While it was a little trickier to get in and out of, the bed makes for a surprisingly comfortable and warm sleep, and has a nice pressure-relieving squish to it. Treat yourself to the luxurious comfort of the Hi-Gear Deluxe Single Airbed on your next camping trip. A mini army of testers help us find the best air beds and tell us which ones are most comfortable to lie down on. Sign up here to receive marketing communications from GO Outdoors Retail Limited (t/a Fishing Republic). The plush raised pillow gives you a more familiar sleeping position, so you can skip the pillows and save space in your kit.

This mat is also self-inflating, which means you can let it sort itself out whilst you get on with relaxing. I took into consideration pillow and edge support, how easy it was to get in and off the bed and whether it came with extras such as a puncture patch or storage bag. Then within 3 hours there was barely any air left in it, we could feel the floor beneath us, this happened two nights running.Easy to pump up, left it for a few hours and came back to find it had deflated quite a lot :( Tried it again and I realised I hadn't pushed in the bungs tight enough. I managed to dampen squeaks with an extra blanket under me (I recommend doing this for warmth, anyway).

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. I inflated the bed several times before my 8 year old Grandson arrived to use it but it continually deflated within a few hours. They also allow you to eschew sleeping bags in favour of proper sheets, pillows and duvets to make camping far comfier. Durability: Each of the beds is jumped on 10 times and poked by a sharp point with 50 newtons of force to assess its long-term durability, and how well it stands up to general wear and tear or a bit of rough treatment. While I found it a challenge to fold the bed up after use, the bag was big enough to allow for my clumsy folding.

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Our top pick for comfort is Vango’s shangri-la II 15cm grande mat, which is expensive but worth splashing out on if you want a quality air bed you can use both for camping and for having guests over at home. She goes on to say you then need to “use an adhesive and some plastic or vinyl patches to cover the leak” and “after letting the patch set for several hours, you can test the patch to ensure the mattress is no longer leaking”. Inflation time: It’s worth noting how long it takes the air bed to inflate – it’ll usually be a couple of minutes. Upgrade your camping experience with a better night’s sleep on the Hi-Gear Deluxe Airbed with built-in foot pump and raised pillow. RAISED PILLOW - The plush raised pillow gives you a more familiar sleeping position, so you can skip the pillows when you are packing and save space in your kit.Honestly don’t waste your money, look for something that will actually keep you comfortable, not this one that will leave you with back pains and sore body parts. The flocked outer fabric is soft, warm and provides grip to prevent your sleeping bag sliding off the bed with you inside it. Deflation: Each bed is inflated to its firmest setting, weighted down with heavy benches and left for 18 hours overnight.

A very cheap air bed can be a false economy – they’re prone to slowly deflating in the night, and can be plasticky and uncomfortable to sleep on. IN-BUILT PUMP - 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. 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. This air bed is available in single or regular double sizes, but we liked the raised double the best – it offers one or two campers or overnight guests excellent padding when fully inflated, and if you’re sharing, you’ll have plenty of space.For a design with a built-in pump, you’ll need to plug in the air bed and turn the dial to the deflate position for no longer than the recommended time, which is usually under five minutes,’ says Jessica Alexander from the National Bed Federation. The soft fabric cover of this mattress is a cut above most plastic-y air mats and feels more like a real bed than most. The box includes a single repair patch, a good instruction booklet and a drawstring storage bag that made it easy to stash. The soft velour cover of this mat feels comfy to lie on and the bed holds you well off the floor, with no midnight sagging on test. The self-inflating air beds we tried go up to 48cm in height at the pillow end, compared to thinner camping-focused designs that can be just 16cm in height.