- 20.8 gauge flocked top
- 15 gauge vinyl beams
- 16 gauge vinyl bottom
- Hand held AC Pump Included
- Includes duffle bag with shoulder strap
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66 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very comfy and cheap, but has some flaws,
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This review is from: Intex Comfort Frame Rising Comfort Queen Airbed (Sports)
We needed a spare bed for occasional use, and a friend who also has one suggested this one to us. That turned out to be a good suggestion!
It's a queen size, nearly standard height bed that is amazingly comfortable to sleep on. To me, the big plus of this bed is that you can put standard fitted sheets on the mattress, and they'll stay put, since you can tuck them in, under the mattress (but inside the 'frame' part of the system. That's unusual, because most (all?) inflatable beds I've seen require you to just drape the bedding over the bed, and hope it stays put while you sleep. The pump inflates both parts (mattress and 'frame') in around 7 minutes total. It's not a built-in pump, but that can be a blessing if the pump fails: Friends of ours have a different brand bed with a built-in pump that failed (out of warranty, of course), so they now have a big inflatable bed that they can't inflate! Plus, a detached pump also allows you to upgrade to another, better pump (as another reviewer suggested.) But it's not all roses: There are some problems with this bed. Some of the small problems are that the pump is LOUD, and you need to keep holding it into the inflation port, or it will just pop out. The bed is VERY heavy, although that is good new / bad news, because that implies the vinyl is thick (hence, heavy), but also means you might want to have two people carry it. The MAJOR problem with this bed is that ours started leaking after about the 10th time we slept on it. Now, at the amortized cost of around $10/night, I didn't feel too bad about it, since we don't have to live with, and assign space to, a bed that we rarely use. Plus it was easy to patch with the included patch kit. But as we kept using it, we kept on getting small leaks. They are NOT holes from cats, or dogs, or poltergeist; but rather appear to be due to a manufacturing defect: All 5 leaks are in same area of the mattress, and all are on the same side of each of 5 different 'coils'. I can't say whether we were just 'unlucky', or that every bed has the same flawed joinery. But be aware that you may be patching this bed more often than you'd like. Or, you might never have to patch it. I only have the one bed, and so can't make any inferences. The bottom line, though, is that I'm pretty happy with this bed, holes and flaws and all. But if you decide to get one, I can offer some tips from my experience with it. 1) Roughen the nozzle of the pump, and the input ports of the bed with 320-400 grade sand paper. That will allow the pump nozzle to stay in the port with little or no assistance. 2) Put a bit of silicone grease on the 'flapper valves', and O-rings. That will provide a good seal, with no leakage, and protect the parts from ozone damage. But do NOT use oil based grease: That will destroy the rubber! 3) Put down a cotton mattress pad or blanket on top of the mattress before you put sheets on it. That lets air seep in, under your body, instead of being right on top of the vinyl surface. Sure, the flocked surface of the mattress helps with that, but a breathable pad is absolutely the way to go. 4) When you are finished using the bed, and need to store it away, don't try to stuff it back into the bag! That is WAY not worth the effort. Just get a bigger cloth bag, or box for the thing. 4) If the mattress does get a hole, finding it can be a real challenge. It's far too unwieldy to dunk it into a bucket to look for bubbles, and you can't easily smear the entire thing with soapy water. What does work, is to pump up the bed to a 'firm' level, and lie face down on the bed, and move your FACE -- not your hand -- over the surface of the mattress, in a regular search pattern. I found that my face (and lips, in particular) are very good at feeling small air currents coming from tiny holes. When I put my hand over a hole, I felt NOTHING. When you find the hole, clean the area with isopropyl alcohol (90%, or higher) before you glue the patch on. Cut the patch into a shape with rounded corners, smear it with glue, put it over the hole, and then clamp it down for at least 1 hour. Allow the patch to dry overnight before you blow up the bed.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great Bed While It Lasts,
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This review is from: Intex Comfort Frame Rising Comfort Queen Airbed (Sports)
While traveling a year or so ago, I slept on an air mattress at a friend's home and found that my nagging back problems seemed to have magically disappeared. Though I thought this a fluke, over several nights of very restful sleep and no morning back pain, I decided that, perhaps, sleeping on an air mattress may well be the solution I had been looking for for years. Believe me, I'd tried just about everything from waterbeds to literally every style of mattress. After some research and not wanting to spend thousands on a more conventional style air bed, I settled on this one. I was very impressed with its size - I'm 6'4" and tip the scales at 230 pounds - and ability to provide comfortable support through the night. However, though the frame has held up very well, in fact, it is quite comfortable for sleeping in its own right, the mattress has not faired so well. Within approximately six months of use, which may be lengthy for an air mattress, it started developing leaks. Were this a flat surface mattress, this would not have been much of a problem. However, the surface is dimpled and it was in these areas the leaks developed. By the way, for those who have had difficulty in finding these leaks, simply inflate the mattress to firm, put a tiny bit of dish soap in a spray bottle with, of course, water and spray the surface of the bed. Any leaks will immediately put forth foaming bubbles. Mark the area, let the surface dry, clean the spot with alcohol and apply the patch as directed. Easy enough but, at this point, it seems that a patch is need on a daily basis and the mattress will no longer hold air through an entire night. I have since purchased another brand of air mattress but am not nearly as pleased with it as I am/was with this Intex mattress. The next step is to contact the manufacturer and inquire about the purchase of a replacement mattress without the frame. Were it not for the leaking air mattress - perhaps the result of a design flaw, I would give this product a 5 star rating. Truly the most comfortable bed I've ever slept on...while it lasted.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Feels like a real bed,
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This review is from: Intex Comfort Frame Rising Comfort Queen Airbed (Sports)
I was really happy with the purchase. We're in the process of moving, and we've been using this bed for almost one month and I have never had to put air on it again. One thing I don't like about it is the excessive noise that the air pump creates, but otherwise I really like the bed.
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