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Hi, I went to Stradbroke island on the weekend with a mate and had a great time the only problem is that the bloody air mattress keeps going down so I end up on the floor and the wife has a great sleep as I push the little bit of air left on to her side. So what do people use? We have a tent and our two dogs sleep in the tent with us so do you use stretchers, or should we ditch the tent for swags. Not a fan of roof top tents as you have to take your house with you when go anywhere. Any suggestions?
I sleep on a self inflating mattress inside my Hilux single cab camper, in winter I have a roo skin Doona in a SELK sleeping bag.
Makes you look like Gumpy. never cold.
Last edited by threedogs; 24th September 2013 at 06:14 PM.
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
We now use an MDC camper trailer (well, after I pick it up in three weeks time!) but before that my wife and I slept on an air mattress with an eggshell foam overlay that lay over everything in the trailer before tying it all down. Very comfortable night sleep. Kids now sleep on the Oztrail King single stretchers. Best thing we ever bought them.
Not sure if you could fit something like that in the back of your wagon though.
Looks like your up for a new air mattress mate.
Cheers,
Rob
Just about to jump into my next Patrol. A 2001 GU II TB45E .
WARNING!: Do not ever use a towball as a recovery point. They are not rated and can become a deadly projectile during a recovery if they snap off, and they have done so with tragic results in the past.
We now use an MDC camper trailer (well, after I pick it up in three weeks time!) but before that my wife and I slept on an air mattress with an eggshell foam overlay that lay over everything in the trailer before tying it all down. Very comfortable night sleep. Kids now sleep on the Oztrail King single stretchers. Best thing we ever bought them.
Not sure if you could fit something like that in the back of your wagon though.
Looks like your up for a new air mattress mate.
Cheers,
Rob
Hey me too! What model you get? Should get mine in three or four weeks...
We got the Offroad Delux V3 with the MD05 tent with the kids room next to the draw bar. Been looking at MDC for three years on and off now were great to deal with and finance was really simple and quick too.
Just about to jump into my next Patrol. A 2001 GU II TB45E .
WARNING!: Do not ever use a towball as a recovery point. They are not rated and can become a deadly projectile during a recovery if they snap off, and they have done so with tragic results in the past.
Air mattress's suck the chill out of the ground would never sleep on one,
plus they leak all the time just a PITA, which you don't need when you're away trying to enjoy yourself.
Self inflating are the go, but a bit bulky
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
I sleep on a self inflating mattress inside my Hilux single cab camper, in winter I have a roo skin Doona in a SELK sleeping bag.
Makes you look like Gumpy. never cold.
Camper trailer Is my preference but if not ill take a self inflating matress or if I'm roughing it I have a hammock and tarp I string up between two trees .... Well its not really roughing it lol.
On the ground self inflating mattresses are the go, we never put the bungs in. We forgot one night and didn't notice any difference.
But the roof topper is fantastic, up in 1min 5 sec and down in 1min 45sec the best camping gadget I have ever bought, warm as toast in the cold and plenty of air flow when its hot.
Last edited by macca; 24th September 2013 at 08:15 PM.
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