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The single most important piece of camping equipment you bring with you on your next camping trip is your camping bed.  Don’t get me wrong; there are other important pieces of camping equipment too but if you don’t get a good night’s sleep and plenty of rest, your second day of camping can turn out to be a nightmare.  So find a camping bed that is comfortable for you.  It might be a soft, cushy sleeping bag, a cot, an air mattress or just a blanket on the floor.  If you went camping on memorial day weekend, it was probably hot in the tent which makes it tough to get to sleep and stay asleep.

I highly recommend you bring two things; an air bed and a battery operated fan.  Air beds are really comfortable and the closest thing to sleeping in your own bed.  And a battery operated fan will keep a gentle breeze flowing past you to keep you cool.  I highly recommend the Easy Riser Full Size High Rise Pillow Top Air Bed.  It has a build in pump that can be plugged into your car lighter and inflated in just a couple of minutes.  The pump can also be used to deflate the air bed in the morning.  The height of this air bed is it’s real draw.  It’s like sleeping in your own bed at home.  You won’t believe how high it sits off the ground.  It takes up a lot of space in a tent but it’s well worth it.  Add an air bed and fan to your camping equipment so you are ready for your next camping trip.

Before you go camping with your family you will spend lots of time making sleeping arrangements because everyone knows that if you don’t get a good night’s sleep, you’ll be cranky in the morning.   The first decision you want to make regarding camping beds is whether you want to sleep on the ground or off the ground.  If you are okay with sleeping on the ground, a good sleeping bag will make a decent camping bed and consider a bivy which houses your sleeping bag and will keep the ground critters away.  If you want to be off the ground you have three basic choices for camping beds.

Choice #1: Sleep in a Hammock.  Hammocks aren’t for everyone but if you get a really wide one that doesn’t feel real tipsy, they can be really comfortable and you’ll get a good night’s sleep.  I suggest trying one at home first before making this your choice for camping beds.

Choice #2: Sleep on a cot.  Cots are available in various widths and lengths and they fold up nicely when traveling.   Some cots come with pads and if you put your sleeping bag on top of the pad, you’ll feel really comfortable.

Choice #3:  Sleep on an air mattress.  Most people think of an air mattress as a plastic blown up mattress you lay on in the water.  A Camping Bed air mattress is much different.  Air mattresses for camping are available in the same sizes as regular beds i.e. twin, full and Queen.  And they are available with build in electrical pumps that blow them up in less than 5 minutes with the turn of a knob and push of a button.  They can also be deflated just as quickly and packed away easily for your next camping trip,  A camping bed air mattress often comes with a felt top for softness and can be fitted with the same sheets you use at your own home.  And the most cool camping bed air mattress is the ones that blow up to a thickness of about 2 feet so it’s as high as your regular bed at home.  The Coleman Queen Quickbed Pillow Top with Pump is an excellent camping bed. 

If you have a large family tent, one or more of the Coleman Quickbed Pillow top air mattresses will make you feel right at home i.e. a home away from home.