Just sharing a silly Reddit argument I landed on today. This all started because I was shopping for beds recently and saw one in the store with a $20k price tag. I never knew beds could even be that expensive; turns out they can be way more than that (upwards of $1 million). Hästens is one such brand, with their most elite bed costing $500k. It is filled with horsehair and includes stingray leather, apparently.
Anywho, this is such a Reddity thread. If there is an opinion, there is a Redditor out there who will debate to the death to defend that opinion. Kudos to u/the_leviathan711 for arguing with that weirdo.
If the places you'll be camping are wooded, I think they're the best possible camping arrangement. They beat the absolute shit out of sleeping on the ground if you have sufficient weather-related protection. They'll be very cold in cold weather - it's been years since I actually camped often, and one of my last trips I didn't get much sleep because I failed to pack my bicycle with enough blankets and under-drape to retain my body heat. I was miserable all night while my friend was cozy as shit, it sucked.
I threw an inflatable klymit sleeping pad in the bottom of mine - you have to be careful because you slide around a bunch if you move, but the extra air totally solved the cold butt issue for me.
I've made it through some cold nights with just a collapsible foam pad under my sleeping bag in a hammock - that kept me surprisingly cozy
i've camped out in a friends barn on a hammock a couple times and although it was a little chilly, it was some of the best sleep I've had in years.
Your friend wasn't willing to share their body heat?
I'm not waking somebody up because I'm uncomfortable