

This is a great inflatable furniture set which gives ample support and comfort. Unfortunately, no pump is provided and so you will need to purchase one, but if you have an Outwell Airbeam tent then you can use the same one. Pumping or inflating each chair is quick and easy, with ‘easy valves’ on each main section. The base of each part of the set is waterproof and durable (thick pvc) which means that it won’t puncture on stony ground – some campsites insist on making you camp on gravel which we’ve never particularly enjoyed. The set comes in a fairly small box measuring 54 x 38 x 23cm – this is the great joy of inflatable furniture because you can squeeze so much sitting space into a small storage area for transport. It is rugged and grippy and means you can sit on either the three person sofa, single armchair or ‘pouffe’ and not feel like you’re about to slide to the floor. The Outwell Laze Inflatable Furniture Set completely avoids this problem by using an excellent tactile material for the top surface which you come into contact with. If it is too ‘plasticky’ or ‘shiny’ then you can tend to slip off or get sweaty legs – not much fun. When it comes to inflatable furniture, we find that it’s the texture and feel of the material which makes the difference. So without further ado, let’s take a look at our recommended inflatable sofas so that you can cozy up at the campsite in comfort…. Although the Cycplus is expensive, it can also be used to pump up car or bike tyres at high pressure.

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These are extremely portable and you don’t have to trail a wire from your car cigarette lighter to pump something up. Our preference is for a rechargeable electric pump – for instance the Beautyovo or Cyclplus pumps. Some do and some don’t, but personally we think it should be a pre-requisite because it is always difficult to match the valve type exactly to the pump when buying separately. One important consideration to bear in mind when you’re weighing up the different inflatable sofas on the market is whether they have a pump (hand or electric) included in the price. We tested many during our search for the optimum design and have drawn some definite conclusions on the ultimate blow up couch for your buck! Pump included? In this article we roundup the best inflatable sofas on the market today. Use a blow up couch outside on a sunny day – you can drag them outside and recline in the sun – they can even replace standard folding camping chairs if care is taken against puncture risk.Don’t tell them but it’s actually comfier than the campervan bed! My wife Ali and daughter Loz often sleep in the campervan, and I use the inflatable sofa in our awning. We have found this useful because I’m a snorer. They are flexible – some of the best blow up settees can be reconfigured into beds for nighttime sleeping.Just don’t jump on them when you sit down! A thick groundsheet or rug/carpet in your tent can normally help protect the underside of the sofa too. Opportunities for punctures are low if you make sure there are no sharp stones underneath your tent.They are exceedingly comfortable – some people even use blow up couches in their homes as substitutes for real sofas.Small pack size when deflated – inflatables can fold up extremely small when not being used considering the size of sofa on offer – let’s face it, there’s no way you could transport a real couch to the campsite unless you hire a Luton van!.So what are the features of the best inflatable sofas? They are doubly good for just chilling out. If you are likely to have friends visiting your tent for drinks or there are a few of you camping together then a huge inflatable air sofa is a fantastic bit of kit for social gatherings.

With all that space available, the option to bring along some luxury furniture is often too good to resist. However, on our most recent campsite visits, it was clear that many families are extending well beyond that with 8+ person tents – for example using trendy glamping Bell tents. We recently published a roundup of great family tents and set ourselves an upper limit of 6-person tents to provide a big enough space for the standard UK family of 4 or 5 people. This is a real change from when I started out camping back in the early 1990s – then it was all about taking as little gear with you as possible – now it’s about building mini-empires on site! More and more people are buying huge tents containing acres of space.
