Sierra Designs Queen and Single Size Air Mattress for Camping Comfort

PinkTruckinBecky: My husband and I had a large heavy intex queen mattress that we used to take tent camping, but it was just too bulky and not worth it for tenting. So we mainly wanted one that was still long/wide enough, and durable and compact for roughing it. This is it. I was worried about the reviews, but after looking at dozens of mattress I realized they all have some negative reviews about air leaks. So far we took it on several tent camping trips and never had an issue. Although I do always put a tarp underneath. We are 220 and 135 lbs and both 5'10" and it's perfect for us. I like the little bumps for "pillows" it's not too much of a bump so you still could use a pillow, but does work great for a perfect amount of head elevation. It's also really quick and easy to fold up and put back in the pouch it comes with.

United States on Oct 25, 2023

Paul D.: This is a piece of garbage. Leaked on the first use. Inflating it caused a tear in the fabric. It’s already in the garage. Do not buy this item

Canada on Jul 06, 2022

MC Oddslice: TLDR;

Comfortable, portable, durable, full-size (not queen). Highly recommend!

I will not penalize this air mattress for being as advertised. It should not be called "Queen size" but the measurements are listed, and if you did your homework and read the reviews you know it's actually a full size.

I went on a 2 week camping trip, and was looking for a smaller mattress than the Sable full size which is what I will be comparing this to. The walls of my tent come up at an angle, so a taller mattress means it has to sit farther from the wall and take up more space. For some reason mattress companies assume that if you are sleeping alone, you must be short. It's prejudice, but who's speaking up for the little people? I digress. Sure there are one or two twin xl mattresses on the market, but they were all too high off the floor. After moving it far enough away from the tent wall so that it wasn't touching the side of the tent or looming inches from my face, I might as well find a short full size mattress.

Enter Sierra Designs! I didn't measure the mattress, but it fit perfectly in my tent, and being nearly 78" long (advertised) my feet...

United States on Jun 28, 2021

dewi: I am editing my review as of 6/7/2021.

Pros:
-Baffles and divots on surface of imattress helps for bed to conform to shape of body. Most importantly, it makes the mattress more comfortable than not having baffles and divots (It is much much more comfortable than the alps mountaineering vertex). I had both side by side, and the alps mountaineering vertex has a somewhat flatter surface than the sierra designs. the alps mountaineering is also more rigid and therefore not as comfortable as the sierra designs.
-The sierra designs has a built in headrest. The alps does not.
-The bottom surface on the sierra feels different than the top surface that you sleep on. Im not sure why, but may be there is a function for this feature???? The alps surface is the same on the top and bottom surfaces.
-The Sierra designs has a valve on the side wall of the bed at the foot side. The alps bed has the valve on the underside of the bed, which is a design flaw. The alps bed is therefore annoying to inflate and deflate.
-No PVC or pthalates.
-Blows up within 4 min (with BOTH valves off, you add a majority of the air. Then, you add the first valve which...

United States on Apr 11, 2021