Foam roll mats are as effective in cushioning you against the cold, hard ground as a sheet of kitchen roll is in soaking up the Serpentine. You are sleeping on a stretched canvas and not a soft mattress so it isn't ultimate comfort but it is way more comfortable than sleeping on the hard lumpy ground under your tent. Preloved, The Joy of Second Hand, Preloved People and The Second Hander are trademarks of Moo Limited. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the Preloved Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy. Compared to an inflatable air bed that always seem to deflate over night and have you bouncing around if you move in the night which are also prone to puncture whilst you are camping, just when you need it most, these beds are far superior in my opinion.

This will be great for my camping trip but it also makes a good sunlounger and is light and compact. Weighing 14lbs and accommodating 600lbs, its folds down in ten seconds and closes up just as quickly. Therefore we’ve included this camp bed, which is not only generously sized and can bear more than 18st, but it has the ability to recline at five different angles too - making it perfect for sunbathing on summer camping trips when you’re not snoozing under the stars. I had one of these from a different company some years ago and it was fine for me, a slim lightweight guy of 175cm.

STORAGE - A benefit of folding camp beds is that they also offer much-needed storage underneath when space is limited in a tent.

COMFORTABLE - Camp beds can be the most comfortable option for sleeping in a tent, especially if you combine them with a self-inflating mat or an airbed.

There will be some products that are amazing quality and packed full of additional features or specifications, but do take the time to really get an idea if you need that level of quality or if your budget and needs mean you should get something else. It's well made, packs down into a small bag, doesn't weigh a lot and I am confident it will last years. Stretching the canvas a bit with some force the poles are supposed to slide into the side pockets and give the bed its shape and rigidity. The pockets had been made too short for the poles to fit them, Obviously a manufacturing tolerance isssue and the bed I recieved may be the only problem product in thousands but it got sent back and a refund issued with no problem. A central bar runs through the centre of the structure, isolating movement to each half of the bed - meaning you won’t wake up when they go for a midnight loo run.