The inflatable bed is bare minimum of what could be considered a bed. But the inflatable mattress is actually a very clever solution to the problem of how to make what could be an uncomfortable situation pleasant and how to make a full-sized bed extremely portable.
The fact is that, as anyone who has ever spent a night on one will testify to, you get a great and comfortable nights sleep on an inflatable air mattress. Certainly better that you would on the cold, hard ground or even a house floor.
Inflatable Toddler Travel Bed
The single biggest advantage of the inflatable bed is that it truly is portable. There is no other portable bed that will allow for you to pack up your bed and fit it into an average size backpack, suitcase or in the extra space left in your cars trunk after you pack the suitcases. This alone makes the air mattress ideal for situations where space is at a real premium. Many camping trips are transformed by one, where perhaps a larger portable bed would not be an option.
More and more models are coming on the market now with great design features; like a textured fabric top layer to lie on that stops you feeling that you are sleeping on plastic and stops your skin sticking to it. Also the built in foot pump is a real handy design feature. This allows the bed to be inflated without the need for any extra equipment, or without the use of excessive lung power.
Even queen and king-sized beds are available today.
The inflated bed may constitute the low end of the market for portable beds, but they are far from uncomfortable. There are many situations where one is the only practical solution.