Inflatable mattress: vertical or horizontal line shape?

[bonezluca]

Hello everyone, I 'm Luca from Italy and I'm new to the forum.

In August, I'm going to load my beautiful Ducati Monster and to make the tour of Corsica .

Mattress problem: I have this model http://www.decathlon.it/materasso-arpenaz-air-basic-70-id_8299060.html, but despite trying all kinds of inflating mode, I can not feel really comfortable , because of the "holes shaped" form.

Now my pick is between two models, which differ in the "direction of the lines" :

- http://www.amazon.it/Intex-68758-Mat...ntex+materasso

- http://www.amazon.it/Intex-Materasso...terasso+deluxe

Here the link with info: http://www.intexitalia.com/media/cat..._E-catalog.pdf

Which one do you think is more comfortable, in your experience?

Obviously I accept tip for any kind of model of any manufactorer, the fundamental is that they are not "holes shaped" !

thanks

Luca

Sorry for my English...

 

[jkam]

G'day Luca.

Although this one is no longer available it was very a very comfortable design.
Sevylor camping mattress, it was made of rubberized cotton like old military ones so was very durable, but heavy.

I don't know what is available in Europe for you but if you can find a military style one maybe it will be a similar.

 

[PlacidWaters]

Buongiorno Luca,

Purtroppo i tuoi links don't work (per me) but I will comment on your question anyway.

I prefer vertical tubes, with two larger tubes on the outside to prevent you from rolling off the mattress. I tried horizontal tubes and didn't like them---your body weight collapses the edge and you roll off.

Example of a comfortable, lightweight mattress: http://www.amazon.com/Exped-SynMat-Pump-Sleeping-Pad/dp/B0038WRNAC If you look carefully you can see that the outer tubes are larger.

Do you have working links for the mattresses you're comparing?

 

[bonezluca]

Thank you jkam, I'm trying to find that kind of shape but so far I couldn't see anything like that

Ciao PlacidWaters conosci l'italiano? Anyway you're right the links are not working...

This is the first model: http://www.ebay.it/itm/like/271914384164?lpid=96&chn=ps

And this is the second one: http://www.ebay.it/itm/INTEX-647019...7?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_101&hash=item1c5454addf

Thanks for your advice but I'd prefer a little bit cheaper model, if possible

 

[PlacidWaters]

Grazie, addesso vedo i materassi. In this particular case I think the horizontal tubes might be more comfortable. Since the mattress is so wide probably you're not going to roll off the side. But they're both okay. I have the Intex and it's comfortable.

Ma due cose: 1) These mattresses are uninsulated so they're not so good in cold weather. For me the Intex felt cold below 15C (60F). 2) They seem pretty big for a motorcycle. No other affordable choices in Europe?

 

[JIMBO]

:sombrero: Ive got several of the INTEX single air mattress- and they are lengthwise tube and pretty tough and good quality, but

I don't travel alone and I have a mattress that fills to 8" thick/w multi chambers and bleed valves so that movement on one side doesn't affect the other-

It's about queen size and works in my RTT SPECTACULARLY-

Can'tbeatem

:costumed-smiley-007:wings: JIMBO

 

[hansrober]

http://www.rei.com/product/882036/s...mLBWcVQOHkKQ1bxi2Mgl99gleQfiYiuUA8aAvuy8P8HAQ

This will be my next pad ,I want something light, comfortable and packable for river trips and some camping on the Hyperstrada. There is a good write up here on the forum about it. I have parallel and a horizontal pad and neither one is that comfortable. I hope you find one you like. Post up a picture of that Monster!

 

[UK4X4]

mmmm14 euros....thats 10GBP

I think you'll get what you pay for..

I bought two of these for my family, when rolled its a bit big for the bike, but I can fold in half and use behind me on the saddle
it as comfortable as a real bed....I'm not joking it is well worth the extra money !

Exped Mega Mat 10 Sleeping Pad

yep its expencive for a matt, but I don't expect to ever want to buy a diferent one again, swallor the pain and buy somethink decent

to match your bike !

 

[traveldud]

UK4x4, how is it for everyday sleeper? thx

 

[UK4X4]

Only done weeks at a time on mine, but had a good nights sleep everyday, I'm a side sleeper and use semi hard so I get the hip dip in it
I would class it as comfortable as my house pillow top ..

Theres a whole thread here some where on the megamat

 

[traveldud]

thx for the reply!

 

[bonezluca]

Thanks everybody for replies, but I can't find all your suggested items here in Europe!

So I think I'm gonna go with intex deluxe with horizontal tubes.

When I'll be back from Corsica I'll post my opinion on my purchase.

Bye

 

[PlacidWaters]

The Exped Megamat 10 is great, but the Exped Synmat 12 rolls up MUCH smaller, is a lot lighter, and is just about as comfortable as the Megamat. I've been sleeping on the Megamat and the Synmat for the last 7 months due to house renovations and I've slept well on both.