Air Mattress in Roof Top Tent

[MTaco]

Who uses an air mattress in their RTT? I just picked up THIS ONE from Costco for $39. Seems like a good deal considering they go for $120 on Amazon for the new model. I have an Iron Man Rtt that is exactly 55" wide so this should fit perfect and leave a little room at our feet for shoes and clothes. What I was thinking is I can deflate this and have plenty of room for sleeping bags and pillows when I close up the tent and the air mattress is probably quite a bit lighter than the foam pad also I shouldn't have to worry about condensation build up below.

Anyone use this set up? I imagine it is cold in the lower temps. Is it a hassle setting up? Any thoughts, good or bad idea?

 

[Box Rocket]

Hit up JIMBO. I know he is using one is his Tepui tent.

 

[grnhornetcustoms]

I use my ridge rest air mattress from my backpack equipment over a blanket that has a water proof coating on one side. I place the blanket over my RTT mattress with the coating down and the air mattress on top. I haven't noticed any moisture under the RTT mattress like people report happens. I read about using an air mattress in this manner in a thread before I got mine. Makes it about as comfortable as anywhere I sleep. As for the condensation under the mattress it seems to work in my climate.

 

[98OzarksRunner]

We tried using one but it squeaks all the time. We bought a 1 1/2" foam matress topper at walmart to put over the RTT matress. It makes it much more comfortable.

 

[frenchlayer]

we have a king memory foam topper we will try out this weekend

 

[MTaco]

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm going to mount my tent this weekend and I'll see how everything works out. I'll let you know what I find.