therm-a-rest I got 21 years ago. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles. |
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha wrote: | thermarest are great but fuck me the one i got was really narrow - i must've thought small was best, and when camping off a bike it is - however, you can find yourself waking up in the night because you've rolled off it in your sleep and got really uncomfy, and the fourth time that happens is a bit shit |
That's why I like the multiple mat-length cells - you can inflate the outer cells a bit more, helps to keep you in place, although a little more width on those ones wouldn't go amiss either. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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If it's really cold/wet, you can put one of those mylar space blankets under the tent groundsheet. Prevents water strikethrough because they are properly waterproof, reflect heat back, fit in a pocket and cheap enough to be disposable.
Perfect if you pitch up on snow. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Thermarest are great, and at the time I got mine theirs seemed to be the only choice for that type of self-inflating mat. Nowadays there are any number of cheap copies which will do just as well for occasional use, e.g. I picked up a Gelert one for £20 about 10 years ago that's still going well.
If it's going to get well used, though, then I will say that Thermarest do honour their lifetime guarantee - one of ours delaminated so that a big air bubble formed between the foam and the outer skin. It had originally been bought for a year-long trip to New Zealand 20 years earlier and had seen plenty of use after that, but I received a new one about two weeks after sending the old one back for inspection |
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Just be aware that if your a side sleeper you will need at least 4" of thickness.
any less and you will wake with cold aching hips n ribs.
obviously I'm basing this assessment on me, and i weight roughly the same as an adult silverback with slightly less hair..... just
id recommend the "Trekology" mats you can find on Amazon.
they even have raised sides to stop you rolling off, which is always a bonus ____________________ You know you are old when you're told to slow down by your doctor and not the police. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 2 years, 214 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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