The wife and I are so used to our waterbed(in stick house) that we have a very hard time sleeping on any regular mattress. We have been using a Coleman air bed and so far we have gone thru 2. For some reason the air coils separate from the top and bottom and you end up with a giant bubble. Now before you all go crazy with the: your not suppose to do that is an air bed, etc remarks. To damn old for hi jinks and such. The first one we thought maybe we had to much air in it, but then we got a replacement from Walmart(coleman won't take them back with out receipt and you have to send two pics and jump thru a bunch of hoops.). We only put enough air in this one to make it comfortable, it last 3 months. Popped so loud this morning it woke me up. Always happens on my side. Does anyone have a suggestion as to what is the problem, or are the coleman air mattresses just junk..

Forget the Chinese junk at Walmart. Look for an Areobed. They seem to be made of far superior quality, come in standard sizes.

We got an aero bed for our MH. The first season, we only got to go out two times. Then it was stored for the winter. In the spring the second time we went out, the thing would go flat. Got to the point whoever got up for a potty call pumped the bed back up so we didn't wake up on the board in the morning. By the time this happened, even though we hadn't slept on it that many nights, the warranty was expired.It did not pop, it just kept slowly leaking air.We went to a sleep number. At first I wasn't wild about it, but didn't want to say anything due to what the DH spent for it. But the more we used it, the more comfortable it got and I love it now.We have a waterbed at home too, and my back just won't handle a standard mattress. If I sleep on a regular mattress, I won't be walking the next day.

there are a ton of different air beds at all different prices... I am not that nuts about a sleep # either.. but any air bed will allow you to adjust it to your back. Just isn't zoned like the sleep # .. Go to amazon or overstock.com.;)

When we had our TT, I also purchased and installed one of those sleep number Chinese knock off brands and it lasted several years. When we bought the mh, I transferred the bed to the Mh and used it in there for a couple more years. Then one morning I awoke with a huge bulge in the air mattress running length wise between us. Sure enough, the separation chamber had become disconnected inside the mattress.We have had an Sleep Number mattress at home for about 10 years or more (old remotes with cords) and it has worked flawlessly. So, went to CW and paid an outrageous price for the cheapest queen size sleep number I could get. It only has one cordless remote that we have to share, but we typically stay at one set number (different one for each of us) and very seldom ever change it. So, it works for us and I expect it to last as long as we have the mh.Ron

guess one gets what they pay for

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deandec
Explorer
May 30, 2013
Afubar wrote:
. When I went with the MH, I found Bear Beds. Love it. It's the best.
Bear Beds

Ours is going on 12 years old. So we like it also.

Separate controls for each side. The pumps are built into the mattress so no pumps sitting exposed on the floor.

That makes our cost about $70 per year. About the same as buying WalMart mattress every year.
PDDGM
Explorer
May 30, 2013
Dang, if I had 900-1000.00 to spend on an air bed, I wouldn't. We took the air bed back to Wal Mart and the lady at the customer service, told me that they were getting a lot of them back. She told me to save the box and if the new one did the same thing, just keep returning them, and I will. If I find a different brand for a decent price(cheap)then I will try it, when they will no longer take the Coleman back. I was surprised they took it back, since there is a notice in the box not to return them to where they were purchased. Of course, Coleman don't want to piss Wal Mart off,, LOL
Afubar
Explorer
May 30, 2013
I used to sleep on the Coleman's air mattresses, then went to the aerobed, they typically lasted about 18 months. When I went with the MH, I found Bear Beds. Love it. I had tried the sleep number bed, at over 2 thousand dollars, it was the most uncomfortable bed I've ever tried, went back to my coleman's or aerobed. Then someone suggested the Bear beds, thought it would be like the sleep numbers, uncomfortable, Nope, best bed I've ever tried. I went with the queen short (for RV's) with one air chamber, since there's only me, why have two. Have been using it for about 2 years. It's the best.
Bear Beds
country_sunflow
Explorer
May 29, 2013
We have the sleep number with the wireless control, it is very comfortable. We had a 14" double pillow top mattress in the old MH and it was very comfortable also. Both are queen size.
lanerd
Explorer II
May 28, 2013
$60? Yep, definitely get what you pay for.

Ron
royl
Explorer
May 28, 2013
We bought a Softtex from Home Depot and it had a seperation. We called the company and they sent us an upgraded model replacement out the same day and told us to just trash the old one. Very good customer service. This is the address for the company, her name was Kim. She could probably help you with a purchase also.
Softex
428 Hudson River Road
Waterford NY 12188
525-235-3645 ext315
PDDGM
Explorer
May 28, 2013
JanTx wrote:
guess one gets what they pay for

You are correct, but we paid almost 60.00 for it, and when we took the first one back to Walmart after trying to deal with Coleman for a week, I was amazed they took it back with no receipt. I have a feeling it's a problem with the model we have. Going to take it back to the Walmart here in Tennessee and see if we can get our money back or have to take another mattress. Maybe apply the cost to a better air bed. It is sad a company as big as Coleman is so hard to deal with, 1 yr warranty, must have receipt, 3 photos of problem, submit for their approval or not. Could take as long as 30 days...Sad

Joe
msmith1199
Explorer II
May 28, 2013
I've never had much luck with air mattresses lasting very long. One problem with having an air mattress is a motorhome is you have to be very careful with altitude. If you fill it up at sea level and then head up into the hills you may hear a loud bang from the back of the motorhome when it pops. There have been several stories of people on here who have purchased the home version of the select comfort only to have it pop while going up into the hills. The RV version of the select comfort has some type of release valve in case people forget to let the air out.
JanTx
Explorer
May 28, 2013
guess one gets what they pay for
lanerd
Explorer II
May 28, 2013
When we had our TT, I also purchased and installed one of those sleep number Chinese knock off brands and it lasted several years. When we bought the mh, I transferred the bed to the Mh and used it in there for a couple more years. Then one morning I awoke with a huge bulge in the air mattress running length wise between us. Sure enough, the separation chamber had become disconnected inside the mattress.

We have had an Sleep Number mattress at home for about 10 years or more (old remotes with cords) and it has worked flawlessly. So, went to CW and paid an outrageous price for the cheapest queen size sleep number I could get. It only has one cordless remote that we have to share, but we typically stay at one set number (different one for each of us) and very seldom ever change it. So, it works for us and I expect it to last as long as we have the mh.

Ron

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