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My husband and I used to camp several times a year when we were first married. It was fun to get away from the neighbourhood on weekends since we lived in a duplex. And because camping was so much cheaper than staying at a hotel, it fit our budget. Sleeping on the ground was the worse part about camping for me. We tried using the floating air mattresses that we used in the lake, as our camping mattress in the tent. The sleeping bags kept slipping off and the mattress made noises every time we shifted even just a little. We decided that if we were going to continue to camp we could invest in a camping mattress.

The best camping mattress was out of our price range at that time. We ended up using a thick foam that we bought from a fabric store as our camping mattress. It was better than sleeping on the ground, but it was huge to bring along and to store when we were not using it.

For several years, we stopped camping, but we have lately started to take an interest in it again. I said to my husband that the first thing we must have is a camping mattress. We began to look at what is available now and realized that there are a lot of choices for a camping mattress. There is the inflatable camping mattress that looks like being a small step higher than the floating air mattress that we used earlier. And there is the self inflating camping mattress. It inflates as it is rolled out.



You close the valve once it has inflated itself. Then you press down on the camping mattress to deflate it. This looked simple to do and easy to store, however it was not very thick, so we doubted on comfort level. We also considered a different camping mattress that was inflatable with a separate pump. This particular camping mattress is sold in several sizes. The inflation time was about five minutes. The pump had batteries that are rechargeable, so you could bring it to the camp site already charged and then plug it in when you return to your house. This option is not too expensive for a camping mattress, however it didn't come with any possible way to store it.

The camping mattress that we finally purchased was a queen size mattress with a built pump in it. The camping mattress inflates in about a minute and deflates flat in even less time. The mattress and pump fit into a duffle case that is the size of a sleeping bag. This camping mattress cost more, but we may also use it as an extra bed on the occasions when we have more visitors than bed space. With our new camping mattress we will camp and sleep in comfort.