Intex 10in Full Dura-Beam Single-High Airbed

EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT AND COMFORT - BUT HOW LONG WILL IT LAST? – UPDATE (8-6-21) 5 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND STILL FIT FOR PURPOSE. re: INTEX 10" (25cm) Deluxe Single-High Airbed with Fiber-Tech Technology (its a double airbed - the "single-high" refers to single layer - a description which really only applies to sprung mattresses). Purchased 21-1-21. NEVER HAD AN AIRBED THAT HELD UP THIS GOOD. $30 on catch.com.au was EXCEPTIONAL VALUE NOW IT HAS LASTED THIS LONG, even if it self-destructs on next use I won't feel ripped-off. Since initial review below I used it as a temporary bed while I renovated a new home. About 4 weeks of constant additional use on a tarp on a very cold concrete floor so it needed additional air every 2-3 nights (very little). I suspect decompression from the cold floor. After I put EVA mats under it the pressure drop eased off. NOTE: Haven't used it for 2 people. Based on long experience with airbeds (notoriously unreliable and short-lived) I have my doubts the welded seams even on this model would have held together this long under load from 2 people. I could be wrong. I have always been extremely careful about anything (e.g. watches, sleeping bag zippers) that can push into the thin fabric of airbeds. Happy customer here.

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MANUFACTURER'S CLAIM (INTEX ADVERT): "Introducing 10" (25cm) Deluxe Single-High Airbed with Fiber-Tech Technology. The perfect all-around sleeping solution, this compact airbed provides both campers and in-home users with the convenience of a low-profile, light-weight, comfortable bed that is built for long-lasting durability".

Size: Double, Thickness: 25 cm, Dimensions: 1.37 m x 1.91m x 25 cm (Approx), Weight capacity: 273 kg Colour: Beige

MY REVIEW Compared to other airbeds I reviewed on this site this Intex has exceptional support. Tested with 1 person only on a double bed size mattress. Double size or larger airbeds don't offer as much support for only one person. This is because they are bigger and therefore spongier with only one person. So I have to say this makes the support offered by this model all the more exceptional (for an airbed). The single model would be firmer and more supportive for one person. The double has limited roll (by airbed standards) and great support at the recommended 80% inflation. Pump it up closer to 100% and you have unbelievable firmness by any standard (better than your non-inflatable sprung mattress).

The flocked surface is very soft. There is no toxic smell from the pvc material

STRETCH. It stretches like any other airbed. And being a single person on a double you will notice it more. This tells me the material is thin, however tough it may be. I slept on it for 10 days camping and it stopped losing firmness at about 7-8 days in hot weather (>30degrees daytime temperature inside a tent). This tells me it was more a case of stretch than leaking air. The inflation valve on this bed is not a threaded double lock valve - it is a push in valve and does not appear as air-tight - but it works and so far doesn't leak.

SIZE FOR CAMPING. I regret getting the double but the single wasn't available when I purchased it on 14-1-2021. Due to thickness (height) the double will barely fit in the average 4 man tent (210cm wide). Its almost impossible to blow it up due to the tight squeeze. The bed pushed my inner tent against the outer tent fly. I so when it rained the water seeped through the tent and the airbed acted like a wick on each end where it contacted the tent walls. If your tent is only 200-210cm wide (internally) you better be sure the fly is IMPERVIOUS and no leaks from the seams that run down the inside. I never had this contact problem with low profile airbeds (10-15cm thick). PRICING (VALUE) I paid only $29.95 and one month later the price of the double is now $39.95 on the same site: Catch.com.au

LONGEVITY I can't vouch for durability. Punctures aside, airbeds have very limited life-spans due to oxidation of the thin PVC material and eventual fatigue/tearing of welded seams. I am 100 kilos and most airbeds I have owned have lasted more than 10 days so its too early to tell if this Intex is any more durable - it certainly is the most comfortable and supportive airbed I have owned so far. It is rated at 273 kg (as a double airbed) which is more than other single airbeds I have owned. But the fact that it stretches no less than any other cheap airbed is not reassuring...time will tell.