I don't have a tempur pedic but do have a screwed back.
My solution, even at home at times, is the Exped Megamat in various sizes. Adjustable firmness, consistent out to the edges.
I’ve been using an exped megamat for 3 years. It’s one of the most comfortable mattresses I’ve slept on, regularly get a high sleep score thru my watch
About 10 years ago I bought the Exped Megamat, and its the greatest thing I have done for camp comfort.
It rolls up relatively smaller than your cheapies, and about the same size as the original foam mattress. But if you really care, you could pack the mat separately.
I often use the mat outside of the swag as a temp bed, and have slept many nights on it.
My partner and I went through three different sleeping setups before we finally landed on the Exped MegaMat Duo 10 and it completely changed how we camp. The self-inflation gets you about 80% there and then a few breaths tops it off. We're both side sleepers and neither of us bottoms out, which was the whole problem with every air mattress we tried before. The foam core is what makes the difference because it doesn't have that bouncy waterbed feeling when one person rolls over. Zero noise too, which was a big deal for us since every air mattress before it sounded like a chip bag at 2am.
It packs down bigger than a regular pad so it's really a car camping setup, but if you're already driving to the trailhead that's a non issue. We've used it from the Cascades down to Joshua Tree and it sleeps the same every time. If the price is too steep the REI Camp Dreamer is a solid step down, just not quite as thick.
Looking for some car camping (sleeping in car) mattress recommendations for occasional trips.
I've used one of those tri-fold mattresses in the past. It could be one of those or a regular single mattress. It can't be more than 25” x 75" because that's all the room I have.
Ideally it wouldn't sleep too hot because I can't sleep like that.
I'm a side sleeper so ideally it's something that won't bottom out and have my hip hitting the floor of the car. I probably need at least 3 inches thick if not 4 in thick. I suppose could always add something like a Thermarest close cell pad under it to give it a little more cushion.
I recently bought a 4-in Tri-Fold memory foam mattress from Amazon and it was pretty terrible. I was bottoming out after a couple of hours and I felt pretty hot.
Update: I already tried Exped Megamat and while it was super comfortable I had to return it. The problem is while the specification says it's 25.5 in wide, it was actually 27 in wide when I measured it. I just don't have the room for that with the current setup in my car.
I already tried Exped Megamat as it seems like the gold standard for a lot of folks. While it was super comfortable I had to return it. The problem is while the specification says it's 25.5 in wide, it was actually 27 in wide when I measured it. I just don't have the room for that with the current setup in my car. Even 25 in is a tight squeeze. I appreciate the recommendation though.
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