As I’m getting on a touch, I’m finding my creaky back needing the (relative) comfort of an air mattress once we go camping. Only trouble is, carting around that bulky pump in addition as the mattress. Here’s a nifty solution:
The Aerobed Pakmat , which squeezes the deflated air mattress within the pump.
Looks like visual trickery, right? Apparently the air pump has enough space inside it to store a deflated air mattress, not only minimizing luggage but in addition protecting it from anything which may poke holes in it and ruin your camping trip-like forks. Always keep your forks in separate sections of your rucksack, folks.
According to its website , the one mattress is inflated after a minute of hand-pumping, and weighs just 5lbs altogether.
It’s pretty pricey for a single mattress, and I’d rather something powered that does the inflating for you-but beggars can’t be choosers. It’d make a super bed for my aching back. [ Aerobed via InventorSpot via OhGizmo ]
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