Airbed/compressor adaptor?

[vladcjelli]

Finally getting Mrs Cjelli out camping this year, but as a concession, she has insisted we take airbeds.

They have rather a large opening to inflate them, which my cheapo stirrup type pump used to fit. This pump is now broken.

An alternative I want to use, as it requires less effort, my car has a built in compressor (in lieu of a spare wheel). It has a couple of adaptors for things like footballs, but nothing that looks as big as the hole I need to fill.

Is there such a thing as a tyre inflator to airbed adaptor?

[smegmore]

I have a 12v cigarette lighter airbed inflator. IIRC it came from Milletts but should be available from a good camping shop.

[smegmore]

Just seen them on sale in Aldi, £6, can't be bad for that price.

[Piersman2]

vladcjelli said:

Finally getting Mrs Cjelli out camping this year, but as a concession, she has insisted we take airbeds.

They have rather a large opening to inflate them, which my cheapo stirrup type pump used to fit. This pump is now broken.

An alternative I want to use, as it requires less effort, my car has a built in compressor (in lieu of a spare wheel). It has a couple of adaptors for things like footballs, but nothing that looks as big as the hole I need to fill.

Is there such a thing as a tyre inflator to airbed adaptor?

I don't think trying to use your car tyre pump for a bed would be viable even with an adaptor. The car pumps are designed to deliver a tiny puff of air at high pressure with each cycle, it would take for ever to deliver the volume you need for a bed.

When I blow up the spare air mattress beds I have I use a hair drier against the big hole to get the volume into the mattress, then just blow manually to finish off.

[vladcjelli]

Fair enough, just trying not to pack an extra device.

Thinking back, it did take a while to inflate a paddling pool for a school event.

Now, where to look for a replacement hose for my stirrup pump thingy...

[Chrisgr31]

If using an airbed you might want some form of insulation mat underneath it, otherwise they can be cold.

[anonymous-user]

ahem!