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I have slept on a firm Tempurpedic for years and the pain has hit my limits. A few weeks ago, I bought a $20 air mattress and have slept on it for 2 weeks. The ability to control the firmness has been great for me. I have a 3 inch talalay latex on top of it. Does anyone know how to build a DIY air-bed mattress by purchasing the components online? I have a King sized bed. I am thinking of buying two vulcanized rubber air bladders with a pump, place it on low level bed, put the talalay on top. I know it sounds ghetto but it could be substantially cheaper than buying all the other components that go with an air bed. Thanks for your involvement in this forum and support. This message was modified Oct 12, 2012 by davebarr7
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One thing I would be careful of with diy air mattresses is using vinyl. Not sure if they make them of vinyl or not but I know vinyl is said to be very toxic and one would not want to breathe the off-gassing vinyl all night long every night. Just a word of caution. Aside from that I would love to try an air mattress but they're so damned expensive! Also I am interested in a water mattress. I slept on one for many years in my 20's and 30's and then had a couple leaks in a short time and gave up on them. However I never had back problems when sleeping on them. Is it coincidence, just that I was younger then, or are waterbeds better? I can't answer that. But like air mattresses, they are so over-priced these days, and hard to find. I haven't looked recently but even 5 years ago they were pretty rare. I've heard both great things and bad things about SelectComfort air beds. If they weren't so over-priced I'd have tried one by now. Wish someone would make a good knock-off at a reasonable price. I seem to recall flobeds offering water beds at one time, (right?) but they were also over-priced imho. This message was modified Jul 31, 2013 by jimsocal
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Hello, thanks for renewing my interest in airbbeds and the issue on this forum. Awhile back, I was researching airbeds and found some places that sell components. Here are some. http://www.innomax.com/index2.php?crn=211 http://waterbeds-airbeds.com/airbeds_replacement_chambers.htm http://www.creativebedrooms.com/dAbPrts.asp http://www.airbedsunlimited.com/air-bed-replacement-parts.php http://www.thewaterbeddoctor.com/airbed_replacement_parts.aspx
Here is some good info about airbeds in general ... http://www.healthyfoundations.com/airbed.html http://www.advancedinc.org/bed-info/ Best, www This message was modified Sep 5, 2013 by weewillywinky
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Hi, To answer your question, yes, I do. Steps: 1) buy the most inexpensive air mattress 2) constrain the air mattress with a cover which is smaller then the air mattress and very durable 3) add a topper 4) encase it all with a mattress pad cover which is 22" deep The reason for the cover is to protect from holes and stop the side walls from expanding outwards which is why you would sink. Google soveiluften This message was modified Apr 14, 2019 by mark225
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