Hi-Gear Deluxe Double Air Bed with Built-in Foot Pump and Raised Pillow, Double Air Mattress, Double Inflatable Bed, Ideal for Camping and Festivals, Camping Equipment, Black, One Size

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How to choose the best air mattress or sleeping pad for you What key features should I look out for? Need to know Carry bag, built-in headboard, raised edges around the side to stop you rolling off, flocked cover material. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

The designs we’ve mentioned here come with a storage bags, but they can be flimsy so it may be worth holding onto the box. The box includes a single repair patch, a good instruction booklet and a drawstring storage bag that made it easy to stash. While I found it a challenge to fold the bed up after use, the bag was big enough to allow for my clumsy folding. We’d suggest going for one with an electric option, as this will make the blowing-up-process faster.Mountain Warehouse’s portable mat is quick to inflate even if the little one wants to help you work the foot pump. There was little plastic smell when I inflated it, but when deflating it was noticeable, so I opened the window. It was used for a 3 night camping trip and stayed completely inflated for the whole time, despite my 10 and 12yr old boys bouncing on it! The bed’s ‘fiber-tech’ construction is designed to be firm and durable and a small built-in pillow adds neck support at one end – although I felt it could be a little deeper.

The manual inflation port within the cord storage is also easy to find, which would come in useful if you’re camping and want to use your own standalone pump. And if you’re not sure if you need a single or a double mat, try Abberton’s convertible 4-in-1 flocked air bed for size. While this double is not as long as the king size air beds in our test, the width gave me room to move about and get comfortable. The instructions point out that like most PVC air beds, you will need to add air to the bed more frequently the first few times you use it as the fabric stretches to its natural shape.

It’s constructed with 42 air coils for comfort, but I found the grooves on the top layer a little less inviting than some of the more streamlined designs. I did struggle somewhat to get the deflated bed folded as neatly as when it had been taken out of the box. It uses ‘Tritech’ I-beam construction, which Daniel appreciated as the grooves helped align his spine while sleeping. Its easy-to-use foot pump means it takes just a few minutes to put up, and it stays inflated thanks to the strong and durable PVC material with welded seams. We like the raised sides, which stop children rolling off the air bed in the middle of the night, and you can still pop a sheet on top of this mat before you add a pillow and sleeping bag.

Coil beam construction adds support and comfort and while it felt comfy in the night, it did get a little noisy when I moved around. Yes, it costs an arm and a leg, but Vango’s quality mattress delivers sleep quality worthy of its paradisiacal namesake. At 38cm high, it’s noticeably lower than the other air beds I tested, but it has above-average leg room and a good deal of bounce. Not had a chance to sleep on it yet but lying on my side how I sleep I certainly wasn't hitting the ground which I was with my old air bed. While I thought the bed was relaxing to sleep on, I did find that it needed a bit of topping up in the morning to bring it back up to a comfortable pressure.One of the most common worries for would-be campers is whether they’ll be able to get a good night’s sleep in a tent – after all, a family holiday or a festival weekend isn’t much fun if you’re not getting proper rest. Including an easy-to-use foot pump, that inflates in just a few minutes and stays inflated due to the durable PVC material. We test the most popular air beds with built-in pumps from brands such as Argos, Hi Gear, Dreamcatcher, Outwell, Vango, Yawn and more.

I inflated the bed several times before my 8 year old Grandson arrived to use it but it continually deflated within a few hours.

With a max load of 340kg, this air bed can also take a lot more weight than most doubles, which are usually designed up to hold up to 200kg. Designed for decking out your canvas yurt or tipi, this wide double mat is stuffed with a thick foam that feels very luxurious to lie on and only takes a few minutes to self-inflate despite its generous size. It took around three minutes to inflate and deflate, making the Intex one of the faster-to-assemble air beds in this round up.