I live in a tent full time in the UK. The one thing that I personally found that makes a huge difference is a layer of mylar under your bag , on top of whatever your using as a mattress. Makes a really noticeable. difference. And if you want a cheap winter use bag Andes make a 700g/m sleeping bag. There on Amazon for £25. Most sleeping bags you'll see on the high street are 300- 400 g/m at best.
I've seen many similar videos, many much longer. This one video not only game me the same info but it gave me MUCH MORE info. I haven't came across anywhere else. Excellent/Informative video that I bet many reasoned campers would benefit from.
I have found that bringing a duvet instead of a sleeping bag during the summer/spring months really increases your chance of getting a good nights sleep due to you being able to customise your experience
I am camping with twin toddlers this summer. We have a pack and play that fits a queen air bed. I'm putting those kid foam squares that connect together under the pack and play, a fuzzy blanket under the air mattress, a thin quilt on top then a sheet, then we have our comforter and their blankies. Fingers crossed lol 😹
I watch this video after came back from camping in the tent. No wonder why it was so cold! Thank you for a good tips now i know what to do for my next trip!
Another 2 things you can do to insulate your air mattress or SIM is corrugated cardboard under your mattress or the interlocking foam flooring tiles for kids. Both really help. I camp on opening weekend in the northeast (USA) and it is typically COLD, like it can snow cold, and i am always snug as a bug in a rug with my cardboard under layer.
Every time I've gone camping, we lay blankets down on the ground of the inside of the tent, and have froze the entire night plus horrible back pain. The one and last time I went camping, we used an inflatable mattress and it got so hot, we had to take some of the layers of blankets off, and it was so comfy that I will never camp without an inflatable mattress again. Ever! Lol
Hi Andrea..im still struggling with sleepin on our air bed...have you got tge name of your one and ill do some research...were just on our last camp trip for this year...and i was so cold and im a side sleeper
Thank you very much for these valuable tips! I'm notorious for getting cold easily and I've had kidney problems in the past, so these tips are veeeery handy! The drawings are awesome :D
I have been camping most of my life. I was also in the Army. I have slept on all of these. I wont go camping without an air mattress. I am not to worried about it getting cold because my sleeping bag in rated for cold weather!
Last time we went camping,we were on a fairly big slope so we rolled down in the night because the surface of the SIM is slippy so we turned ourselves so we were lying diagonally and it worked. Also we put a towel over the SIM to stop us slipping down
@@michellebyrne9918 i don’t think they really deflate that much. the material stretches out a bit. We always plan to give it a 2nd inflate which usually takes care of the problem for us.
The part about air mattresses getting cold from the ground is spot on! I tried to compensate by putting another sleeping bag or blanket top of the mattress but I think I'll try both under and top from now on.
For the kids we have gone for kid-sized fold away beds and sleeping bags. My wife and I have fold away beds plus self inflating mattresses. We also take a double duvet rather than sleeping bags as we find it much more comfortable to sleep with.
Love your videos. They only annoyance is the music fading in and out. Way too loud... too loud whilst your speaking. Please remember, it’s your video that’s the star!
I found I had a problem going for a number 2 .. I am so private. My kids and husband were fine. I loved the whole aspect of camping but cae at a cost of constipation x
Hi and thank you for the tips kiddos and I will be going ob there first camping trip in a week and I would like to know what kind of tent you are using in this video. Thank you! : )
Hi Celeste. It was an Outwell Hornet XL. You can see a video of it here ruclips.net/video/HKh7FmryTdM/видео.html We're now using a newer version, the Outwell Montana 6SA ruclips.net/video/fUEmKWurddU/видео.html
It's not easy to make sure all the kids are comfortable and happy outdoors, especially when it's cold! ...or hot...or windy...or wet...or too sunny...or 100% perfect! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I would add in regards to keeping warm, there should be some thought to number of people & size of tent. Recently stayed in a huge bell tent for 12 people. It was just 1 large room - there were only 3 of us and it got mighty cold inside at nighttime!
Good video, however, im disliking it as the audio (more specifically, the music) was really frustrating! it's way too loud, I mean seriously who edited this video and didn't think the music was too loud? Even more frustrating is that the music volume goes up for a few seconds between scenes meaning I had to keep adjusting the volume way too often! Is it supposed to be a rock music video or an informative video about camping?
What are you views on airbeds/air mats. The reason I ask, as someone just getting into the camping area, I see a lot of people talking about airbeds/mats going down in the night. I even saw an American women, who paid around $200 for a well known mat, and it lost air during the night. Im terrified about paying what they cost, and knowing they may not work due to leakage. Are they that bad, or are they ok nowadays?
I prefer the self-inflating mats/pads to airbeds these days. They can be expensive though. I've not had a problem with ones I've tried from Outwell and Vango, and we've also got a Thermarest Mondo-King 3D that's good. ruclips.net/video/ms4MYt7xv5w/видео.html
I will be honest, the pricing on some of these air mats, are just way too much. They near the price of tents for me. Here is an idea for a future video for you to do, any chance of doing a review of budget air mats, that work and dont go flat during the night? The average person just getting into camping, will not pay £250+ for a double air mat, unless of course they are wealthy. Also, can I ask a personal question? When reviewing these products, do you buy them yourself, or are they provided by the company free, for you to do a review? No discourtesy is intended therein, just curious. Thanks
Yes, that was a very expensive mat. There are cheaper ones. We started with some cheap Coleman Air Beds that still work 15 years on. We also had some cheap Go Outdoors SIMs, though they don't work properly any more. Unfortunately, that is all pre-RUclips and don't have videos. I like your idea though of doing a comparison of cheaper gear. We do buy some of the gear. If there are items I think are good, I see if I can get a free sample from the manufacturer, just like magazines do. It gets too expensive buying the gear just to do reviews, and leaves me and my family out of pocket. It also takes a lot of time. But really like your suggestion and I'll see what I can do.
I was thinking about putting a grabber space blanket on the air mattress with the silver side facing the humans and then some insulation- humans-blankets or sleeping bags. I figure it will reflect any body heat back up.
Hi Derek, The Grabber Space Blanket is an excellent radiant heat reflector, but no use against conductive heat loss. So if you put it on a block of ice and sat on it, you still get a frozen bum. It needs an insulator such as an air gap. If you put it under your air mattress, silver side up, it will reflect the radiant heat your body has imbued to the air mattress. Warm air mattress = warm you. Some heat loss will inevitably occur, due to the conductive (touching) transfer between cold ground/blanket/air mattress, but any insulation you can add under the space blanket can only help improve the situation. On top of the mattress as you suggest would also have a beneficial effect, but with less insulation between you and the cold mattress, the benefits wouldn't be as great. A good bag always helps, but in cold weather insulation from the ground really is key. I had several nights uncomfortably cold camping until I tried this. Hope it helps.
I'm going camping in the summer for a week it's st John bosco children's camp and it's in Essex I'm going to be 1 hour and 45 minutes away from my family I'm going with no one I know or family I'm going the 6th August 2016
It's probably because you got over hot at night and sweated. The sweat then cooled, making you cold. This can be made worse if you are on something like an airbed where the air inside it has got cold, making you feel hot and cold at the same time. If your sleeping bag is too high a rating for the season, get a cooler bag. Also, try sleeping with it not zipped up all the way, and maybe with your arms outside the bag if you are not too cold. Make sure you still insulate under your sleeping bag, even in the summer. Hope that helps.
Geeth Perera I built a 4x8 trailer into a sleeping pod. We had an extra queen mattress and box springs, fits perfectly. Have a small a/c built in the wall. Also have a small room electric air forced heater for the off months. I put in 2 shelves, one down length of each wall and screwed down plastic tubs with lids for storage. I keep it stocked and just stop for groceries and ice on the way out. I absolutely love it!
Some great tips! We prefer the camp bed or "cot". we have a double that is like the image you show. It is just short of a full size, One of the benefits to me is, it is easier to get in and out off, ours packs very small for its size (6" x 8" by 38"). We use a cheap Mylar emergency blanket under our sleeping bags to reflect the heat back towards us and keeps out the drafts. We travel and camp out of our 1973 MG Midget so packing space is very important to us. hope to see you on a campsite near us soon. Glenn and Jane glennandjaneadventures.com or our RUclips channel, Cheers!
Are the zed bed those folding foam beds? If so, I can see that they could be comfortable and warm. Though, they could take up a lot of transport space when you have a family of four or five?
Laura Neely guess your not a parent. Lol we went camping with my 1 year old and everything was perfect. We all enjoyed it and had a great time, soooo.. yea lol 😂
Most people DON’T camp with air mattresses! Air mats test but completely different than what you’re showing and talking about and for many reasons that a very bad! No matter where you camp the evenings get chilly and no amount of blankets or sleeping bags are gonna keep you warm from the cold air directly under you. A camping air mat has insulation and protects against that cold air that draws all your heat away from you! Even the foam mat is warmer and having kids I would never or them in an air mattress camping..
I left hammock camping off as it isn't that common or practical for families here in the UK. However, we have given it a go, which is in this video ruclips.net/video/rN0VnjLiZyw/видео.html
I live in a tent full time in the UK.
The one thing that I personally found that makes a huge difference is a layer of mylar under your bag , on top of whatever your using as a mattress.
Makes a really noticeable.
difference.
And if you want a cheap winter use bag Andes make a 700g/m sleeping bag. There on Amazon for £25.
Most sleeping bags you'll see on the high street are 300- 400 g/m at best.
I've seen many similar videos, many much longer. This one video not only game me the same info but it gave me MUCH MORE info. I haven't came across anywhere else. Excellent/Informative video that I bet many reasoned campers would benefit from.
I have found that bringing a duvet instead of a sleeping bag during the summer/spring months really increases your chance of getting a good nights sleep due to you being able to customise your experience
Thanks so much, we’re just about to take our 5 year old on his first camping trip so really helpful.
I am camping with twin toddlers this summer. We have a pack and play that fits a queen air bed. I'm putting those kid foam squares that connect together under the pack and play, a fuzzy blanket under the air mattress, a thin quilt on top then a sheet, then we have our comforter and their blankies. Fingers crossed lol 😹
We are about to go camping for the 1st time and this has really helped us with some questions that we had. Thanks guys
I watch this video after came back from camping in the tent. No wonder why it was so cold! Thank you for a good tips now i know what to do for my next trip!
Another 2 things you can do to insulate your air mattress or SIM is corrugated cardboard under your mattress or the interlocking foam flooring tiles for kids. Both really help. I camp on opening weekend in the northeast (USA) and it is typically COLD, like it can snow cold, and i am always snug as a bug in a rug with my cardboard under layer.
Hey I'm camping right now to and I carried my mattress out of the house
Every time I've gone camping, we lay blankets down on the ground of the inside of the tent, and have froze the entire night plus horrible back pain. The one and last time I went camping, we used an inflatable mattress and it got so hot, we had to take some of the layers of blankets off, and it was so comfy that I will never camp without an inflatable mattress again. Ever! Lol
Hi Andrea..im still struggling with sleepin on our air bed...have you got tge name of your one and ill do some research...were just on our last camp trip for this year...and i was so cold and im a side sleeper
Awesome video! Here in New Zealand we can have 4 season in a single day LOL so better to be prepared just in case
Very true!
Thank you very much for these valuable tips! I'm notorious for getting cold easily and I've had kidney problems in the past, so these tips are veeeery handy! The drawings are awesome :D
Very helpful info. Thanks!
I have been camping most of my life. I was also in the Army. I have slept on all of these. I wont go camping without an air mattress. I am not to worried about it getting cold because my sleeping bag in rated for cold weather!
I hate mummy bags.
I prefer the squared shaped bags.
I sleep on a SIM it's the serenity 7cm by outwell and i love it! We used to have air beds but they kept deflating
Last time we went camping,we were on a fairly big slope so we rolled down in the night because the surface of the SIM is slippy so we turned ourselves so we were lying diagonally and it worked. Also we put a towel over the SIM to stop us slipping down
Our air matress is deflating hubby think no issus...im nearly dead
@@michellebyrne9918 i don’t think they really deflate that much. the material stretches out a bit. We always plan to give it a 2nd inflate which usually takes care of the problem for us.
The part about air mattresses getting cold from the ground is spot on! I tried to compensate by putting another sleeping bag or blanket top of the mattress but I think I'll try both under and top from now on.
jessi330 I take a comforter that I throw underneath...it helps a ton
I just use a sleeping bag on top of the air mattress and it works fine. And I make sure to put sheets on the air mattress
Surely the SIM contains insulation as well as air. Dunno...
Thank you so much. This really is a fabulous video.
I was wondering how to prevent losing my heat. Every time I go camping in the winter, I get cold. but with this, it's perfect!
Time: 3:25
hate music when trying to listen to talking
Me too. The music is the worst and provides zero benefit. I couldn't make it through the video.
Fantastic advice for me, as I've never been camping before and would have frozen in a sleeping bag directly on the floor!!
For the kids we have gone for kid-sized fold away beds and sleeping bags. My wife and I have fold away beds plus self inflating mattresses. We also take a double duvet rather than sleeping bags as we find it much more comfortable to sleep with.
Daz555Daz is
Use your old roll mats as under-airbed insulation. I put them under our SIM.
I’m going camping in a week and I really need to get the kit list!
Love your videos. They only annoyance is the music fading in and out. Way too loud... too loud whilst your speaking. Please remember, it’s your video that’s the star!
anyone e
We watching this before they go camping?😂😂😂😂
Jonathan Rodriguez Im off camping for first time with my hubby and kids this saturday.. Nervous but excited lol x
+RamsayBolton - Well, how'd it go?
I found I had a problem going for a number 2 .. I am so private. My kids and husband were fine. I loved the whole aspect of camping but cae at a cost of constipation x
RamsayBolton - Huh, I wouldn't have expected as much from someone as sinister as yourself, Lord Bolton.
Hell yeah I'm going camping today
Thank you for creating this video.
Thank you for recomendations, very useful! I
Very good information!! Thank you!!
The best sleeping apparatus is 2 $8 air matresses stacked on top of each other for height and an eggcrate foam on top of that.
So much for roughing it..
When I was young my mom said "here, you can read right? Set this up"
Hi and thank you for the tips kiddos and I will be going ob there first camping trip in a week and I would like to know what kind of tent you are using in this video. Thank you! : )
Hi Celeste. It was an Outwell Hornet XL. You can see a video of it here ruclips.net/video/HKh7FmryTdM/видео.html We're now using a newer version, the Outwell Montana 6SA ruclips.net/video/fUEmKWurddU/видео.html
How about putting the SIM on the Camp Bed (for those who have trouble getting up from the floor but want to be comfortable...
It's not easy to make sure all the kids are comfortable and happy outdoors, especially when it's cold! ...or hot...or windy...or wet...or too sunny...or 100% perfect! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I know right!😂😂😂
Big Family Tiny House I
If your camping at a music festival always camp with your head away from the edge of your tent, drunk people can fall into your tent :)
I would add in regards to keeping warm, there should be some thought to number of people & size of tent. Recently stayed in a huge bell tent for 12 people. It was just 1 large room - there were only 3 of us and it got mighty cold inside at nighttime!
Thank buddy really useful
Going camping :)
What type of tent is this?
If you have a camp bed will it still be cold
great video very helpful thanks
Personally, I don't like sleeping bags as you get too hot and stick to it. I usually just use duvets and overthrows.
those are good untill its -40 degrees, then a good sleeping bag is a godsend
What genre of music is this?
Yes the music is anoying. But good info
Is this for elderly people? How many layers do you need?
Good tips. Get rid of that background music.
How many just can not tolerate a
mummy style sleeping? They just freek me out
. they are SO constricting. I love my down comforter.
Is a camp bed with a roll mat okay
Yes. If your tent has space for it, that’s a great combination
I'm going camping in 2 days 🎉 right after blackpinks comeback 🎉
I am defidintly looking in to a camp bed i get FREEZING at night
Good video, however, im disliking it as the audio (more specifically, the music) was really frustrating! it's way too loud, I mean seriously who edited this video and didn't think the music was too loud? Even more frustrating is that the music volume goes up for a few seconds between scenes meaning I had to keep adjusting the volume way too often! Is it supposed to be a rock music video or an informative video about camping?
I need to cool off sleeping in a tent. Never had to warm a tent up.
What are you views on airbeds/air mats. The reason I ask, as someone just getting into the camping area, I see a lot of people talking about airbeds/mats going down in the night. I even saw an American women, who paid around $200 for a well known mat, and it lost air during the night. Im terrified about paying what they cost, and knowing they may not work due to leakage. Are they that bad, or are they ok nowadays?
I prefer the self-inflating mats/pads to airbeds these days. They can be expensive though. I've not had a problem with ones I've tried from Outwell and Vango, and we've also got a Thermarest Mondo-King 3D that's good. ruclips.net/video/ms4MYt7xv5w/видео.html
I will be honest, the pricing on some of these air mats, are just way too much. They near the price of tents for me. Here is an idea for a future video for you to do, any chance of doing a review of budget air mats, that work and dont go flat during the night? The average person just getting into camping, will not pay £250+ for a double air mat, unless of course they are wealthy. Also, can I ask a personal question? When reviewing these products, do you buy them yourself, or are they provided by the company free, for you to do a review? No discourtesy is intended therein, just curious. Thanks
Yes, that was a very expensive mat. There are cheaper ones. We started with some cheap Coleman Air Beds that still work 15 years on. We also had some cheap Go Outdoors SIMs, though they don't work properly any more. Unfortunately, that is all pre-RUclips and don't have videos. I like your idea though of doing a comparison of cheaper gear.
We do buy some of the gear. If there are items I think are good, I see if I can get a free sample from the manufacturer, just like magazines do. It gets too expensive buying the gear just to do reviews, and leaves me and my family out of pocket. It also takes a lot of time. But really like your suggestion and I'll see what I can do.
I was thinking about putting a grabber space blanket on the air mattress with the silver side facing the humans and then some insulation- humans-blankets or sleeping bags. I figure it will reflect any body heat back up.
Hi Derek,
The Grabber Space Blanket is an excellent radiant heat reflector, but no use against conductive heat loss. So if you put it on a block of ice and sat on it, you still get a frozen bum. It needs an insulator such as an air gap. If you put it under your air mattress, silver side up, it will reflect the radiant heat your body has imbued to the air mattress. Warm air mattress = warm you. Some heat loss will inevitably occur, due to the conductive (touching) transfer between cold ground/blanket/air mattress, but any insulation you can add under the space blanket can only help improve the situation.
On top of the mattress as you suggest would also have a beneficial effect, but with less insulation between you and the cold mattress, the benefits wouldn't be as great.
A good bag always helps, but in cold weather insulation from the ground really is key.
I had several nights uncomfortably cold camping until I tried this.
Hope it helps.
Beanbag, super comfort and isulation.
I'm going camping in the summer for a week it's st John bosco children's camp and it's in Essex I'm going to be 1 hour and 45 minutes away from my family I'm going with no one I know or family I'm going the 6th August 2016
Beechey Family I’m curious why you shared such exact details of your camp plans? Campsite/date/away from family etc. seems dangerous to be honest.
Are SIMs cheap?
Not as cheap as a foam roll mat. You can get some cheap ones though.
Of course, the better SIMs are more expensive.
not as dear as an air bed
Wat about that weird sweaty cold feeling you get when you wake up in the morning?
If u know wat I'm talking about, how do u prevent it?
It's probably because you got over hot at night and sweated. The sweat then cooled, making you cold.
This can be made worse if you are on something like an airbed where the air inside it has got cold, making you feel hot and cold at the same time.
If your sleeping bag is too high a rating for the season, get a cooler bag. Also, try sleeping with it not zipped up all the way, and maybe with your arms outside the bag if you are not too cold. Make sure you still insulate under your sleeping bag, even in the summer.
Hope that helps.
Get Out With The Kids thank you very much!! I am going camping next week and I have taken in all you advice and watched all your videos. Happy camping
Have a great time! :-)
why dont we carry a king size bed with a posture pediatric mattress ? jeez.
Geeth Perera I built a 4x8 trailer into a sleeping pod. We had an extra queen mattress and box springs, fits perfectly. Have a small a/c built in the wall. Also have a small room electric air forced heater for the off months. I put in 2 shelves, one down length of each wall and screwed down plastic tubs with lids for storage. I keep it stocked and just stop for groceries and ice on the way out. I absolutely love it!
Nicole Bassett lol. I want that
At the beginning
If u ever wanted to know what it feels like to be swallowed up, try sleeping on a air mat while camping on cold nights.
What's this song? I must know.
It's called Gypsy Dance and it's in the RUclips Audio Library ruclips.net/user/audiolibrarymusic
Some great tips! We prefer the camp bed or "cot". we have a double that is like the image you show. It is just short of a full size, One of the benefits to me is, it is easier to get in and out off, ours packs very small for its size (6" x 8" by 38"). We use a cheap Mylar emergency blanket under our sleeping bags to reflect the heat back towards us and keeps out the drafts. We travel and camp out of our 1973 MG Midget so packing space is very important to us. hope to see you on a campsite near us soon. Glenn and Jane glennandjaneadventures.com or our RUclips channel, Cheers!
Thanks. I saw your comment and just ordered a pack of Mylar blankets for camping next week
Try a zed bed
Are the zed bed those folding foam beds? If so, I can see that they could be comfortable and warm. Though, they could take up a lot of transport space when you have a family of four or five?
lose the music in video!
I have a air bed
I see you in the comments of every video I've seen. Coincidence?
I’m going camping and I forgot trousers I only brought shorts I’m gunna be freezing at night😫😂☠️
The music is too distracting. Couldn't hear what you were saying. Left video ar 13:23.
Please , don't add to music on your voice.
Lol I just found out
Air beds suck, I'm getting a foam roll out
they suck. so uncomfortable.
I like the self inflating camping mats
Your head is inflatable.
i sleep straight on the ground, my tent dont even have a floor
ryan sanders how do you stay warm?
i have a wearable sleeping bag...
Camping tip #1: do not take toddlers camping.
Laura Neely guess your not a parent. Lol we went camping with my 1 year old and everything was perfect. We all enjoyed it and had a great time, soooo.. yea lol 😂
I started camping when I was 1 and I did fine cuz I'm now 13 and camp 3-6 times a year
Rubbish
I'M SHOCKED AND APPALLED THAT YOU WOULD SAY THAT!😨You have to take children camping....to distract the hungry bears,so you can escape.🏃🐼👫⛺
ANNOYING MUSIC!!!
Most people DON’T camp with air mattresses! Air mats test but completely different than what you’re showing and talking about and for many reasons that a very bad! No matter where you camp the evenings get chilly and no amount of blankets or sleeping bags are gonna keep you warm from the cold air directly under you. A camping air mat has insulation and protects against that cold air that draws all your heat away from you! Even the foam mat is warmer and having kids I would never or them in an air mattress camping..
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hammock anyone?
I left hammock camping off as it isn't that common or practical for families here in the UK.
However, we have given it a go, which is in this video ruclips.net/video/rN0VnjLiZyw/видео.html
Yesssssssssssssssssssss😂
Coleman will screw with you if you have warranty issues !
😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇
It's lie, not lay!!
far too slow and boring