4 years ago when we didn't know any better, we went camping with an air mattress that we had not looked at the inflation input of.
We get to the site about 10 am.....just so the sun is beginning to shine directly on us. Get the tent set up, with 2 kids wandering around tripping over each other and us.
Next we decide we should get the air mattress inflated and shoved in the tent, and the bed made up.
We pull out a 12V automotive air pump with the nozzle that pushes onto the valve stem and the lever you bend over to lock it on.
We pull out a standard pogo stick style bicycle pump.
The air mattress has one of the new multi purpose valves.
http://www.instructables.com/files/d...374.MEDIUM.jpg
Well, a square peg don't fit in a round hole......and neither of our pump nozzles fit into this thing!
We spent the next 45 minutes pumping/pressing/sweating/swearing trying to get this bed inflated.
I was sweating more than Bill Clinton in the White House....
We figured at this rate of pumpage, we would be finished around Christmas.
Me and the Mrs. had finally had enough!!!!!
We loaded everybody in the van and went to the local supply post for ice cream/fries/pop/counselling........well, didn't we find a Coleman 12V air pump with adapters covering everything from bike tires, beach toys, air beds and blowup..........ahhh, never mind.
Cheaper than Walmart too!!
When we went back to the site, it took about 1 min 15 secs to get the bed up to par.........Coleman saved the day!!!
Lesson learned....... CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT COMPATABILITY BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE!
Happy Camping!
We get to the site about 10 am.....just so the sun is beginning to shine directly on us. Get the tent set up, with 2 kids wandering around tripping over each other and us.
Next we decide we should get the air mattress inflated and shoved in the tent, and the bed made up.
We pull out a 12V automotive air pump with the nozzle that pushes onto the valve stem and the lever you bend over to lock it on.
We pull out a standard pogo stick style bicycle pump.
The air mattress has one of the new multi purpose valves.
http://www.instructables.com/files/d...374.MEDIUM.jpg
Well, a square peg don't fit in a round hole......and neither of our pump nozzles fit into this thing!
We spent the next 45 minutes pumping/pressing/sweating/swearing trying to get this bed inflated.
I was sweating more than Bill Clinton in the White House....
We figured at this rate of pumpage, we would be finished around Christmas.
Me and the Mrs. had finally had enough!!!!!
We loaded everybody in the van and went to the local supply post for ice cream/fries/pop/counselling........well, didn't we find a Coleman 12V air pump with adapters covering everything from bike tires, beach toys, air beds and blowup..........ahhh, never mind.
Cheaper than Walmart too!!
When we went back to the site, it took about 1 min 15 secs to get the bed up to par.........Coleman saved the day!!!
Lesson learned....... CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT COMPATABILITY BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE!
Happy Camping!
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