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Old 05-10-2003, 10:47 AM   #21
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Reflective window covers

I noticed that Lowe's hardware store carries a roll of what looks like aluminum bubble wrap insulation, the same stuff they use for the reflective windshield covers. I think it was like $15 for a huge roll (enough to wrap the whole egg!). I was pondering lining window curtains with this stuff when i noticed the Camper's world catalog sells window covers made from this stuff. It looks like they use two layers with polyester fill and bias tape around the edges. They use Velcro to stick them up.

I am definitely going to experiment with this stuff. It will help keep heat out in summer and warmth in in winter, plus keeping it DARK inside so the birds sleep late in the morning. (Somehow they seem to think I WANT to know when dawn cracks. I almost never do)



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Old 05-10-2003, 10:53 PM   #22
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more Thermarest

Tom, in my mind the Thermarest was the greatest advance in (tent) camping
since the tent itself.

Despite the apparent thinness of the backpacking models, they provide
comfortable sleeping on all kinds of unpleasant terrain. They are thicker
than light-weight foam pads, and warmer than air mattresses.

The only tent bed I found better, was an air mattress with foam on top,
which was both bulky and heavy, but then we were car camping.



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Old 05-11-2003, 11:24 AM   #23
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We decided not to get a feather bed mattress cover for our trailer because we were told by people, who used them at a bed and breakfast, that they needed to be "fluffed" after every night of use to keep them, well... fluffy. We didn't want to be taking the mattress cover off every day and doing that. But what I hear you all saying is that one doesn't have to fluff it daily. If this is right, then we may get one, too.

Nancy



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Old 05-11-2003, 11:57 AM   #24
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Howdy, In our Boler on top of the regular cushions, which I couldn`t sleep on because I felt every ridge,I bought one of those egg crate foam 2 in. thick toppers and found that it was really great for my back......Benny



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THis thermo thingy bed?? how is it different from that egg crate thing Benny;s talking about? looks to me like foam is foam.



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Old 05-12-2003, 07:44 PM   #26
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Jana, if you are asking about the Thermarest, it is a self-inflating sleeping
pad - sort of an air-mattress with foam inside. They are principally used for
backpacking, since they can be rolled up fairly small but still provide, at
least in my mind, a comfortable bed.

You can get them in a variety of styles and sizes, and there are a number of
different manufacturers offering them (I think even Coleman has one).

The original Thermarest is made by Cascade Designs:
http://www.cascadedesigns.com/



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