Making of An Air bed
Learn what goes into making an air bed, and what constitutes a good air mattress!
What goes into the making of an air bed?
Created to fill with air, these beds offer a pleasant sleeping place that can then be taken down to place in a tiny storage area. Some air mattresses can seem like they're not much more than a larger version of a bed that is made to float on water to beds that can be put on a frame or stand and go nearly undiscovered as an air bed. The difference, you see, lies in how these mattresses are created.
Often with less expensive mattresses you will have an air bed that is made with dense plastic and has an air stopper that you will need to hold off when you place the cap on it after you are done putting air in it. The choices for each single style and the assorted characteristics of inflatable beds will vary greatly.
Below I've listed some companies that manufacturer and/or offer air beds that are created with an assortment of characteristics.
KidCo
Aeor Bed
Coleman
Team Sports America
Swimline (inflatable beds for water)
Intex Recreation
Coils:
The firmness of an air bed's mattress often depends on how many coils was used in its creation (more=firmer). For people with heavier and larger body types, a higher amount of coils is required to offer the support and comfort a person often needs in order to get a good night's sleep. Thinner mattresses often need more coils in order to be comfortable than a denser mattress does.
Materials:
PVC construction and the density is what defines an air bed's stability and immunity to being punctured when it is manufactured. A suede-like coating often helps with the comfort of the bed. It keeps you from perspiring and acts as a shield against the cold mattress without the need to add a pad under you.
Sizes
Air Beds vary in size, but most are often created to fit on a variety of floors and in these places:
Beds of Trucks
Frames of Waterbeds
On Some Bedframes
On an inflatable mattress frame
Inside Most Tents
Air Locks:
Air locks for air beds are created plainly with an efficient double lock that only lets air in, not out, or with a screw on cap. Most of the time these beds have a second airlock which is used in deflating the mattress.
All air beds are created to be blown up with a pump. These pumps can be electric pumps or hand pumps. Some pumps use batteries whereas some can be plugged into a lighter when an outlet isn't easily at hand.
Air beds are manufactured in a variety of ranges of quality that are usually reflected in their pricing. There is an air bed created for everyone's needs and price range, to be sure.
Often with less expensive mattresses you will have an air bed that is made with dense plastic and has an air stopper that you will need to hold off when you place the cap on it after you are done putting air in it. The choices for each single style and the assorted characteristics of inflatable beds will vary greatly.
Below I've listed some companies that manufacturer and/or offer air beds that are created with an assortment of characteristics.
KidCo
Aeor Bed
Coleman
Team Sports America
Swimline (inflatable beds for water)
Intex Recreation
Coils:
The firmness of an air bed's mattress often depends on how many coils was used in its creation (more=firmer). For people with heavier and larger body types, a higher amount of coils is required to offer the support and comfort a person often needs in order to get a good night's sleep. Thinner mattresses often need more coils in order to be comfortable than a denser mattress does.
Materials:
PVC construction and the density is what defines an air bed's stability and immunity to being punctured when it is manufactured. A suede-like coating often helps with the comfort of the bed. It keeps you from perspiring and acts as a shield against the cold mattress without the need to add a pad under you.
Sizes
Air Beds vary in size, but most are often created to fit on a variety of floors and in these places:
Beds of Trucks
Frames of Waterbeds
On Some Bedframes
On an inflatable mattress frame
Inside Most Tents
Air Locks:
Air locks for air beds are created plainly with an efficient double lock that only lets air in, not out, or with a screw on cap. Most of the time these beds have a second airlock which is used in deflating the mattress.
All air beds are created to be blown up with a pump. These pumps can be electric pumps or hand pumps. Some pumps use batteries whereas some can be plugged into a lighter when an outlet isn't easily at hand.
Air beds are manufactured in a variety of ranges of quality that are usually reflected in their pricing. There is an air bed created for everyone's needs and price range, to be sure.
