What Bedding?

Not restrictive at all as a single Valda as I never Zip the side up. When we made up a double at the rear of previous van we did as you do.

We used to have sleeping bags (2 zipped together to make a double) but they are not practical for long trips when bedding needs to be washed, so 10 years back we switched to duvets.

For the made up front double we used a single duvet in a cover over the upholstery, rather than a sheet.  Surprisingly we found that it did not wrinkle up or move much.

Then we have a king size double for over us, and 2 pillows each, like at home.

Now we have a fixed bed we use a stretchy sheet over the matress as it is easy to put on.

We have something very similar to pippah45. We have a 1" memory foam topper that I made 2 sets of full covers for out of cotton sheets, a bit like a duvet cover or a giant pillowcase. This gets rolled up and sits under the window instead of the cushion, its left at home. We then have pillows and duvet, cotton in summer and brushed cotten for winter, nice and cozy. We use the van all year round,  so in winter I use a 10.5 tog duvet and in summer I have a lighter one.

I agree with ValDa why use sleeping bags, never have never will, we go away for up to 12 weeks so no, no way, nice fresh bedding just the same as at home, I carry a spare set just incase I have problems getting them dry.

Yes, we have similar, we got a "3-way" duvet from Ikea......one bit is lightweight, the second is thicker, and the 2 can be fixed together to make a really thick one.  Mainly we only need the lightweight one so the thicker one stays at home and is used on the spare bed.

We also have 2 sets of covers, again from Ikea, and the stretchy sheets are from Lidl.

Those three way duvets are great - mine came from Dunelm and I have just changed to the autumn one.  Lidl stretch sheets are good too. 

What bedding?  John Innes No.3

Exactly what we have at home - proper cotton sheets, goosedown duvet, and cotton duvet cover and pillowcases.

I'm afraid we've never gone in for sleeping bags.  I can't understand the rationale of having a 'state of the art' caravan and then 'camping' in it.  I wouldn't sleep in a sleeping bag (too restrictive), so even in our 'tenting' days we had real bedding.

same here, Val. perhaps if a weekender ten times a year....but we spend half our lives (or more) in these beds so they work best with the same feel as 'at home'....proper bed, proper sheets, duck down duvets, pillowcases.....lovely

Only spend a third of the year in our bags 

Only spend a third of the year in our bags 

never mind, Alan.....you obviously need to get out more

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