Can anyone recommend an airbed that’s actually good? Or similar
Posted by TieSea3723@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 18 comments
Had some friends to stay last week, bought a new airbed which we thought we had researched well, however they still ended up on the floor.
Are there any airbeds which don’t do this? Or something similar we can keep in our house for visitors (must sleep 2 people)
Unfortunately we don’t have space to store an actual mattress
Thank you!
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spankybianky@reddit
How much storage space do you have? We love our Shanghai-La 15cm self inflating mattresses, but they are pretty big to store. Even with year in them they’re super comfortable, never going back to air beds now.
TieSea3723@reddit (OP)
Could definitely store this thank you for the recommendation looks great
richard0cs@reddit
I have given up on all the modern ones and gone back to the rubberised canvas type (the heavy ones that are usually red/blue). The other type just seem to leak after a couple of uses and I hate waking up on the floor.
wordsfromlee@reddit
You’re always better off having two single mattresses rather than one double I find.
dbxp@reddit
Decathlon are good however if you really want to avoid the issue just get a cot or futon
TieSea3723@reddit (OP)
Oh see I didn’t even know a futon was a thing! Will definitely look into this thanks
moreidlethanwild@reddit
Came here to say futon.
I have never slept on a comfy airbed. I move around a lot at night and they just don’t work so well for sleepers like me, especially if it’s a double with another person.
BreqsCousin@reddit
Bestway tall self inflating (plug in) ones.
I slept on one of these recently and it was properly solid
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/6218597?
drycleanedsnake@reddit
Got a similar one from Costco. Absolutely brilliant. My parents who are both in their 60s stay on it when they come and love it. I’ve had to sleep on it for multiple nights in a row a few times when moving house, having work done etc and never had a bad nights sleep on it.
kimba-the-tabby-lion@reddit
I agree with this. I slept for a week on a plug in one. About the 4th night I woke up closer to the floor. I was able to press a button, and bam! back to full inflation and back to sleep.
If I had to manually pump it up, I imagine I would have been fully awake by the time it was done, or just put up with the sinking feeling - and also be awake.
Don't know the brand.
Winston_Carbuncle@reddit
I've got a similar one from Amazon - don't think it's that brand - and it works excellently.
Seems any with the in built pump to top up the air through the night will do the trick.
TieSea3723@reddit (OP)
Thank you, appreciate the link
kimba-the-tabby-lion@reddit
This one is great. It's got a built in manual pump (so not as good as an electric one for house guests, but brilliant for festival stays etc). I took a week to move house a couple of years ago, and slept on this in the new house quite comfortably.
Unfortunately I have had it for more than 10 years, so it's likely the current version is made by a different manufacturer.
annedroiid@reddit
We have the Intex Small Double Inflatable Camping Air Bed that we got from Argos. First one lasted 7 years before we accidentally cut it when we moved so recently got another one and it's even better than the first model we had. Would highly recommend it.
Serberou5@reddit
Are you inflating it when it's cooler then leaving it up as it gets warmer? If so the air will expand as it gets warmer and the mattress will pop.
Routine_Ad1823@reddit
For camping I've absolutely abused a Thermarest one for probably about fifteen years and it's still going strong. It got a puncture once but their (included) patch kit fixed it perfectly.
I'm not sure if they do non-camping ones, but maybe worth a look.
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