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[BlueSkyWanderer]

All this talk about insulation takes me back—when I was doing shifts in remote clinics, it was always a foam pad or whatever blanket I had under the air mattress or cot, or else you’d wake up with your bones aching from cold seeping right through. Glad to hear the mylar blanket works if you can handle the crinkling; it’s

 

[EchoTangoFox]

Can’t overstate how much that bit of “give” improves sleep and seems to extend the life of the mattress. Foam pad underneath is a staple for me too, both for warmth and puncture protection—learned that lesson quick after a stray twig tried to ruin my weekend. Mylar blanket trick works, but yeah, it’s a little crinkly and can get some