Getting a good nights rests when camping is key to enjoying the experience. And we think big, comfortable mattresses are the key to a good nights sleep. After researching more than 40 air mattresses, camping mattresses, sleeping pads, and thin chunks of foam, we rounded… Read More »Best Camping Mattresses of 2023
Car camping is a time to break out the big comfortable gear. The car is only 20 feet from the tent and you don’t have to count the grams in the gear. That said, some of the car camping gear, like the enormous EXPED MegaMat… Read More »Elegear Double Sleeping Pad Review
The Vertex Twin sleeping pad from Alps Mountaineering is an oversized air mattress that’s great for camping or throwing on the floor at home for unexpected guests. It’s the 80″ long by 39″ wide, 6″ thick and can cary 250 pounds. It weighs 3 pounds… Read More »Alps Mountaineering Vertex Twin Sleeping Pad Review
If you’re the kind of person who goes all out and doesn’t go for anything less than the best and you need a sleeping mat for camping? We’ve found you one. It’s not cheap and it’s not light but after all the testing for this… Read More »EXPED MegaMat Max Sleeping Mat Review
I had no idea REI had been around since 1938. You’d think they’d know a thing or two about using and making air mattresses. Turns out they do. And with a good price at that. In this REI Camp Dreamer XL mattress review we’ll see… Read More »REI Camp Dreamer XL Mattress Review
Most big sleeping pads for car camping are super comfortable but they’re enormous. That’s just what you get with self-inflating foam in a mat that’s 4 or 6 inches thick. NEMO somehow works their design magic and has made a car camping mat that’s 4″… Read More »NEMO Roamer XL Sleeping Pad Review
Therm-a-Rest know sleeping pads. They’ve been making them for 50 years. But can they make a 5 pound, 4 inch monster than could replace your mattress at home? We tested the MondoKing 3D XXL to find out. What is the MondoKing 3D Sleeping Pad? The… Read More »Therm-a-Rest MondoKing 3D XXL Sleeping Pad Review
The Captain Comfort Deluxe air mattress is definitely a deluxe option when it comes to sleeping outside. The 41″ wide model we tested fits great between wheel wells in a truck if that’s your mode of transportation. If not, the 30″ or 52″ might fit… Read More »Big Agnes Captain Comfort Deluxe Camp Air Mattress Review
If you pick up anything from ExpedUSA.com, use the code PUREOUTSIDE10 for 10% off your order. Pillows are controversial topic in backpacking communities. Some hikers won’t talk too you again if they find out you’re using a pillow. The others have given up faking they… Read More »EXPED Ultra Pillow Review
If you pick up anything from ExpedUSA.com, use the code PUREOUTSIDE10 for 10% off your order. Getting a good night sleep on the trail can make or break a hiking trip. I get a solid 7 or 8 hours at home usually but when I… Read More »EXPED Dura 3R Sleeping Mat Review