What should be considered before buying in general?
A right Camping mat is almost as important on the road as a real one mattressAt home. Still, she does not just have to be comfortable and tall enough. It must also have other properties, such as weight or pack size, that are sometimes crucial on the go. Before buying one should make a product comparison. The usual product comparisons are not only based on customer reviews. With the camping mats, they compare properties such as width and length, height and weight. Care is taken to see if the mat is inflatable or self-inflating. In addition, it checks how strong the mat can reflect heat and whether straps are included.

The purchase often determines not only the quality, the price also plays a big role. Furthermore, before buying, you should weigh how often you want to use the product at all. Looking for one on the internet Camping mat , you should look at products under „sleeping pads“, „insulating mats“ or „thermal mats“. Because usually meant the same thing. Since some manufacturers also use aluminum for better heat insulation, you can also look for „aluminum battens“.

A classic – the foam mat
There are two types of camping / mattresses differentiated. On the one hand there are foam mats and on the other – inflatable or self-inflating mats. The mats made of foam are the classic outdoor mats. They are generally easier. The very thin take less space in the packaged state. A good example is the 10T Aluma Double. It weighs about 0.3 kg and their packing dimensions are at least 120x10x10 cm. The mat is also covered on one side with aluminum. There are also other models of foam mats, such as the ultralight sleeping padwith aluminum coating from Normani, which have an aluminum layer on one side for better insulation. The Normani mat was even in 05/2017 because of their qualities and an acceptable price even the price-performance winner of Vergleich.org.

Inflatable and self-inflating camping / insulation mats
The inflatable and self-inflating mats are usually much heavier because of the materials used. Because the filling is often made of polyurethane foam and the outer fabric of polyester or nylon. Some models weigh even several kilos, such as the 10T Bob Twin self-inflating mattress for 2 people, which weighs even 5.4 kg.

Inflatable mats differed by their properties from the air mattresses. An important function of the mats is to isolate the heat that the body produces during sleep. This only works because the mats have a porous interior structure. The pores are filled with air, which is considered a very good insulation. Also air mattresses are filled with air. Nevertheless, they are less suitable for night sleep because the air inside the mattress is in large chambers rather than small pores and therefore circulates intensively. The circulation messes up the hot and cold layers of air, and it takes much longer for the air inside to get warm. Thus one freezes easily on one air mattress,

Filling up with air is similar for inflatable mats, as with air mattresses: one opens the valve, inflates the inside of the mat with the air and then closes the valve. The self-inflating mats, on the other hand, have a big advantage: The air is automatically drawn into the interior of the mat when the valve is opened. Nevertheless, the self-inflating mats have a weak point: The air is only sucked into the interior until the air pressure inside and out is balanced.
If the mat is too soft afterwards, you can always help a little: you blow or pump it.

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