What are the types of mattresses for the car and how to choose them?

An inflatable mattress for travel, country trips is a great addition for active people who have a car and personal time at least on weekends to take a break from the bustle of the city. The choice of a travel / portable mattress, like a home mattress, has its own characteristics.

High-quality assembly is dictated by the domestic consumer market, whose list includes automotive and camping accessories, including a portable mattress. Inflatable manufacturers use only high quality materials. If there was no control over this, millions of consumers from all over the world complained about the deflation of the mattress after a short time. Comfortable design - the upper side, on which a resting or sleeping person lies, has convex projections resembling pillows from the head end.

Sometimes individual pillows are included in the factory kit. Ease of carrying and transportation is also important - a deflated and folded mattress can easily fit into a backpack or bag. Transportation in the cabin of the car or in the trunk will not cause any inconvenience to the owners of the car.

Some daredevil amateurs float down the river on a mattress - just make sure that the product won't let the swimmer down at depth. A person must also be confident in his abilities - to be able to swim a considerable distance without additional floating equipment. Products are developed for the main types of passenger cars: sedan, hatchback, universal model, minivan, SUV (jeep). This allows the user to select a mattress that, when inflated, will easily fit in length and width - with the front seat backs folded back.

In addition to the above advantages, car mattresses have a number of disadvantages. First and foremost, before you lie down, you need to inflate it. If you don't want to inflate it yourself, you can use a car compressor. The second drawback is that it takes up to 20 minutes to inflate and deflate, folding the product, which cannot be said about the finished mattress, which has a filler. In the end, the rubber layer can be punctured or worn out in a specific place, which will require repair of the product.

A long drive by car - especially by a courier, a truck driver on a truck with a wagon - will cause a certain discomfort to the driver. Sedentary driving leads to stagnant processes in the body - especially in the elderly and untrained people. Often, during long trips, a situation arises in which there is no desire to spend money on a bed in a hotel or motel, and spending the night in a car is not a safe pleasure. It is not enough to recline the rear seats and lie down with your legs bent at the knees.

To increase the comfort of such an overnight stay, this is what car mattresses are for. They allow you to relax as much as possible when you have to stop at a point remote from settlements. Traffic regulations do not allow continuous driving for more than 8 hours.

A universal inflatable mattress in a car is the most popular type of this product. It allows you to turn the back seat of the car into a relatively comfortable place for extended rest. This model consists of a couple of sections. The upper horizontal one, inflating when pumping up, forms a relatively flat sleeping place measuring 92 * 145 cm. The anti-slip layer on the side facing the lying person has not just a matte finish, but a pile reminiscent of velor. After inflation, the lower section will occupy the gap between the rear seat and the front backs folded back.

Each of these sections can be pumped separately - through a separate nipple with a valve. More expensive models also have a third sector, after pumping up, taking up space between the side edges of the backs of the front seats of the car.

To prepare your mattress for rest use:

• Move the front seats in the car forward.
• Unroll the mattress in the back.
• Connect the autocompressor, pump all sections.

The sleeping place is ready. The improved model of the mattress has a detachable upper, middle and lower part, which allows the user to use them as additional pillows. In the case when the space between the rear and front seats of the car is not occupied, the user can put the lower section of the mattress - this will eliminate unnecessary clearance, causing inconvenience. However, travel luggage can serve as a kind of damper, in which this section will create a bulge unnecessary for comfortable rest. It does not always make sense to overpay for a folding mattress - a simple one with non-detachable parts is as comfortable as a more professional model.

Superior mattresses have a total length of 165 cm. This allows small people to sit with maximum comfort. The mattress is located in the back and front seats. Two parts (horizontal top) and two lower parts (front and back) allow you to fill all the free space allocated in the machine for the product itself. The mattress with an enlarged top is installed like all high-comfort products.

• Detach the head restraint from the front seat backrest. Move the seat forward.
• Lower the back of the same seat.
• Unfold and pump up the product.

Mattresses for SUVs should be selected based on the following features of the latter. In these machines, the seat folds completely, as a result of which a flat place is formed for a mattress of a decent square. Due to their larger dimensions than all other cars, these cars allow you to equip a full-fledged berth up to 190 cm long.The width of the berth reaches 130 cm.

A full-size mattress designed for two has several sections, each with its own pump valve. The advantage of this solution is the ease of adapting the mattress to the internal dimensions of a particular car.

According to the reviews of numerous users, the products of the following brands are included in the top list of 2020.

• SUROYUTH - inflatable products made of super-dense flocked fabric, stitched with double seams, giving the mattress a margin of safety. Sold with pillows, carrying and storage bag and repair kit. The mattress is easy to inflate and deflate. When folded, it takes up a minimum of space in the car.

• OGLAND - a line of models made of PVC and flocking material. Not limited to a specific brand and type of passenger car. High strength, weighs 2.5 kg deflated.

• Baziator T0012E - for lovers of long trips and long journeys.Designed to replace a one and a half bed, allows you to fully relax, sleep at night. A pair of comfortable pillows, a pump and additional attachments, a bag-cover for carrying and storing are supplied with the mattress. The inflated mattress occupies a volume of 135x85x45 cm. It is not limited by make and model, type of passenger car. A separate section, when tucked between the front seats, serves as an additional support, which keeps the mattress flat when inflated.

• Greenhouse AUB-001 easy to place in the back seat of a car, there is a quick pumping with the help of a standard electric pump, it allows you to maintain balance. An anti-slip coating and two pillows allow you to get a good night's sleep. The dimensions of the bed are 90 * 145 cm.

• KingCamp Backseat Air Bed - a single berth with longitudinal elastic ribs. Focused on sedan and hatchback class cars. The material of the top layer is flocking material, the set includes a pair of pillows, a bag-cover and a repair kit. Inflated dimensions - 141 * 90 * 45 cm, weight - only 2.2 kg. It is held in place by a special holder fastened by the user near the feet. The user can arrange a full-fledged place to rest and sleep in the car in a few minutes. The coating is insensitive to moisture and solar ultraviolet light.

Depending on the specific model, in addition to the mattress and pillows, a carrying bag, a repair kit, a pump-compressor for inflation can be supplied. The product can be inflated and deflated in less than a minute. The glue included in the repair kit is similar in composition and consistency to "Moment-1".

The mattress is selected based on the internal dimensions of the free space of the passenger compartment. If in the description of the machine there is no exact information about the length and width of this space, it is measured. Without doing this, you risk buying the wrong product. South Korean firms provide higher quality components that make up the product - so, Oxford cloth is used as the top anti-slip layer. The cost of Korean mattresses is about 9-10 thousand rubles. as of 2020. Do not skimp on quality - numerous Chinese companies that have not worked for a year can fail: it is easier to damage the mattress mechanically due to too thin rubber or overexposing it in the heat on a summer day.

The most "advanced" models are electrically heated to the temperature of the human body, which allows you to sleep comfortably even on cool nights. And the technology underlying the self-inflating mattress makes it possible to do without a pump - the porous, foamed filler, glued at the factory under pressure, takes its expanded shape when the air damper is opened. He sucks in air behind him, filling with it. To deflate such a mattress, you need to reopen the nipple and twist the product with force so that the air inside comes out of the porous space. A self-inflating or warming mattress costs over 10 thousand rubles. The level of comfort in using these products is increased here.