What do you use for sleeping

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  1. BIGLEFTYINTX

    BIGLEFTYINTX Light Load Member

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    Sleeping bag or just sheets and blankets
     
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    I kept a sleeping bag, but to be honest unless it was very cold I slept under a comforter.
     
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    I always used a sleeping bag and carried a light blanket to use in case being inside the sleeping bag got too hot.
    I used a huge over size sleeping bag, large enough for me and the wife.
     
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    On my bed at home... :)

    But in my OTR days, while training I used a sleeping bag. It's just easier for the few weeks needed.
    In my own truck I used sheets and blankets. Easier to wash when dirty, easier to remove in the middle of the night, etc.
     
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    I purchased a memory foam mattress from mattressfirm and it was like a foot thick.. Best sleep I ever got in a truck and I usually sleep under really thick blankets.
     
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    2 sleeping bags, one underneath and one as a cover.
    I have a great bunk and sleep well.
     
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    Tuft and needle mattress, sheets and a thick comforter-oh, and Mike Lindel sent me one of his pillows. lol
     
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    Sheets and blanket.
     
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    Is that the My Pillow guy
     
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    A wife. When we get through with the necessary making ready.