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| This is a good air mattress, generally higher quality. It inflates pretty quickly (about a minute or so) so it's good for travel situations. The other good feature of this air mattress is a spring loaded valve system that lets you adjust the firmness - good to have if you've got back problems or some special need. Comes with a travel bag, a patch repair kit, and a 120 volt pump. It's a standard queen-size mattress, and it holds up under long term use (if you've got a guest staying with you, etc.). The air deflates from the bed very slowly, so you don't have to pump it very often. One other tip (and this works generally for any air mattress): consider buying foam egg-crate mattress toppers if you're putting this down somewhere for awhile. It will make it a lot more comfortable under the sheets.
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| The cheapest of the cheap - only recommended for short term stuff or if you've got an air mattress already and the bed has broken. The reason: this air bed doesn't really come with anything. No pump (which is key for the bed to be usable), and it's not really very high quality. It has a repair kit, but not much else. Also some people have reported problems with breaks. The plus side: it's only about 20 bucks. So if you need an air bed to sleep on for a night, this mattress is cheaper than a hotel room. |