what's a good air mattress?
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Seeking good, but inexpensive, air mattress
Comments (15)If your sleeping in a van, or a pickem up with a cap, the things to use are those long porch swing or glider cushions! They don't give the hassle of inflating/deflating an air mattress, other stuff can be piled on top if them for travelling, and when they get to looking bad, just toss them, then ride around on trash night, and get a new set, or one, as you desire! there is always somebody tossing perfectly good ones out, because they don't match their decor, or aren't the right color. A good thing is--they don't lose their air when the night is half gone, which requires that you get out and pump it up again, to sleep until it goes down again! Oh, if you don't like to pick one up that way--just go down and buy a new one! Get a color that doesn't show the dirt! I've used them at times, and they work well. And my old bones didn't hurt the next morning!...See MoreTent and Air mattress
Comments (9)Friends don't let friends buy air mattresses (or cots). Unless you plan on doing all you camping only during summer, think again. There's a good reason both the US military and the Boy Scouts only use sleeping pads, rather than cots or air mattresses. Those two are only for use inside heated enclosures. Besides losing good sleep because your body is giving up calories to the heat-sink effects of the air mattress or cot, you risk catching hypothermia (most cases of hypothermia occur at between 30 and 50-degrees F). The hollow tubes of an air mattress and the empty space underneath cots work constantly to achieve equilibrium with the colder air around them, meaning you are constantly having your warmth drained away. Buy a ThermaRest self-inflating sleeping pad or one of the knockoffs made by REI or Slumberjack or one of the others. They are sold in many designs, widths, lengths and thicknesses and the ThermaRest brand carries a lifetime guarantee....See MoreReplacement Sofabed Mattress/SlumberAir
Comments (0)I would like to replace an existing sofabed mattress with a sofabed air mattress. I want to purchase a Lazyboy Slumberair, but they are telling me they "only fit Lazyboy sofabeds", that they are made to fit only Lazyboys. Sounds like a marketing thing to me. Has anyone used a Slumberair on a non-Lazyboy sofabed, and what is your experience... Thanks for the information....See MoreAir mattress recommendations?
Comments (13)I was just thinking of a memory foam topper - 1" thick. You can roll it up when not in use, but it will take up space so if your storage space is limited, that might not work. You could possibly roll it up, put it in a large plastic bag and store it under a bed. A topper would make the Aerobed so much comfortable. I sleep on an Aerobed when I go to my son's place as they don't have a dedicated guest room. I don't usually have back problems, but I do get a stiff lower back after sleeping on that for a couple of nights. We have two guest rooms, but when the whole gang comes, we need more sleeping space for adults-some on the elderly side. We finally broke down and got two very nice folding beds which could really be permanent beds. Not cheap, but they don't take up a lot of floor space and are very comfortable. If you have a large closet or basement storage, it might be worth consideration. Here's the link: Folding Bed...See More- 2 years ago
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