I'd say using an inflatable couch or matress is a good way to save money. After all there made of 90% air so less material is used. I have an inflatable couch and it's pretty comfortable.
its all well and good untill you actually have to sleep on one. I lived at my friends flat for 3 months on one of those, each time i moved it made styupid noises and woke me up - definately not for light sleepers
well i gave up in the end and just slept on the floor, which is even cheaper than the old inflatable!
Inflatable furniture uses plastic doesn't it? So not sure the argument of using less material makes it that efficiently-green. Maybe that wasn't your point though. Anyway, I will be trying some inflatable matresses soon - I think they are perfect in concept because they collapse down to a nice transportable size. Maybe the noise issue can be solved by using a low-friction over-sheet such as silk. A bit pricey, but the ladies will surely approve I just know it!
I had an inflatable mattress for awhile...in the summer,yes,it would get "sticky". Putting a sheet or blanket ontop of it is a good idea,but they usually slip off easily...you move and the blanket/sheet moves too. So,either I was sticking to it or I was sliding off of it...I let someone use it while camping and they lost the air plug,so that was the end of it,anyways. That was about 5 years ago or so...they may have improved by now.
I remember using one for a few years. Full size and yeah, I could move in my old Toyota in a day. One day I forgot to pull the shades. We never ran the AC and the temps went sailing over 105. direct sun on the mattress. the "coils" popped in the night. Scared me to death. My son is looking at an inflatable couch/ bed conversion at Big Lots.
Easiest way to get inflatable furniture is to go dumpster diving in a college town the day everybody moves out. It's disturbing how many fully inflated couches/etc. you find.
the inflatable bed is the keystone in satans plans for the poor mortals who venture into his territory. the packaging usually show someone smiling whilst they lay on it, of course this is just a lie constructed by the marketing team. most times inflatable beds have done untold damage to my spine and things attached to it. some people swear by them though. mine have always deflated over night. the best i use i found for an inflatable bed was using it to ride rapids. my bed is constructed off milk crates (elevating the bed). a futon with its frame. and some wooden sheets covering the slats. i'm someone who's "poor" and moving around. i found that the futon though heavy can be rolled up and slid into the car. i prefer a fairly supportive base to lay in. i have received complaints about this though.
right on scavenger. college towns are the motherlode at semester ends. My copy of Junta came from a dorm room dump. guy...i'm having difficulty picturing how the crates work with the futon frame. I'm thinking of short little legs on crates? Am I seeing this correctly? I now have a futon, and one in the living room as a couch/guest bed. futons don't pop.
arghh! after writing a highly detailed explanation my dial up cut me off. arghhh! yes the milk crates are used to support the futon frame lifting it high off the cold floor! they won't topple, just use milkcrates along the main lengths of the wooden frame that holds the futon (i guess one came with it?). you can store stuff under the bed then. ideally the futon frame won't have its own little wooden legs. the one i've got has the wooden frame without legs. using plenty of milkcrates under the wooden frame will ensure stability. if you've got a futon with tiny legs maybe they can unscrew off the main wooden frame? some people i know have done a double decker (a futon two milk crates high) . i'll try and send a picture so you can see what i'm going on about it'll be easier!
no worries. That made perfect sense. I'm seeing the option of lots of crates making storage cubbies, too. my futon becomes a couch, and therefore has legs (right at 6 inches high) and wheels. It's also due for a tightening of all the hardware. they are not supposed to squear!
