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maillemaker
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Nov 05, 2018

Looking for a durable air mattress

We have a Sleep Number bed at home and love it, but I don't want to spend $500 per twin bed in my RV to put a couple in it.

We tried one of those cheap-o Walmart slumber-party twin air mattresses in the RV and it worked great for about 4 trips, now mine has a slow leak in it.

Are there any knock-off Sleep Number type twin air mattresses out there? I don't mind spending $200 on something that will last. That's about by limit though.

Thanks,
Steve

19 Replies

  • I found that any matress that doesnt breathe,lets the air flow thru makes me sweat,making it imposible to sleep comfortably..
    And in cooler weather it gets the more one sweats..
    one reason I never use inflatable or solid foam matress.
  • Just another vote for Aerobed. We don't use it in our camper, we have a nice memory foam topper that we bought at Costco on the cheap RV mattress and it's working pretty well for us. We too have a Sleep Number at home, and our numbers usually range from 50-70, if that helps provide context. But anyway we have an Aerobed for overflow guests in our house and it is pretty comfortable for an air mattress. More comfortable for one person than two though.
  • We tried everything before our Sleep Number bed. Including the fancy memory foam mattresses. Everything makes my back hurt. I like air mattresses. Have not had a problem with getting cold in them - so far we place them on top of the original RV foam mattress, so not much cold air contact with the air mattress anyway. I'll check out the Aerobed.

    Steve
  • We've had good luck with Aerobeds. We've had 4 of them.

    We have 3 from Queen down to twin size.

    Our first one did develop a leak at the large valve used to dump the air.

    The three we have now work fine.

    https://www.coleman.com/aerobed/
  • We replaced the horrible, awful, rock hard mattress that came in our Coachmen with a foam-and-spring bed in a box from Zinus. It's as comfortable as the one in our house, and a full length queen was under $200 delivered.
  • I like the new sleeping pads made for backpacking. All are compact, comfortable and keep you warm. Some are 3 inches or even 4 inches thick. Much warmer than other inflatable beds. More durable.
  • Have you considered one of the foam "Beds in a Box?" We have a Tuft & Needle queen in our RV and it's the best mattress we've ever had - including in a house. Costco sells foam mattresses made by T&N and other brand name manufacturers at very good prices. They don't deflate, either...

    Rob
  • Matt_Colie wrote:
    Steve,

    I wish you luck.
    We had none.

    Matt


    X2 ... I bought what was advertised as a heavy duty air mattress, and priced to match. babied it at every turn, and it still leaked only a few years later.

    went with a coil spring mattress instead. old school but it works.

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