Oshkosh Camping Suggestions

("Kyle Boatright" wrote)
Ditch your sleeping bag. Instead, use a combination of sheets and fleece
blankets. Much more comfortable at little or no weight penalty.

Sew an old sheet into a sleeve to cover your camping pad. If you just
throw a sheet over a camping pad, it'll creep overnight and you'll end up
sleeping on the pad itself.


Is the weight penalty worth the comfort of an air mattress for a week?

I bought an Eddie Bauer (self-inflating) queen size air mattress on the way
to OSH last year ....in the minivan. Pump uses 4 D-cell batteries. Smaller
Single/Twin size mattress was also available.

I'm not the smallest guy around, yet the thing kept me up off the ground all
night - unless I rolled to the side too quickly, then I would sometimes
bottom out.

On our last night, I wasn't even aware we had a flooded tent until I rolled
off the air mattress the next morning - only to discover an inch of water in
the bottom of said tent. I have not ruled out foul play!! :-)

I packed 1 old crummy comforter and 1 normal "top" sheet. If it's hot -
sheet on top, cold - comforter on top.

Air mattress ($45) has been used many, many times by us since last year. No
leaks, same batteries.


Montblack