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Bpetrina
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Jul 25, 2016

Air mattress for sofa bed

Hi, thanks for the add. We have a 2013 Keystone Avalanche that's has a couch with air mattress which broke last year, a chamber seam opened. Called to replace and it was $208.00 so I bought a single high air mattresses with built in pump, $60.00. It worked for a while and now it leaks air. Does anyone have suggestions on how I can remedy this and not buy a new air mattress every year?? Thanks for any feedback.
  • Look at LL Bean or Cabelas for their mattresses. We have had a Therm-a-rest mattress from LLB for approx. 10 years. Well made.
  • The main advantage to the inflatable over the one that folds in 3 or the foam is the air mattress takes less space to store when not in use. :)
  • We have the Dream Air mattress. It is made for the folding beds. It is very comfortable. It inflates and deflates very quickly. Ours is 2 years old and gets used a lot. They have a web site and you can buy direct.
  • We just purchased our trailer a couple of months ago. It had an air mattress in the fold out bed with a battery operated pump. It was terrible and took forever to inflate/deflate. It also lost air and was uncomfortable. We bought a InnoMax ForeverAire mattress from Amazon based on its excellent reviews. It wasn't cheap but it has the pump built in with a silent low flow pump to maintain the pressure during the night. We've only had it for a short time so I can't speak to its longevity. But the folks that have slept on it raved about how comfortable it was. It came with a tote bag and we store it in the compartment under our main bed.
  • Our sofa bed had an air mattress, but we always thought it was awkward to take down during the day when we need it multiple days. The wife ordered a mattress that folds in thirds and it is both more convenient and more comfortable.

    she got it online, but I don't know where from - probably through Amazon, though.
  • Consider a foam topper instead. Much more comfortable and won't go flat. They come in every size and variety you can imagine. We have 2 in our RV, great.
  • Must have gotten a bad one. The one that came in our unit went bad after about 2 years and I bought one for abt. $50.00 and it is still going, about 6 years now. :)