Has anyone inflated one of these with a standard 12v pump that runs off the lighter jack and if so, how long does it take to inflate?
1640551
I have not done this, but it takes me 30 minutes to inflate with a foot pump.
1640552
Its so easy, it takes about 2 min with a small shop vac and you reverse the hook up so it blows air instead of vacuums. I do this for air mattresses, floating island I have and a 12' floating trampoline. I use the small "Stinger" Vac available from Home Depot for about $40, a little more than a 12v mini useless pump.
1640553
We had to use a very large air compressor and it still took about an hour. I imagine it would take days to inflate from a lighter jack. Once we inflated we just kept the air in it and just fill up if its running a bit low.
1640554
We use a battery-operated leaf blower (sometimes with a cut-up plastic water bottle rigged on the end to make a nozzle) to fill inflatables in minutes.
222496
Someone else ask about the air flow and I responded with this: I just tried inflating my air mattress with this, it took 24 seconds. My mattress inflated measures 70 X 52 X 8, so running the math I get an air flow of ~40CFM. I also tried the 12V version and it was really close, but just a couple seconds slower.
1802301
The hole to inflate is the same size as that of a beach ball. I used an electric pump and it extended within minutes. I believe it would take an extremely long time to blow up without one. I love the chair - stays inflated with lots if use!
907646
No Problem. I keep it inflated for 5 or 6 weeks on location. Just need to refill it a bit sometimes. Make sure you do not inflate it to much.
1312653
I had the same problem too. I used my air compressor and just stuck the end in the hole and stuck a rag around in the hole to clog it. It took me about 30 min. to get the thing inflated,but I finally got it.Hope this helps you out.
322479
I use an electric air pump and it inflates quickly in less then 5 minutes. Your time may vary depending on pump. To be honest the center foot pillow takes longer to inflate due to the small diameter of the air valve. I always deflate after use and store back in my garage. The larger diameter air valves on the outer main floats allow it to deflate in just a few minutes. Hope this answers your question.
1912313
It deflates with the motor so about as fast as it takes to inflate. No more than 2 minutes. After I had it for a months it started deflating nearly all the way half way through the night.
744844
its has a valve similar to inflatable raft, any pump with a nozzle type tip will inflate it fine. It comes with a very cheap pump but mine cracked after first use.
1698396
There are many options...I just use any pumps that one would use to inflate an air mattress. That said - it is better to get one that can be plugged into your vehicle as that comes in handy if you're at the water and need to inflate the raft there.
439254
Hi: You really don't need a pump to inflate this ball. I blew it up with the little stick that comes with it and my mouth. I do this once in a while because the ball loses a bit of air and gets soft; so I just insert the little stick and blow through my mouth. It's really simple. I hope this helped!!.
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It's recommended you leave the bed plugged in at all times. I slept with it unplugged and it lost a tiny, tiny amount of air. But overtime it will go flat, the point of this bed is the 'NeverFlat' system, and for it to work correctly it needs to be plugged into an outlet while being used. I have decided to start deflating the bed in the morning after I get up. It only takes 4 minutes to deflate and inflate anyway.Hope this helps!
1904168
No... Amazon has a 12v pump that is Awesome though. It inflates and deflates. Sorry, it only has the boat itself
730283
It inflates pretty fast surprisingly....couldn't give you an estimate on time. The pump itself starts off loud initially but quiets down over time.
1668470
I have a coleman electric air pump It does not take to long to inflate you just have to turn the valve to let air
849629
I am not sure that it can be inflated without the plug, but I never took the time to learn if it is possible. Unfortunately, I no longer have the matteress or the instruction manual; otherwise, I would look it up for you. However, you may be able to google it. My apologies for not having a better answer for you. Ciao
133647
requires a unique pump. I used a air mattress pump from Coleman. It's runs on a charged battery and filled 6 tubes in minutes, no problem. Don't remember price but I think it was around $30. That has worked the best.
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It comes with an automatic pump. It also comes with a handy cigarette lighter charger. On our last trip we forgot to charge the pump, but we were able to plug it into the charger and inflate the bed while plugged in. Inflation only takes a couple of minutes