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Summary: Buying a lighter mattress will be more expensive for campers. Learn about self-inflating mattresses for camping in this free video on camping gear and the great outdoors.
Brant Bowers has worked in the Camping Department at Bill Jackson's sporting goods store since 2004. He loves the outdoors, backpacking, canoeing, climbing, and any other activity that...read more
"Now I'm going to talk a little bit about choosing self inflating mattresses. So you've got to look at the specs on the packaging and the outfitter will help you with this. Looking at these two pads, they look different but they are actually kind of the same pad. They are both twenty inches by seventy two inches, they're a half an inch thick, and here?s the difference, two pounds, one pound eight ounce. With this one you can knock half a pound off and also it takes up less room in your pack. Now you pay more for a pad this light but this is the type of hobby where you pay more to get less sometimes. Some people are willing to do this. If your kayak camping sometimes they have kayakers coming in looking for a pad like this because it fits into their hatches better. So take a look, think about your price range that you want to go and defiantly ask questions at your local outfitter."
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