I bought mine £1,50 from a car boot ten years ago nowt fancy just dose the job 12v it also takes the air out , clips on car batt and you don't have run the engine up to keep up the power , dose the noise matter as its not on permanent.
------------- geoff & annb,--
never lost just on tour
your just jealous of the little voices talking to me
They're fairly noisy, but as geoff says, you'll only be using them for a short time. Car battery should be okay for the time you need them too (It'll be fully charged after the long trip to the campsite ).
Best to carry a foot pump too though, for late night top-ups, or in case the electric one fails.
Also, for anyone with kids of suitable age, I reckon pumping up the airbeds with a footpump is the best way of giving them something important to do, while keeping them out of the way while the tent is bing erected
I don't rate them. I borowed one from a friend and it took 25 minutes to blow a double air bed up.Noisy to use and the added pollution not welcome by fellow campers especially on hot summer days when leaving the cars engine running
I always use a hand pump it takes 5 mins max and gets the old heart pumping.
I bought a Coleman one last year, it blows my double airbed up in 1 minute flat, so the noise is not really a problem. It doesn't drain the battery that much, as it's only like having the fan on in the car, and has no heater element to drain the battery.
A friend bought a rechargeable Coleman model, and that was really quiet.
Quote: Originally posted by bandit-gray on 01/08/2005
I bought a Coleman one last year, it blows my double airbed up in 1 minute flat, so the noise is not really a problem. It doesn't drain the battery that much, as it's only like having the fan on in the car, and has no heater element to drain the battery.
A friend bought a rechargeable Coleman model, and that was really quiet.
That sounds great , does it have a model name ?(yours, not the rechargeable one)
Cheers,
Rick
------------- if I had 2 fish I'd call name them one & two so if one died i'd still have two
we got the coleman one too, it was 12.99 from our local camping store, is really quick and not particularly noisy..oh it also has a deflate bit too...not really used that though. erm not sure of the model...just 12v 2 way inflator.
We have the Argos Job - works fine and have never had any probles with the car battery or noise, it's only on for 5 mins max (1 single and 1 double air bed)
I took the personal recommendationa of a helpful man in the shop (Outdoor World) and was not disappointed with the Gelert Rechargeable at £20. At first I was worried of running out of charge before completing the job but no worries there. Inflated Coleman Double and large sofa bed in no time. Also made packing away much easier.
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Topic: 12V Electric Air Pump
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