The exped megamat: https://www.snowys.com.au/megamat-max-duo-lw-plus-burgundy
It’s spenny, but worth it. It’s as comfortable as my mattress at home, packs small, inflates and deflates easily (and has a battery pump you can buy for extra ease), and doesn’t need to be stored open and flat like many other self-inflating mattresses do.
We camp a lot, and I’ve watched this mattress slowly become the standard in our friendship group, as we all get a little bit older.
I’ve had a Coleman queen double high air mattress for several years and it hasn’t let me down. With all air mattresses it stretches and needs topped up after a couple days but I’ve never woken up on the ground or even had it deflate to the point of being uncomfortable and I’m 6’4 330. I like not having to get down to the ground to get in and out of bed and have found it comfy enough. Your air mattress shouldn’t be failing after a couple uses.
Problem with air mattresses is cold weather it’s not a very warm experience. That’s where self inflating pads shine giving you some foam insulation from the cold making for a warmer sleep.
I actually just bought the exped megamat max duo because it was on sale and I’ll be camping in mid October for the first time so I’m preparing for cold weather. I haven’t slept on it yet but my brother happened to be visiting when I got it and he tried it and liked it a lot, better than the spare room mattress he normally uses. I’ll have a better comparison come late October but I’ve heard nothing but good things about exped mega mats. My only issue with them being they are basically ground level as opposed to my double high mattress being nearly 20 inches tall and they are absurdly priced.
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