Grizzly Marc is now Coyote Marc

[msteffens52]

Installed a wood burner in my fifth wheel trailer in Eagle River WI and was planning on wintering in +20 to -20 weather for the next four months however the campground was sold last week and needed a plan B. Thx to Bob's videos I will now be wintering in Quartzite Az. starting two weeks from today.

Heading down in my white 2003 Mercury Sable wagon with room in the rear for an inflatable air mattress and a sleeping bag. The tent will be for the various miscellaneous necessities on the list that I am in the process of building. Ready Shoot Aim is my philosophy so what I forget I will plan on purchasing at the Wal-Mart in Parker. It's always interesting to jump into the middle of the pudding pool and attempting to eat your way out.

I rented a tent site in Quartzite for the month of January so I had a destination but will be open to exploring my options as I become more familiar with life on the road. [font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Wish me luck and maybe I'll be able to tribe up as soon as I get settled.[/font]

[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Coyote Marc ... formally Grizzly Marc of the Northwoods[/font]

 

[bullfrog]

An air mattress wouldn’t be a my first choice as they can be really cold to sleep on. I use a memory foam topper and cheapest Wal-Mart sleeping bag to encase the memory foam. I usually sew the open end up and secure the zipper with a few stitches. Never goes flat and is really warm.

 

[VanForNow]

Bullfrog is correct about the drawbacks of an air mattress during cold Arizona nights. If spacesaving is important (as it usually is in small rigs), I would recommend an inflatable, thermarest-style mattress, with built-in insulation. In the daytime it can be deflated, rolled up, & stored out of the way.

 

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[jacqueg]

Me three about the air mattress. They are COLD to sleep on.

Also, I've never had one that didn't leak, sooner rather than later.

In one of the poorer periods of my life, my regular mattress was giving me backaches. So I bought one of those solid-seeming air mattresses that are sold as extra beds. Fortunately I had the foresight to buy it from a place with a 30-day return policy. I went through four of them before some cash turned up and I could buy a real mattress. Not one of the air mattresses made it to 30 days.

Besides the Thermarest or similar, you could buy a foam cot mattress from someplace like Cabela's. They are warm, comfortable, and roll up.

Also, lots of nomads buy stuff at the Parker WalMart. Consequently, camping stuff is often in short supply there. There will be WalMarts and Big 5s all the way along your route from WI, not to mention thrift stores. Might be the better part of wisdom to shop from them.

 

[ckelly78z]

Every time I slept on our air mattress (in the back of our Dodge Caravan), It ended up nearly deflated by the end of the night, and I ended up cold, and stiff.