can you sleep on it without pumping it up?
1619643
no, the mattress has springs under it but would not be comfortable without being inflated.
175735
Yes, you probably could but in our experience, the thicker the pad the better otherwise the central support bar can be annoying. One person can indeed sleep on this but not in the center unless you have a very thick pad. I have sat on it, napped on it without having any feeling like it was going to tip over. Kids can crawl on it without any risk of it tipping over but the steel support beams could hurt them if they fall on it. Again, well padded mattress (or good air mattress) solves this problem. though some air mattresses will slide around when no one is on it holding it in place.
89409
Yes, my son sleep on it every night not his bed. he said it is very comfortable
2038303
Yes. Go to http://www.intexcorp.com/index.php/home/airbed-furniture-pumps.html?manual=1 to select the manual of your bed and see the instructions on how to bypass the built-in pump. Basically, go to the control dial, turn it clockwise until the arrow points to the inflation mark, insert the hose to your pump and have at it. I bought power converter for the bed so I could plug it into the cigarette lighter socket and pump it up that way for camping.
325247
I'm sorry for the delay, I have not tried to inflate the bed while lying on it. I will say that I slept on it for nine days and enjoyed it every night. It's a little loud late at night, but it inflates very fast. You will not roll off the edge and the middle does not sink. I would buy another if I needed one.
704245
Yes, but if you use a battery powered pump it does not have enough power to pump the mattress up completely. Had to finish off with a manual pump.
2104813
I prefer my bed firm, so I leave it on all the time. It can be inflated to the comfort you desire, and the pump left off, but you will have to periodically turn it back on to inflate back to your comfort level.
2036909
Yes, but I put it on low speed at night. It is fine, no problem sleeping. A higher speed may be too noisy for me but you may feel differently.
335649
I do not pump this up.I inflate this using my own lung power and do not find it difficult at all.
300844
When you plug it in, it generates the air needed to fill it. I keep it on the lowest to save energy and to keep the lasting longer. I also had to make a small thick roll of paper towel and tapped it to the back bottom where it touches the headboard. It helps keeps the vibration noise down. The motor per say I am not a mechanical person to know the inner workings of the actual pump. So, far I am very please and able to sleep better at night. Just place the pump at the foot base board of your bed. Enjoy, it works for me.
2006462
No. You can sleep on top of it and you can un-zip the side zipper to your comfortable.
1314217
You can use either your mouth or a pump. There's two ports to fill. One on the head rest and one for the part you lay on.
34846
Absolutely not necessary to bother with a pump....it IS very easy/quick to just blow it up with your own lung power.
332954
You can pump it by blowing into it. Since it's so small, it's not too difficult. You can also buy a battery powered pump to blow it up.
471928
Yes, but you may find it uncomfortable. The brace has hard plastic on the sides. You may be able to pad it though. I have not tried it sleeping.
1619865
I haven't done it, but I am pretty confident you can use an air mattress pump or something similar. However they are really easy to blow up, easier than it looks, not a lot of air. They are a great buy, super cheap fun!
1680573
It does require continuous pumping...quite the work out on the arms...not a big fan. I did find that I could pinch the balloon while I rested and then start pumping again. But either way it is too much fuss.