Poor sleep camping

[Will_m]

I’ve narrowed my problem down to a mummy bag I think. Sleep terrible when camping mainly from either super light sleep or waking up every hour or two.

Has anybody else dealt with this and what did you do? Quilts?

 

[LongWayAround]

Cot, good pad, good bag/quilt, pillow = pretty comfortable

You might elaborate on what you're using and what the problem is.

 

[Olympics777]

I agree with the guy above, you need to elaborate.

 

[Bobbyboe]

For me its comfort. To sleep decent/good I need a wall tent, wood stove, cot, pad, roomy sleeping bag and my from home pillow. Good food and a few drinks help too. No way I'd even consider sleeping without all those things, unless it was an emergency. Probably not the answer you were looking for.....

 

[Will_m]

My bag is an REI Magma mummy and I have two pads. For backpacking I use a neo air and truck camping I used the mondo king. The latter is huge but I don’t seem to have an issue with either. I probably need to try a different pillow but I’ve used inflatables and one from home.

I’m thinking it’s the mummy because I’m a side sleeper and I move around a good bit in my sleep (I think). I can barely move in the thing.

 

[Soj51hopeful]

Z quill is my go too. I don’t sleep well at home so camping or anything away from home I need a little help.

 

[tdoublev]

Zenbivy is far more comfortable than any quilt or sleeping bag. And a fillow pillow.

 

[Will_m]

Zenbivy is far more comfortable than any quilt or sleeping bag. And a fillow pillow.

My man. This looks incredible. Much appreciated!

 

[brca005]

Zenbivy is far more comfortable than any quilt or sleeping bag. And a fillow pillow.

^^^This!

I can't sleep for nothing in a mummy bag, I'm a side sleeper and toss and turn throughout the night.

I've only got 1 night with my Zenbivy set up, but I slept just as good in it as I do in my own bed. I toss and turned throughout the night without getting all tangled up in the bag.

 

[Skerhunter]

I have found a few different things that mess up my sleep when camping. The two main ones are inflatable pads and noise from the tent moving. Even in a nice base camp I toss and turn a lot with an inflatable pad. Now I use a foam pad or mattress. I also avoid tents that are prone to flex/flap (tight free standing).

 

[wapitibob]

^^^This!

I can't sleep for nothing in a mummy bag, I'm a side sleeper and toss and turn throughout the night.

I've only got 1 night with my Zenbivy set up, but I slept just as good in it as I do in my own bed. I toss and turned throughout the night without getting all tangled up in the bag.

I'm interested, any model you recomend?

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

A wide pad made a huge difference for me. I still go mummy bags but try to get the larger cut ones, side sleeper as well.

 

[*zap*]

My bag is an REI Magma mummy and I have two pads. For backpacking I use a neo air and truck camping I used the mondo king. The latter is huge but I don’t seem to have an issue with either. I probably need to try a different pillow but I’ve used inflatables and one from home.

I’m thinking it’s the mummy because I’m a side sleeper and I move around a good bit in my sleep (I think). I can barely move in the thing.

Maybe try a bigger bag...
Sleep in it at home sometimes also and get used to it.

 

[Seeknelk]

Question: How wide is your neoair? I absolutely hate the standard 20" pad, way too narrow and even more so, WOBBLY! As a side sleeper, feeling like I'm balancing is a huge issue. I use the thermostat NXT now in wide rectangular and sleep great but adjusting the inflation is critical. Being able to settle into it but not too far matters.
Oh, and YES! the zen biby is incredible! I used a plain quilt before that and liked it but the ZB is a big step up.

 

[brca005]

I'm interested, any model you recomend?

I've got a 25 degree, light large model. I got it when they were running their "better than Black Friday sale". So I can only "recommend" that one, as it's the one I have. I got the 25 degree, as I think it's pretty versatile to be used in August/September but if needed in October or November, I can just layer up, or at least that's my thoughts.

I contemplated between the loops or zipper and decided on the loops so when the quilt is in my pack, the zipper isn't being scrunched and also the loops are color coded so it's easy enough to know which loop connects to which hook.

I'm a wider than average human, so that's why I went with the large. It's also nice because it's as if the quilt is hugging you from being held in place by the loops connected to the sheet. I have a wide pad as well, the sheet attached to my 25" wide pad just fine and didn't slide or move at all.

 

[wapitibob]

thank you

 

[Axlrod]

I’ve narrowed my problem down to a mummy bag I think. Sleep terrible when camping mainly from either super light sleep or waking up every hour or two.

Has anybody else dealt with this and what did you do? Quilts?

I got a custom memory foam queen mattress to replace the stock mattress in my trailer.

 

[tdoublev]

I'm interested, any model you recomend?

All the models are good. I have both the loops and the zipper versions - you pay a fairly significant weight penalty for the zippers but I'm not much less warm without them. I do highly recommend the convertible footbox option to maximize the utility of the system.

The pro tip for the Zenbivy is to only loop/zip one side of it and leave the other side lose. You can roll it over/under yourself however which way you want and it feels like sleeping in a normal bed with a blanket. Still just as warm, and I'd argue warmer that way.