If you’ve ever gone camping without a sleeping mat (scrimping on weight or just through forgetfulness), you’ll understand how invaluable that layer between your body and the ground is. A sleeping mat ...

Having a comfortable spot to sleep while camping is a must, so plunking down some money on a nice sleeping pad may be very ...

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Making sure you have one of the best sleeping pads for car camping can make or break your trip. Nobody wants to get stuck using a pad that’s uncomfortable and wind up with a bad night’s rest. Luckily ...

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Sister Kathy Roberg found a way to care for our planet while caring for some of its most vulnerable inhabitants. Since 2015, she’s made sleeping mats for the homeless from plastic bags. When the ...

(KUTV) — Alaina Allred's house and car are filled with plastic bags. "I'm a bag lady," she laughed. She has been collecting them for a very special project. "A lot of people just didn't know what to ...

WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) -- Now to a story that makes us Philly Proud. A Delaware woman is helping homeless people have a comfortable place to sleep, by sewing sleeping mats out of materials discarded ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – From what could’ve been thrown out to something that could change lives. OzarksFirst has been learning about an effort in Springfield to help homeless people get better sleep.

You may think of plastic bags as handy vessels for getting things from the store to your house. You may think of them as an environmental scourge. For Pat Roby, they are a way to help the homeless.