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Review on Enhanced Intex Prestige Downy Airbed Kit: Queen Size with Convenient Hand Held Battery Pump by Terrance Singletary

Revainrating 3 out of 5

56 NOT 60 inches wide; 7.75 NOT 8.75 inches deep when fully inflated

I don't like that it's only 56 inches wide, NOT 60 inches wide and only 7.75 deep not 8.75 as advertised and not stated on the packaging! This is on first full inflation and again after 1 week of use. I liked that it inflated to a full 80 inches in length as advertised and stated on the packaging. I have a custom made wood frame queen bed - it is 22 years old. Designed to fit snugly on a 60" x 80" air mattress. In those years I only had air mattresses. For the first 19 years, every air mattress I bought filled out the bed frame, sometimes shrinking 1/2 to 3/4 in width and length. Some brands are too narrow and too short and not as deep as advertised at 2 to 5 inches in one or both dimensions. I kept buying different brands hoping for the one that really lived up to the ad. I finally got lucky with my newest air mattress. It was also an Intex, but it was a "deluxe" queen - 10 inches high, 60 inches wide and almost 80 inches long. Eventually he approached the length and width of the bed frame as it should, but only lasted 6.5 months - somewhere in the seams there is a leak. There are no sharp points or edges in contact with the mattress. I'm the only one sleeping on it. I'm only 5ft 3" tall and only weigh 110lbs. My size is not a problem for leaks. I never know how long an air mattress will last - the old ones lasted 18-20 months; 6-8 months! I was looking to repurchase the 10" deep Intex Queen Deluxe but won't be available until mid-November or longer. 6-8 weeks. I couldn't wait that long. The airbed is my ONLY bed. So I bought this standard queen bed which is not as wide and deep as advertised! This may not be a problem for ground camping, but these rather quirky manufacturer sizes don't make my queen bed cramped, the depth also makes it uncomfortable. Although I'm swaying, I can sometimes feel the wood under the air mattress on my back. The open corners of the wooden frame are hard and are scuffing the edges of the duvet that hangs over the mattress and bed frame. NOT HAPPY! I don't know if the air pump works. Still in a plastic bag for 'someday.' I have a small vacuum that I've used to inflate my air mattresses for all these years. I use a "pull" connection to inflate mattresses, so it was a bit difficult rig to fill them up as the hole in the mattress is much larger than what I've had on previous airbeds.

Pros
  • Check the area containing the object for dirt or objects that could puncture the airbag
Cons
  • So far so good