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Hi there,

We have recently started camping again after a gap of about 15yrs. Being old gits now (40) we like our comfort a little bit more than before. We have bought a Coleman Double Airbed and it is fantastic (albeit £50 of fanastic!!!). As the years have increased so as my waist size and I am now, well lets say a big chap to be polite  ;o)

The question is, can anyone recommend a mains electric pump that will give a high pressure (mb). At the moment I use the pump that came with the bed (4 x D batteries) but this is very expensive (2 trips at best on battery life) and is still too soft. When I get on the bed I am virtually touching the floor. I have got around the problem a little by topping it up with a hand pump, however, with my kit, space is at a premium and as the hand pump broke recently I thought I should just go for a more powerful electric (mains) pump.

Any advice / suggestions would be much appreciated (and no wise cracks about losing weight please ... lol).

Cheers, Moooosssseeee

Give me the Grace to accept things I cannot change and the Courage to change things I cannot accept.

we had the tesco electric pump runs off the ciggy lighter in the car

it was cheap i think just under £7 it was ok  not as fast as thought but did the job, and now its redundant as i replaced the airbeds for self inflating mats

but it will serve useful when the kids want the paddling pool next summer at grandmas house

Try getting a GELERT Hurricane pump - absolutely brilliant - there are several to chose from ours is a rechargable one - well worth the money! £12-£14 from our local camping shop.

Les

Quote: Originally posted by oldgadgie on 05/09/2005

Try getting a GELERT Hurricane pump - absolutely brilliant - there are several to chose from ours is a rechargable one - well worth the money! £12-£14 from our local camping shop.

Les

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Thanks for the advice guys, I'll try 'em out.

Just out of interest does anyone have the Coleman Quickpump?