PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-600
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 600
NOVEMBER 2002
PS 600
NOV 02
55
PS 600
NOV 02
54
Sleeping Mat…
When sub-freezing temperatures are the norm for several weeks, though, stop
using your own air power to blow up the mat. Condensation from your breath can
accumulate inside the valve, freeze, and plug the valve. Then you can't inflate or
deflate the mat.
If you're going to be sleeping on snow, over-inflate the mat a bit by blowing extra
air into the mat after it stops self-inflating. That makes the mat a little firmer, but the
added air increases the loft of the foam and provides better insulation. As the air in
the mat cools, it also contracts. The extra air takes care of that.
1.
Carry the mat next to your body or
unroll the mat and lie down on it for a
few minutes before inflating it. Your
body heat will warm the foam, which
helps it inflate.
2.
Open the valve and let the mat
inflate as much as possible.
3.
Close the valve, fold the mat two or
three times, and sit on it. Your weight
stretches the foam, increasing its
ability to inflate.
4.
Open the valve again and let the
mattress fully inflate.
The self-inflating
mat, NSN 8465-01-
393-6515, can help
keep you warm on
cold nights
-
if
you
can inflate it.
Here are some
ways to help your
mat be all it can
be in the cold…
ahh, those
cold weather
sleeping mat
tips on
inflation
really paid
off.
what does the
economy
have
to do with me
keeping
warm?!
not
that
kind of
inflation!
I’ll
keep you
warm!
yo!
cut down
on the
donuts,
pal!
this is
deja vu
all over
again!
your
place or
mine?
now take
a deep
breath!
you said it!
they’ve made
it better for
both
of us!
600. 54-55 (C)
9/27/02
11:25 AM
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